Dagoba Xocolatl
Rosa Here’s another bar from the Dagoba line, the Xocolatl. It’s described as “rich dark chocolate, chilies, and nibs.” It had a 74% base, perhaps the same chocolate that made up…
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Dagoba Chocolates – Milk and New Moon
I received a couple of Dagoba chocolate squares in my American Chocolate Week Chocolate Gift Pack: Milk and New Moon. I’d reviewed the Milk before, but that was years ago,…
Candy Cake Wrecks
How timely! On the day that I ran my post about Cake Wreck’s sweet candy-themed cakes, they were running a post about how candy + cakes can go horribly awry.…
Look – Parfait a la Mode
Monday, I reviewed the Look Baskin Robbins Collaboration. Today, I’ll cover the Look Parfait a la Mode. I received both Look sets as free samples from Tsunami. Like the Baskin…
Candy Anti-Cake Wrecks
If you’re not reading the Cake Wrecks blog yet, you should! Monday through Friday, they post hilarious photos of cakes gone awry. On Sundays, however, they post jaw-dropping cakes of…
Look – Baskin Robbins Collaboration
I received two packages of Look chocolates as free samples from Tsunami.?an online purveyor of Asian goods, including candies. Today I’ll review the Baskin Robbins Collaboration, and Wednesday I’ll review…
Milka Nussini Hasselnuss
This Milka Nussini Hasselnuss bar was a gift from my friend Neil, of Dutch ex-pat fame. I don’t know what Nussini means, but I’m taking an educated guess that Hasselnuss…
More Weird Skittles Ads
Skittles has definitely developed a reputation for their quirky, offbeat ads. Via AdFreak, here are two new sets: their new?global campaign and a new “interactive” campaign that’s running on YouTube.
Oh Henry! – Candy Bar History + Review
A brief history of Oh Henry! The Oh Henry! candy bar is an old school classic that’s been around since the 1920’s. In my experience, they’re pretty low profile –…
Delicious Chair
Via Design Milk, news of a chair that looks good enough to eat – because it is! The sugar chair is “a life-sized chair made entirely out of sugar (30…
Tic Tacs and Canadian Giveaway
Tic Tac Canada sent me a bunch of Tic Tacs to help promote their? Fun Fresh Talent Search, a contest that asks Canadians to upload videos of themselves showing off…
Perles au Miel (Honey Beads)
These Perles au Miel, loosely translated as honey beads, were a gift from my friend Neil, who’s currently living and working in the Netherlands. The wrapper says that they’re “fourrees…