Kooky
Rosa This Kooky candy bar was an impulse buy at the checkout line of my parents’ neighborhood grocery store, HEB. It’s a knockoff Twix that was shelved with a knockoff Snickers,…
January 2014
M&Ms Superbowl Ad Teaser
Via AdFreak, looks like Yellow is going to get a starring role in a Super Bowl commercial this Sunday. I believe he is trying to twerk, though it is hard…
WTF candy commercial from Hong Kong
Via Slate, here’s a weird and probably NSFW candy mint commercial out of Hong Kong. No idea why the nipple-licking stuffed animal is supposed to make you want to buy…
This should be a game show
Via Kotaku, check out these gifs from a Japanese TV show in which celebrities had to decide whether pieces of furniture and whatnot were real or made of chocolate. Apparently,…
Hello Panda: Cute Cream-Filled Cookie Review!
Hello Panda is Meiji’s answer to Lotte’s Koala’s March: cream-filled cookies imprinted with cute animal cartoons.Without too much research, it’s easy to notice that Hello Panda hails from Japan. I…
Jelly Belly Draft Beer
I think it’s safe to state that Jelly Belly is tops in their field of creatively flavorful jelly beans. Instead of resting on their laurels, they never stop innovating! Their…
Too soon for Easter candy!
You guys, I just saw this at Rite Aid over the weekend. Easter candy in January? While Valentine’s Day candies still dominate the shelves? Too soon!
The future is here: 3D printed candy at CES
3D printing has been making the news for some time now. It was recently announced at the Consumer Electronics Show that you can print your own 3D candy at home!…
Amedei Boutique in NYC
Amedei Chocolates, which I’ve previously reviewed, now has a chocolate boutique in New York City. Apparently Amedei’s founder bills herself as the world’s first female chocolatier. Sort of depressing that…
Beer and candy pairings
Hopefully all your Halloween candies have been eaten by now – but you may have some Christmas candies lying around, or maybe you’re getting a head start on Valentine’s Day…
Goldenberg Peanut Chew art
Via Neil, here’s a fun piece about a piece of?art made entirely of Goldenberg Peanut Chews. The artwork is 2 feet by 4 feet and weighs 26 pounds. I wonder…
Science says that chocolate doesn’t last long in British hospitals
Every year, the British Journal of Medicine has a special fun Christmas issue – the experiments are real but not as serious as they normally are. Last years’s Christmas issue…