Today’s review is more from Hedonist’s constantly changing truffle line-up: their current Spice Collection. It consists of peanut butter cayenne, raspberry wasabi, orange chipotle, lemon pepper, and coconut curry – clearly a…
Month: January 2010
Serious Eats Interviews a Lindt Master C
I want Ann Czaja’s job. She’s a Master Chocolatier with Lindt, and Serious Eats interviewed her. Then they let readers submit questions and interviewed her again. I have got to get on…
Salazon Chocolate Co. Bars
Salazon Chocolate Co. is a newly launched company that’s specializing in organic salted dark chocolate. Thanks to my candy press status, I got to try them out via free samples from Pete…
Trader Joe’s Espresso Pillows
These Espresso Pillows are yet another purchase from Trader Joe’s arsenal of candy, this time from the candy display near the checkout counter. I nearly missed them, despite their classy looking tins,…
Chocolate Gradient Bar
Via Serious Eats, a simple idea, beautifully executed, for a chocolate bar that goes from dark to white. The same company (also via Serious Eats) makes a chocolate pie chart that’s similarly…
Haribo Sour S’ghetti
I’ve often seen bags of Haribo Sour S’ghetti in stores but usually opted for more familiar gummis. I finally took the Sour S’ghetti plunge when they showed up at Aldi for around…
Chocolate and China
After Slate’s Daniel Gross complained about not being able to find a chocolate bar in China, readers weighed in on why. Number 4 reminded me of how my parents always bring giant…
TCHO Chocolates
TCHO chocolates have long been on my radar. I finally got to try them when my roommates were kind enough to bring me a variety pack from California. The variety pack contained…
Fannie May Giveaway Winners!
Congratulations to Amy and Mindy, the randomly selected winners of my Fannie May Giveaway! They each get a $25 Fannie May gift certificate to enjoy as they please.