Frey Hot Chilli Pepper
Rosa Hot on the heels of Wednesday’s chili chocolate post (har har) is today’s review of more chili chocolate: Frey’s Hot Chilli Pepper bar. When I reviewed Frey’s Tiramisu bar, I…
February 2009
Kit Kat Advertising
Kit Kat advertising gets a shout-out by the Copyranter for their Kit Kat Bench and their website about nothing. Nothing is nice, it seems.
Lindt Cherry and Chili and Lindt Hot Papaya
I absolutely love Lindt’s Chili Chocolate bar, so when I saw their Cherry and Chili and their Hot Papaya (a papaya and chili) bar at the Lindt 5th Avenue store…
David Lebovitz at Fouquet
If you’ve never been to David Lebovitz’s blog (it’s been in my blogroll since I started this site), you’re really missing out. Check out his post about his visit to…
Q.bel All-natural Chocolates – Wafer Bars
Last Friday, I reviewed and greatly enjoyed Q.bel’s wafer rolls. Today, I tackle the wafer bars, the wafer roll’s squatter, squarer cousin. Like the wafer rolls, the wafer bars come…
Q.bel All-Natural Chocolates – Wafer Rolls
When reviews of Q.bel chocolates started hitting the candy blogosphere, I was intrigued. It’s not often that Cybele bestows a candy with a 10 out of 10 rating, and Q.bel…
Ancient Chocolate in the Americas
Back at the beginning of the month, Live Science reported that excavators in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico found chocolate residue on shards of pottery, suggesting that ancient peoples had been…
GudFud Stuffed Marshmallows – Review + Giveaway!
A couple of weeks ago, the folks at Gud Fud emailed me asking me if I’d like some free samples of their stuffed marshmallows to review. Having already read about…
Smuggling Immigrants in Cocoa Powder
Via Serious Eats, 15 illegal immigrants tried to stow away in a tanker truck full of cocoa powder. While it’s funny joke about being immersed in chocolate or to refer…
Giant Gummy Bear on a Stick
Like Gummy Bears? Then check out what Vat19 sent me as a free sample: That, dear readers, is a Giant Gummy Bear on a Stick that’s 88 times the size…
See’s Assorted Chocolates Week – Day 3
Today marks the conclusion of Rosa eats her way through an entire box of See’s on her own because it’s delicious and free. I began my journey on Monday, continued…
Candy and Romance
Hey kids, this post is rated PG-13, though in a really tame way. Anywho, you’ve been warned. Valentine’s Day is this Saturday, which is a big day for candy gift-giving.…