Candy Meet-up – Great Idea!
Rosa Have you heard of YouTube singer/songwriter sensation Jane Lui yet? If not, you should really check her out. She’s mad talented, and quirky to boot, like an Asian Zoe Deschanel.…
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Sanders Milk Chocolate Sea Salt Caramel
Sanders Fine Chocolates was not a brand that I was previously familiar with. I was in the Duke Hospital getting a prescription filled and saw several displays of Sanders chocolates…
DIY Chocolate and PB Pumpkins
Halloween is coming up soon, though if you’ve been gauging the seasons by store displays, it’s been coming up for 2 months now. In honor of the holiday, Miss Make…
Guest post: ChocoTense Saturn
Neil Today we’ve got a guest post from my favorite in-the-Netherlands ex-pat, Neil! ~Rosa Greetings again from the soggy Netherlands, dear ZOMG, Candy! readers. Today’s post is about a 150 gram…
Ghirardelli Intense Dark – 60%, 72%, and 86%
Here are the other three Intense Dark bars that I got as free samples from Ghirardelli to help promote their Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign: the 60% Evening Dream, the 72%…
UK Chocolate Week
If you’re lucky enough to live in the UK, you get a whole week devoted to chocolate. From October 10th to the 16th, there will be variety of chocolate events…
Ghirardelli Intense Dark – Toffee Interlude
This bar of Ghirardelli Intense Dark Toffee Interlude was a free sample from the manufacturer to help them promote their Breast Cancer Awareness campaign. The back of the box lovingly…
Ghirardelli and Breast Cancer Awareness
It’s now October, which means Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which means pink ribbons will be incongruously found on all sorts of products. I saw an ad for pink Swiffers?today. So…
Rips Bits
I was really excited when I got this bag of Rips Bits as a free sample via the National Confectioners’ Association. Could they finally be an easily, locally available version…
Vosges Blood Orange Caramel Bar
You can always count on Vosges to come up with something unique and intriguing. This Blood Orange Caramel Bar boasts hibiscus flowers, blood orange caramel, Campari, and dark chocolate (70%…
Ryan Gosling – Leading Man and Candy Connoisseur
Via my friend Neil, an invitation to check out this Esquire profile of Ryan Gosling. Why news of Ryan Gosling on a candy blog? Turns out the dude loves candy!…
Hissee Fit Snake Spray – Cherry Chase
This Hissee Fit Snake Spray?came, along with a bunch of other candies, as a free sample from the National Confectioners Association. It is definitely not something that I would have…