Via a random number generator, commenters 36, 28, and 19 have been selected as the winners of my M&Ms giveaway! Congrats to Nancy, Chelsea, and Jennifer B., who will be receiving Easter…
Month: March 2009
Japanese Kit Kats, part II
I’m sure I left y’all on the edge of your computer chairs last Friday when I promised weird Japanese Kit Kat reviews. Here are the remaining three in order of escalating weirdness….
Japanese Kit Kats, part I
When my friend Cassie went to Japan for a fun trip with her boyfriend (so jealous, by the way), she offered to bring me back candy. I eagerly requested Kit Kats. Why…
Human Kit Kat Vending Machines
More creative advertising from Kit Kat, this time via humans dressed as Kit Kat vending machines. I think I’d personally be incredibly creeped out if I caught one of those on my…
Fini Filled Licorice Bars: A Spanish Can
Fini is a Spain-based candy company that offered to send me free candy samples to review. So I went to their website and drooled over their gorgeous candy photos, all the while…
Chocolate Bar Pan!
Via The Kitchn, a brownie pan from Williams Sonoma that’s shaped like a giant chocolate bar. Neato, yes?
Leftover Chocolate Tasting Notes –
The long-awaited continuation of my chocolate tasting quick hits from last week: Frey’s Noir Authentique was the third of the three Frey bars I bought on sale at Target (the other two…
Leftover Chocolate Tasting Notes, Part I
I threw a chocolate tasting party ages ago and have been sitting on these tasting notes since then. Today, some quick hits for the last Friday (alas!) of my spring break. Part…
Easter M&Ms giveaway
Isn’t it frightening how soon holiday themed candy goes out on the shelves? The Easter stuff started trickling out before Valentine’s Day before they fully burst onto the shelves on February 15,…
Jelly Belly Citrus Mix
I can’t recall ever having worked with Jelly Belly before, so I was quite surprised to find a free sample tin of their new Sunkist Citrus Mix in my PO Box. I’m…
Lily O’Briens Opens NYC Cafe
Via last Wednesday’s Times Dining section, a piece on Lily O’Briens new Chocolate Cafe in Bryant Park. I’ve reviewed them before, once unfavorably when the chocolates I bought were past their prime,…
Master’s Tea with Judy Logback
A couple of weeks ago, on February 25th, I skipped my bootcamp class at the gym and went to a Master’s Tea with Judy Logback, the founder of Kallari chocolates, instead. After…