I’m hopping a plane to Paris today, so I thought it fitting to trot out a review of a French candy bar that I ate last summer. I found these two Balisto…
Month: May 2009
Candy Wedding
I usually skip the NY Times Vows section in Sunday Styles, so I missed this article about a couple getting married in Dylan’s Candy Bar, complete with Hershey’s dress from a past…
Amella Caramels
When Amella Caramels contacted me about trying free samples of their caramels, I almost turned them down. I was out of town relaxing in Myrtle Beach, and it was a week and…
David Lebovitz at Valhrona school
Seriously, food blogging doesn’t get much better than this: David Lebovitz + Valhrona truffle making school = me drooling on my keyboard.
Commencement?!
Holy cow. Today is the first day of the rest of my life… Today, I graduate from college. Tomorrow, my parents and boyfriend and I are spending the day in NYC. Hopefully…
Godiva Truffles [Review]
Back before I started candy blogging in earnest, I thought Godiva was the pinnacle of chocolates. How could they not be, with their beautiful, shiny, golden ballotins? When I was in middle…
How much sugar is in candy?
SugarStacks.com is a neat site that visualizes how much sugar is in various foods by stacking a corresponding number of sugar cubes. They have a limited candy section which is somewhat startling,…
Cadbury Starbar [Review]
This Cadbury Starbar‘s been floating around in my tasting notebook since I had it last summer while I was in England. It was on my list of candy bars to try while…
All Candy Expo
This year’s All Candy Expo kicks off today. It’s basically a giant candy trade show featuring new products and free samples and all kinds of candy swag. I was invited, and holy…
Life Savers Gummies – Island Fruit
I got these Life Savers Gummies Island Fruits as free samples from Wrigley (they came with the Orbit Mist). The Island Fruits lineup is new to the Life Savers Gummies family and…
Lake Champlain Chocolate Organic Truffle
More truffles! And I’ve got more unwritten truffle reviews in my tasting notes. Why so many? Because, as previously mentioned, a box of truffles and a bottle of white wine make for…
Chow’s 10 Japanese Sweets
Chow’s regular feature, The Ten, recently profiled 10 Japanese sweets. I’ve had all but numbers 2 and 10, thanks to my Chinese family’s frequenting of Asian grocery stores. Personally, I think there…