Free Stride Gum
Rosa Stride Gum is having a promotion and giving away free,?packs of gum?if you have the patience to answer a bunch of silly questions. I asked for Always Mandarin. I heard…
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Gummis!
In the U.S., gummi bears and gummi worms are the main gummi go-to treats, though other gummis are available. Here in the U.K., thanks to the popularity and ubiquity of…
Baci Perugina
Remember Sixpence None the Richer? No? Remember “Kiss me beneath the milky twilight/lead me out on the moonlit floor/lift your open hand/strike up the band and make the fireflies dance/silver…
Brach’s Rich and Dreamy Chocolatey Cremes
I think the unofficial theme for this week is something along the lines of “Candy that’s so fake tasting it may actually be a crime against nature.” Had I been…
Taste of London and other food festivals
Today marks the start of the Taste of London festival in Regent Park, and I just happen to be hopping a train to London tomorrow. Of course, once I get…
Bassetts Allsorts – Fabulously Fruity
On the heels of Monday’s review of a strongly artificial tasting candy that I just couldn’t stomach comes a review of more strongly artificial tasting candy. Only this time, I’m…
Chow’s Summer Gift Guide
Chow’s Summer Gift Guide 2008 has been posted. While there are no actual candy items, Vosges (which I’ve reviewed quite a bit) has a product that made it on the…
Cherry Mash
I’ve tasted quite a few candies and confections that I actively disliked for the sake of this blog (it was fun walking down candy memory lane by going through my…
Kinder Cereali
I once wrote that I’ve yet to meet a Ferrero product I didn’t like. As my Lily O’Briens experience showed, I’m not above eating my words. The Kinder Cereali bar…
Emily’s Chocolates Contest Winner
Congratulations to….. Emily! (what a coincidence), the winner of my Emily’s Chocolates giveaway, courtesy of Emily’s Chocolates in honor of National Candy Month. She will be receiving a bunch of…
Meiji Chocolate Tasting, part II
Part II of II of the Meiji Chocolate tasting (courtesy of my worldly friend Michael) that started on Monday. Today, we shall begin with the somewhat incongruously named Black Chocolate.…
Working for the National Confectioners’ Association
A nice little piece from last weekend’s Washington Post’s Sunday Source wrote about jobs you wish you had. Susan Fussell, the VP of communications for the National Confectioners’ Association, was…