Chow’s Year in Food 2008
Rosa Last year, Chow’s Year in Food review mentioned the proposed changes in the definition of chocolate. This year, Chow’s Year in Food discusses “chocolate-flavored candy-type” items. Remember, chocolatey does not…
December 2008
Vosges Naga Bar
I’ve reviewed Vosges several times on this blog now, so it’s no secret that I love the brand but wish that it were more affordable. Then again, I guess it…
Happy Holidays!
Dear readers, I am back in Austin enjoying time with my family, and I’m taking the rest of the week off. Have a happy holiday season, whatever you celebrate, and…
Best cookies EVER
This is only tangentially related to candy: I just discovered the best cookies ever. From the Chicago Tribune’s cookie contest, 2nd place (only 2nd?!) winner: Dorie’s Dark and Stormies. They…
Lindt Orange Intense
I’m a big proponent of Lindt as a great not-too-expensive-but-still-nice bar for a good chocolate fix. Their Excellence bars are, yes, excellent, and range in price from $3.50 (at the…
Chewits Fruities
I have my last final exam of the semester today. A week ago, my friend Rita, already done with all her finals and term papers, packed up and went to…
A Parisien Chocolate Tour
I think the title is pretty self-explanatory. From the NY Times Travel section. Anyone wanna contribute to the Rosa goes to Paris and gorges on chocolate fund?
5th Avenue
On Monday, I reviewed the Butterfinger. Today’s review is of the 5th Avenue, a highly similar but less well known peanut butter bar made by Hershey’s. The 5th Avenue is…
Grace Jones’s Chocolate Head and Chocolate Covered Anything Day
Grace Jones had her head made in chocolate to promote her upcoming album. Meeting/eating a chocolate version of yourself – kind of creepy; kind of awesome. Also, the folks at…
Butterfinger
Nestle had quite the coup when they enlisted Bart Simpson (and the rest of the Simpsons) to shill their Butterfingers. Everyone knows that nobody better lay a finger on Bart’s…
Random Heide Candies
I picked up these mini-boxes of random Heide candies on Halloween. I wasn’t trick-or-treating; I was party hopping, and these were placed out at Pierson College’s Inferno party. For one…
Ghirardelli Discount – 25% off selected products
Via Candy Snob, in the month of December, you can save 25% off Ghirardelli chocolate purchased at amazon.com with the coupon code CHOCOGH3. And if you buy them through the…