Ok, this is a bit late since prime Peeps season is long gone, but it’s so cool I’m going to share anyway. From Slate’s Bad Astronomy blogger Phil Plait, check out what…
Month: July 2014
British candy quiz
From the folks at Yolli, a fun candy quiz where you guy the candy bar from its wrapper. I only got 30/40 because I didn’t recognize some of the British bars. Can…
Bad news for chocolate lovers’ wal
Via Slate, more news on price hikes for chocolate: Mars is going to raise chocolate prices by about 7%, while Hershey’s will raise their prices by 8%. Prices on cocoa beans just…
Alcove Chocolates – Brownie
Last week, I covered Alcove Chocolates’ mimosa, red velvet, fleur de sel, and fleur de pretzel chocolate bars. Today, I’ve got a rundown of their Brownie bar, another free sample from Alcove…
Alcove Chocolates – Fleur de Pretz
On Monday, I covered 3 flavors of Alcove Chocolates that I had received as free samples. Today, it’s time to write about another Alcove treat, their Fleur de Pretzel bar. They described…
Edible blown glass made of sugar
Aureole is a restaurant that I will likely never be able to afford to eat at. Thanks to Serious Eats, however, I can vicariously visit through this behind the scenes photo slideshow….
Child labor and chocolate bars
Via Knile, here’s a sobering piece from Vice on how cocoa farms in C?te D’Ivoire have a child labor problem. I am?very curious as to which chocolate makers are buying the conflicted…
Foosball + gumball table
Via the internets, I have learned that there’s a foosball table that uses gumballs as balls, so that everyone wins! Awesome, if only gumballs tasted better.
Alcove Chocolate – Fleur de sel, R
Alcove Chocolate, a So-Cal chocolate brand that has now expanded beyond California, recently released 12 (12!) new chocolate bars. I got sent free samples of the full-sized bars, plus 3 of the…
Lindt’s chocolate hegemony grows
Via Emma, news that Lindt, which already owns Ghirardelli, is buying up Russell Stover as well. Lindt predicts that this acquisition will help them reach sales of $1.5 billion in North America…
Lindt Lemon
Lindt Lemon is the newest chocolate bar in Lindt’s Excellence line-up, billed as “dark with citrus pieces and almond slivers”. I received a free sample from Lindt for review. Alas, the overnight…
More cute candy from Japan
Via Kotaku, with a hat-tip to my friend Steve, check out the amazing candy wizards at Amezaiku Yoshihara that make incredible candy art.