Cadbury Cola Pretzel Honeycomb [Review]
Rosa Remember when I posted about how weird the Cadbury Cola Pretzel Honeycomb bar sounded, and how I’d love to try it? Ask and you shall receive, at least when you’re…
2013
Zulka sugar skull giveaway
We all know that Halloween is coming, but did you know about the Mexican holiday that follows it? Really, it’s more correct to say that the?Day of the Dead?precedes Halloween……
Milka Oreo [Review]
This Milka Oreo came to me via a visiting German student in the lab. It was a gift for the lab to share, so I couldn’t take it home to…
Handmade chocolates from 1 minute meal
Via Serious Eats, here’s a 1 minute meal video of Michael Rogak of Jomart Chocolates explaining why he believes in the power of handmade chocolates. 1 Minute Meal: “Factory Hands”…
Hammond’s Pigs N’ Taters
I bought this Hammond’s Pigs N’ Taters bar at the amazing Giant Eagle flagship in Pittsburgh. How could I not buy a bar featuring “milk chocolate with crispy bacon bits…
ChocoVivo Preview
LA has a new bean-to-bar chocolate maker called ChocoVivo. Serious Eats has a mini-profile here. It sounds like they make Mexican-style chocolate that’s coarse, like Taza’s chocolate.
David Lebovitz’s Salted Butter Chocolate Sauce Recipe
David Lebovitz is a master of sweets – and a master of making me drool onto my keyboard. Check out his recipe for a salted butter chocolate sauce?that looks like…
Sarris Candies Pecan Truffle + Cashew Meltaway [Review]
Today I’ve got two more treats that I picked up in Pittsburgh from local candy maker Sarris Candies: Pecan Truffle and Cashew Meltaway. First up: Sarris Candies Pecan Truffle The…
The secret to Nadal’s popularity
Fun fact: I was once in a ESPN “This is SportsCenter” commercial as part of the YPMB. I’m sad that I can’t find it on YouTube. It’s the one with…
Sarris Candies S’mores [Review]
While I was in Pittsburgh for a conference, my former labmate and awesome Pittsburgh host took me to one of the best grocery stores ever: the Giant Eagle flagship. It…
Android KitKat 4.4
Y’all have probably heard by now that the newest Adroid’s OS is going to be KitKat. Pretty sweet cross promotion for Nestle! I’m sure that did not come cheap… Via…
Guest post: Lindt Lindor Panna Cotta Passionfruit
Neil Note from Rosa: Here’s another guest post from expat friend Neil. He wrote this in May 2013 but only just now found the photos. I try not to subject you…