Serious Eats makes a candy ark
Rosa I had posted earlier about how Serious Eats had finally given Economy Candy the glowing write-up that it deserves. After they bought all of Economy Candy’s gummi animals, they turned…
November 2013
Roberts Ferry Nuts Co – Butter Toffee Almonds
Roberts Ferry Nuts Company is a California company that just started selling their wares online. To get the word out, they sent me free samples of their Butter Toffee Almonds…
Serious Eats’ guide to Halloween candy-infused booze
If you’ve got leftover Halloween candy around (or if you loaded up at the post-Halloween candy sales), Serious Eats has an idea for what to do with it: flavor your…
Milka Marketing Stunt
Via AdFreak, here’s a cool video of a marketing stunt that Milka ran in Argentina. People had to make a human chain connecting a Milka cow and a vending machine.…
Ritter Sport Winter Edition Caramelised Almond
I bought this Ritter Sport Winter Edition Caramelised Almond at Cost Plus World Market, along with last Friday’s Caramel-Orange. I was lucky to nab the last one of these that…
Ritter Sport Winter Edition Caramel-Orange
I’ve raved before about how Cost Plus World Market is a fantastic resource for new and unusual candies. I recently visited and found two Winter Edition Ritter Sports by accident…
Mast Brothers Chocolate Advice
The NY Times Recipe Lab recently featured the Mast Brothers discussing chocolate – they’re certainly qualified experts! The NY Times column also has a printed recipe for chocolate caramels. The…
Post Halloween Cake Wrecks
Cake Wrecks recently posted a round-up of candy covered cakes that should never have happened. My favorite is the cake below: pumpkin Peeps all around the border, candy corn and…
See’s Butterscotch Pecan Bar [Review]
The See’s Candies stand has returned to my local mall for the holidays! When I saw it, I had to pick up a few of my favorite Scotchmallows, which are…
Kasugai Ramune Gummi: Asian Soda Candy [Review]
I usually buy my Kasugai gummies at Asian grocery stores, but I found this bag of ramune flavored gummies at a Cost Plus World Market. If you’re not familiar with…
Serious Eats finally discovers Economy Candy
I visited Economy Candy back in 2007 (man that feels like a lifetime ago; the below photo is from before I figured out how to take nicer close-up photos) and…
Serious Eats at the Chicago Fine Chocolate and Dessert Show
Every year, Chicago hosts the big Sweets and Snacks Expo in May. It turns out that they also host a Fine Chocolate and Dessert Show. Serious Eats went and took…