Economy Candy in the NY Times
Rosa Economy Candy (of which I am a huge proponent) gets a shout out in a NY Times’s 36 hours in NYC article. I hope it brings them tons of extra…
2010
Hawaiian Punch Jelly Beans [Review]
I was just in Target this past weekend and saw that they already had an endcap of Easter candy on display. It’s still January! Ridiculous as that was, it at…
L.A. Burdick now in Manhattan
I have been to Boston/Cambridge, MA at least a half dozen times, always with the intention of visiting L.A. Burdick’s brick and mortar cafe. I loved the box of their…
TCHO Chocolates – Re-review
After I noted TCHO’s off packaging, they sent me fresh samples with their new packaging. In the months since my roommate bought the pack that I first tasted, TCHO had…
Kettle Confections Almond Nougats
Up until now, my food-related experience with Etsy has been with the myriad mini food jewelry pieces you can find there; I had no idea you could buy actual food…
What Should I Eat? Candy Flowchart
Eating on the Road’s “What Should I Eat?” food flowcharts have gotten good press in the blogosphere. Now that they’ve come up with a Candy Edition, I’m hopping on the…
Hedonist Spice Collection Truffles
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 –…
Serious Eats Interviews a Lindt Master Chocolatier
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…