Sour Punch Bits – Tangerine Lemonade
Rosa These tangerine-lemonade flavored Sour Punch Bits came in my free goodie bag from the National Confectioners’ Association. Looks like the American Licorice Company is expanding from just making Sour Punch…
July 2010
Onion A.V. Club goes to Sweets and Snacks
When I recapped Serious Eats’s write-ups of this year’s Sweets and Snacks Expo, I didn’t realize that the Onion’s A.V. Club also got to go. Check out their recap here.…
Mini Ritter Sport Round-up – Part II
Here’s the continuation of Monday’s review of Ritter Sport’s Schokowurfel. Monday, I reviewed the Creme Coco, the Mandel Split, and the Caramel Crisp. Today, I’ll review the rest of the…
One man’s bid for chocolate domination?
Edit: Oops! Not actually about Trader Joe’s… Embarrassing mis-reading on my part. Thanks to Jay for the catch! Here’s a NY Times piece about how one man is buying up…
Mini Ritter Sport Round-up – Part I
My May trip to Italy meant a layover in Frankfurt, which in turn meant that I got to buy lots of Duty Free Ritter Sport. In fact, I managed to…
Meiji Pupurun Grape Gummis
These Meiji Pupurun Grape Gummis came in my generous free sample box from Tsunami. They came in a conveniently resealable bag with a cute mascot and an intriguing rendering of…
Kit Kat Wimbledon Ad
I’m nearly a month late in posting this – maybe I should try to be more like Kit Kat’s marketing team. Via Ad Freak, an ad that Kit Kat displayed…
Turin Chocolate Bars – Kahlua and Baileys
I picked up these two Turin chocolate bars, a Baileys and a Kahlua, in a Duty Free shop on the U.S./Canada border. I’ve seen them in Walgreen’s before and had…
Cool Down with Chocolate and Serious Eats
Via Serious Eats, 4 ways to cool down this summer, all of which involve chocolate. Yum! Now I’ve got fudgesicle cravings. Random aside: The above photo is of a Japanese…
Not Just Cereal
Not Just Cereal is “the first chocolate-coated cereal snack…that combines the flavor and crunch of your favorite cereal covered with a smooth, milk chocolate layer.” They’re currently available at Walmart;…
Simply Lite Sugar Free/No Sugar Added Chocolates
I got these Simply Lite Sugar Free and No Sugar Added chocolates as free samples. I generally try to eat healthily, but that usually doesn’t extend to my candy selections,…
Taza Chocolate Hit by Flood Damage
Taza Chocolate, one of my favorite artisan chocolate makers, just got badly hit by a flash flood (note: video plays automatically). From an email they just sent out/their blog: “Around…