Walkers’ Nonsuch Toffees
Rosa I cannot believe that I haven’t reviewed Walkers’ Nonsuch Toffee here yet. Walkers’ and licorice pencils were my mondo UK candy loves, and when I ordered my London-raised boyfriend several…
May 2009
Free Chocolate Fridays
Visit Mars’s Real Chocolate Relief Website every Friday between May 8th and September 25 for a chance to win a coupon good for a free Snickers, Milky Way, M&Ms, Twix,…
SunDomes assorted chocolates
My favorite part about Whole Foods is their bulk food bins. I can pick out as much or as little as I want! Instead of buying a whole jar of…
Seeds of Change
Seeds of Change has been making the rounds in the candy blogosphere. They’ve been sending out lots of free samples to promote their nationwide launch of six new flavors of…
Chocolate as sustainable energy?
Via the Economist, a piece about how Lindt’s cocoa shell castoffs could be used as sustainable fuel (when mixed with coal). Unfortunately, said power source doesn’t make the factory smell…
Dove Promises Milk Chocolate with Peanut Butter
Dove Promises’s newest product, milk chocolate with peanut butter, is heading into bold territory by trying to hone in on Reese’s audience. Challenging Reese’s is no small feat – they’ve…
Cute Hershey’s Kisses Commercial
Via AdFreak, a cute Hershey’s commercial with anthropomorphized Kisses.
Southern Candymakers’ Pralines
While I spent my spring break in the chilly to frigid northeast, my roommate and other friends went south. I was jealous of their sunshine and tans, but at least…
ZOMG! Rating system – revisited
So in light of recent um… issues… I think it’s high time I give my rating system a little tweak. I’d modeled it after the NY Times’ 4-star system for…
Schocolat – Part III
Dear readers, your regularly scheduled review of the rest of the Schocolat chocolates appears below the break. But first, a story. Just scroll down and click “Read the rest of…