David Lebovitz’s Salted Butter Chocolate Sauce Recipe
Rosa 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…
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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…
WTF Candy Box dessert + blogging update
Hey guys, I’m sorry I’ve remiss about posting new reviews lately. I’ve been out of town for the last 3 weekends in a row, and I was just at a…
Weirdest mainstream chocolate bar?
I’m used to small artisanal brands like Zotter making chocolate bars with strange flavor combinations. More mainstream brands, however, generally come up with tamer combos. I was pleasantly surprised to…
Chocolate consumption rituals
A recent study from the journal Psychological Science found “that ritualistic behavior potentiates and enhances ensuing consumption.” In plain English, engaging in rituals before eating makes the eating seem more…
Astor Belgian Chocolate – Angel Food Cake and Devil’s Food Cake
I picked up these Astor Belgian Chocolate bars as free samples at Sweets and Snacks. It looks like they sell a variety of their signature bars on their website; I…
Jelina Chocolatier – Fleur de Sel
Wednesday, I reviewed Jelina Chocolatier’s Espresso bar. Today, I’ve got a review of another of their organic chocolate bars, the Fleur de Sel. Both were free samples that I picked…
Cybele’s lesson on sugar substitutes
I love Cybele’s Candy Blog for her great reviews and mouth-watering photos. She recently write a review about Lily’s Dark Chocolate, which was sweetened with Stevia. The review of the…
Jelina Chocolatier – Espresso
Last year at the Sweets and Snacks Expo, I picked up two chocolate bars from Jelina Chocolatier, a Canadian chocolate company that was looking for a U.S. distributor. I loved…