David Lebovitz visits Economy Candy
Rosa He loved it too, and his pictures are far better than mine. Go check them out!
August 2010
Goetze Double Chocolate Caramel Creams
These Goetze Double Chocolate Caramel Creams arrived in my Sweets and Snacks Expo press pack/goodie bag full of samples. The DCCC is a fairly recent addition to their line-up (along…
Nintendo Mushroom Sour Candy [Review]
I got this Nintendo mushroom candy tin in my Sweets and Snacks Expo press kit/goodie bag. It was immediately eye-catching due to its sheer adorableness factor. It came in a…
NY Times Junk Food Timeline
Via the New York Times Week in Review, a timeline of iconic junk food, featuring Tootsie Rolls and Dubble Bubble. I found it more interesting that they included only things…
Ritter Sport Olympia: What’s In It? [Review]
I bought this Ritter Sport Olympia bar when I was in Italy. It’s been fairly recently featured on Candy Blog and Jim’s Chocolate Mission, so I thought I’d throw my…
Chocolate Glossary from Serious Eats
From Serious Eats, here’s a handy-dandy quick glossary of some common chocolate terms. Throw some of these terms around for some added foodie cred!
Trader Joe’s Black Cocoa Almonds
I’ve never been shy about proclaiming my love for Trader Joe’s nor lamenting Rochester’s lack of one. These Trader Joe’s Black Cocoa Almonds only underscore those points. They’re described as…
Chocolate Mousse a la Serious Eats
Serious Eats has a nicely illustrated basic recipe for chocolate mousse. I think it could come in handy to clear out my chocolate cache from time to time.
Mast Brothers Chocolate Video
Via Serious Eats, a neat video about the Mast Brothers, artisanal chocolate makers in Brooklyn. The Mast Brothers from The Scout on Vimeo.
Milky Way Giveaway Winners
Thanks to everyone who entered my Milky Way Simply Caramel giveaway! The random number generator has selected commenters 1 and 22 to win a $75 gift certificate to SpaFinder.com and…
Chow’s How-to for Tasting Dark Chocolate
From Chow.com, a how-to on how to taste dark chocolate. I think it should apply to tasting milk and semisweet as well. You can also learn about chocolate tasting from…
Week o’ News and Serious Eats Does PB and Chocolate
Today marks the start of my second week out of town for an fMRI training course. I wrote the first week’s (aka last week’s) reviews before I left, thinking that…