Okinawa Brown Sugar Candy
Rosa My expat friends, Nana and Justin, sent me a bag of Okinawa Brown Sugar Candy in their last generous shipment?of foreign candies. At first I thought that making sugar-flavored candy…
April 2012
Sweets and Snacks Expo 2012
Dear Readers, Thanks to finals time, I wasn’t able to get my act together enough to have a review ready for you today.?I am, however, ready to put you to…
Have the Mast Brothers met their match in the Berley Brothers?
Brooklyn’s Mast Brothers may have tremendous old-timey beards, but I think the Berley Brothers at Philly’s Shane Confectionary, along with their traditional candy making recipes, may give them a run…
French Broad Chocolate Redux – Part 2
Here’s part 2 of my re-review of French Broad Chocolates (part 1 ran on Monday). This review is on fresh truffles sent from French Broad Chocolates as free samples, while…
Artisanal Candies in Brooklyn
New York Mag has a long write-up about the artisanal food movement in Brooklyn. They’ve got a hilarious description of the Mast Brothers: “But if the Masts are Luddite chocolate-makers,…
French Broad Chocolate Redux – Part 1
After my last two part review of French Broad Chocolates (part 1 and part 2) that I had purchased at A Southern Season, Logan from French Broad left a nice…
Guest Post: Nestle Kit Kat Chunky Caramel Duo
Neil Globe-trotting Neil (it’s so unfair how easy it is to travel between European countries!) has another across the pond review for you. ~Rosa As promised, I have some posts up…
Sour Patch Kids Video Game
Remember the Sour Patch Kids Rap from Method Man? It’s reappearing in a new video game starring the Sour Patch Kids?(via AdFreak). Yes, that’s right. A whole video game built…
Dubble Bubble Gumballs: Still Double the Fun?
When the folks at Gumball asked me to review some free gumballs and a gumball machine, I thought, “Why not?” I can’t remember the last time I actually had a…
Mike and Ike Breakup
Via my friend Neil, the NY Times reports on an new marketing campaign from Mike and Ike?(I’ve reviewed their Lemonade Blends before). The duo is splitting up! Celebrities are weighing…
Ricolino Chocoretas: A Chocolate Mint Candy [Review]
Here’s one more review of a Ricolino product that I bought at a local Hispanic grocery store: Chocoretas. The bag described them as “chocolate and artificially mint-flavored candy”. I appreciate…
Kranky K
After Wednesday’s disaster of a Ricolino product review, I thought it would be nice to close out the week with a Ricolino product that I really liked. This bag of…