Chocolate antioxidants boost memory
Rosa The NY Times has a nice summary of a new neuroscience study finding that drinking a mixture high in chocolate antioxidants improved memory in older adults (aged 50 to 69).…
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New candy-focused podcast from food blogging stars
Marvo from The Impulsive Buy is producing?a new podcast that’s all about candy. Check out the announcement here. The MP3 of?the inaugural issue?is available at this link. Check it out…
Halloween Giveaway from Mike & Ike
This Halloween, Mike & Ike have some fun holiday-themed candy mixes: Mummy’s Mix is lemon, orange, grape, lime, and raspberry, and Vampire Variety is cherry, raspberry, grape, watermelon, and fruit…
Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Salted Caramels
It’s fall, and here in the U.S., that means pumpkin-flavored EVERYTHING. Seriously, Trader Joe’s October Fearless Flyer?is about 90% pumpkin stuff. One of their seasonal pumpkin?products includes these Dark Chocolate…
Gummi Bear’s in NY Times Sunday Magazine
I love Christoph Niemann’s Abstract Sunday pieces in the NY Times. This weekend, he drew/gif-ified a fun piece about gummi bears. Check it out here.
Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Speculoos Cookie Butter Cups
When I saw?The Impulsive Buy’s “Spotted On Shelves” feature on these Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Speculoos Cookie Butter Cups, I had to zip out to Trader Joe’s and get some…
Crispy M&M’s comeback + giveaway reminder
YOU GUYS! Crispy M&M’s are coming back! Starting in January of 2015! If you can’t tell, I’m pretty excited. I loved Crispy M&M’s?as a kid. They’ve got the tasty?crunchiness and…
Shangri La Tea Chocolates Giveaway
This past Tuesday and Thursday, I reviewed Shangri Las’ new tea-flavored chocolates. Today, I’m starting a giveaway where one lucky reader will get his/her own Chocolate Sample Gift Box to…
Shangri La Tea Chocolate – Milk Chocolate Chamomile Mint and Dark Chocolate Black Currant
Shangri La?is a tea company that makes?tea-flavored chocolate, of which I got free samples to review. I covered?the Earl Grey and Masala Chai on Tuesday, and today, I’m reviewing the…
Chocolate Exhibit at Drexel University
Via my friend Knile,?a new exhibit about chocolate is opening at Drexel University, to run from October 11 to January 24th, 2015. If you go opening weekend, there will be…
Shangri La Tea Chocolate – Milk Chocolate Earl Grey and Masala Chai
Shangri La is a tea company that’s now making inroads into tea-flavored chocolate. They sent me free samples of their line-up to review. I’ll cover the Earl Grey and Masala…
Churchill’s Carousel Giveaway
Last Wednesday, I reviewed a charming tin carousel full of toffees and fudge from Churchill’s Confectionery. They’re letting me give away a free carousel to one of you! Enter via…