Milka 2 Chocs: Cow-Spotted Chocolate? [Review]
Rosa Last week, I reviewed the Ritter Sport Chocolate Duo. Today, I’ll review Milka’s version of a chocolate duo, the Milka 2 Chocs, which I also purchased in Italy. The bar…
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Candy Filled Modern Love
Last weekend’s NY Times Magazine Modern Love column was a poignant and candy-filled memoir. If only I could write like that! I think I may consume too much candy to…
Labor Day Vacation
Today is a U.S. holiday that more or less marks the end of summer. I’ll be spending the day in the office (got to get cracking to my grad school…
Hi-Chew Soda Flavors (Japan) vs Hi-Chew Fizzies (US)
Hi-Chew Soda Flavors (Japan): The Japanese?Morinaga Hi-Chew Soda Flavors?came as free samples from Tsunami. Look at the lovely effervescence on those wrappers! They came in three flavors: lemon soda, cola,…
Chocolate Fashion Show
The new film Kings of Pastry looks amazing – it documents an intense pastry competition, complete with gorgeous chocolate and sugar sculptures. Chocolate Fashion Show from Pennebaker Hegedus Films on…
Ritter Sport Ciocco-Duo
Here’s another Ritter Sport bar that I picked up in Europe: the Ciocco-Duo. Aka chocolate duo (my personal guessed-at translation, thank you very much). The wrapper also claims, “delizioso cioccolato…
David Lebovitz visits Economy Candy
He loved it too, and his pictures are far better than mine. Go check them out!
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!