Free Swedish Fish Shirt
Rosa From the Swedish Fish website, you can watch a weird ad and request a free shirt! Update: Looks like the link to the shirt is down, which means you missed…
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Retro Round-up
Here’s a round-up of several retro candies that don’t merit very long reviews on their own. But when you string them all together, I get a full review’s worth. Yay!…
Topic
The Topic is a UK bar comprised of “milk chocolate, hazelnuts, soft nougat, and smooth caramel centre.” Sounds good so far! The bar’s wrapper is rather simple and not at…
Ghirardelli Intense Dark Assortment
As I readied to write this post, I discovered that I’ve never formally reviewed any Ghirardelli chocolates on this blog, though I’ve eaten lots of Ghirardelli chocolates in my life.…
Blog Action Day and Fair Trade Month
Today is Blog Action Day, which is why you’re getting a news post on a Wednesday. To make up for it, tomorrow will be a review day. I participated in…
Emily’s Chocolates Contest
From the folk’s at Emily’s Chocolates (who I’ve worked with before): In honor of this year?s Cranky Coworker Day, Emily?s Chocolates wants to hear the best cranky coworker stories! The…
Russian Candies IV
First 3 Parts on Russian Candy can be found here: Russian Candy I Russian Candy II Russian Candy III More reviews from the ginormous box of Russian candy sent by…
Ferran Adria!
Bonus weekend bragging post – My friend Jenny and I got tickets to what I think is the best event at the NYC Wine and Food Festival: Ferran Adria and…
Flowers Kiss Candy
Another Asian treat sent as a free review sample by Asian Food Grocer. I was given free reign to pick what I wanted. In addition to pineapple Hi-Chew, I asked…
Intense Caramel Apples
Last fall, my residential college (the best residential college at Yale, of course) had caramel apple makings set out in the dining hall one night – crockpots simmering with melted…
REVIEW: Assorted Hi-Chew Flavors (including Pineapple)!
In addition to a bag of Crunch Ball Crispy Candy, Nana and Justin also mailed me a nice assortment of Hi-Chew candies in strawberry, grape, and green apple. They were…
Scharffen Berger Chocolate Adventure Contest
From alert reader Lauren, a tip-0ff about a Scharffen Berger/TuttiFoodie.com Chocolate Adventure Recipe Contest. The twist? Recipes must feature an adventurous ingredient, such as basil, jicama, mango, matcha, etc. To…