Normally, candy blogging has lots of perks. My friends give me candy, PR companies mail me free samples, people love me for feeding them my extra candy, and I get to eat…
Month: March 2009
New Skittles Website
Via AdFreak: Skittles’ website gets a makeover, earns the developing ad agency Twitter buzz. Personally, I don’t get the point of the website. Shrug.
Emily’s Milk Chocolate Covered Gra
More from Emily’s holiday lineup that I received after the holidays (thanks a lot, Fed Ex). On Monday we had pecan halves. Today, we’ve got graham crackers. Beautifully enrobed in milk chocolate…
More on chocolate and the poor economy
Rob Walker of the NY Times Magazine’s Consumed column muses about premium chocolate in our current economy. Unlike the WSJ piece that I previously posted about, Walker concludes that luxury chocolate isn’t…
Emily’s Milk Chocolate Cocoa Duste
I’ve worked with Emily’s Chocolates several times before, and since they make solid, decent chocolate, I’m always happy to try their products. After a few shipping snafus, I finally received a generous…
Fling
I was excited/mad when I read this Jezebel post about Mars’s new Fling bar. Excited because my press packet and free samples were in the mail; mad because they were still in…
WashPost Peeps Diorama Contest now open!
I love the Washington Post’s annual Peeps diorama contest and look forward to it every year. People’s creativity and attention to detail are awe-inspiring. Now’s your chance to be awe-inspiring too! The…
Mike and Ike Lemonade Blends [Review]
Considering how many different flavor blends that they make, I was surprised to realize that I’d never reviewed any Mike and Ike candies on this site. Today, I shall rectify that oversight…
More places for chocolate in NYC
Via the NY Times Dining Section, a piece about Brooklyn DIY foodies, some of whom make their own chocolate, and a blurb about the chocolate boutiques Bespoke and Gilt.
3 musketeers raspberries with dark choco
Did you manage to catch the limited edition run of Cherry 3 Musketeers that were out for Valentine’s Day? I didn’t. But I did get mailed a free sample bag of 3…