Via Neil, news of an interesting new ad campaign from Kit Kat. Building on their “gimme a break” slogan and taking advantage of our current culture’s anxiety about our constantly wired world,…
Month: January 2013
Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Honey
Every time I go to Trader Joe’s, I end up spending more money than I mean to. They’re just so good at suckering me into making impulse buys, like this bag of…
Homemade Marshmallow Eggs
Easter is a long ways away, but Easter candies are already out at my local grocery store. I think anyone buying Easter candies that early is either has iron willpower or eating…
Perugina’s Baci White
Baci’s big push at Sweets and Snacks 2012 was to promote their new Bacis Whites, which is how I got these free samples. They were basically a white chocolate-covered version of their…
Puré Gummies – Grape, Lemon, and
There Pur? gummies were another gift that my friends Emma and Jason brought back from Japan. They brought back three flavors: grape, lemon, and “fresh peach”. Each stand-up bag of gummies was…
Serious Eats writes up chocolate-filled
There can be a fine line between candy and snack/dessert. I generally don’t review cookies, but I have reviewed Pocky and Pocky-like treats. I’ve never reviewed chocolate-filled cookies because they fall into…
Kit Kat Gran Wafer
I’ve often benefitted from friends who travel abroad and bring me back international candy. My friends Emma and Jason recently went to Japan, and Nana and Justin?just sent me yet another package,…
Serious Eats reviews Starbucks Hot Cocoa
Now that winter has sort of hit North Carolina, there are some mornings in which I really can’t get going without a hot drink, and I’m not really a coffee person. Ideally,…
Galaxy Cookie Crumble and Galaxy Orange
Galaxy chocolate is the UK equivalent of Dove chocolates. I picked up a couple of imported cookie-themed Galaxy bars at my last trip to Cost Plus World Market, the Cookie Crumble and…
Marich Premium Chocolates – Double
Just when I thought the “just add bacon” trend was running its course, I got these free samples of Marich Premium Chocolates’ newest bacon treats: Double Chocolate Bacon Pretzels and Milk Chocolate…
NY Times Mag on the Hershey Bar
Last Sunday, the NY Times Magazine’s Design column was on “Who Made That Hershey Bar?” Apparently, Hershey started off making caramels, but “the caramel bubble eventually burst,” so he got into chocolate….
Florida’s Natural Au’some Or
I rarely buy candy just for snacking since I have a ridiculous stockpile. Florida’s Natural Au’some Organic Fruit Nuggets (which used to be just Fruit Nuggets; the organic part is a relatively…