Sweets and Snacks Expo 2013 – Day 2
Rosa Day 2 of Sweets and Snacks was our last day, though the conference went on for one more day. We had only about a third of the floor to cover,…
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Happy Memorial Day
I’ve gotten a bit behind on life, thanks to travel for Sweets and Snacks last week. I owe y’all a wrap-up of our second/final day at the Expo, and then…
Sweets and Snacks Expo 2013 – Day 1
Day 1 of the Sweets and Snacks Expo is over, and I’m exhausted! I stayed up past my bedtime trying to get some science done, and then it was up…
Sweets and Snacks is TOMORROW!
Emma and I are flying to Chicago for the?Sweets and Snacks Expo at the crack of dawn tomorrow! The Sweets and Snacks Expo is the big annual candy and snacks…
Madécasse Chocolate – Sea Salt & Nibs
On Wednesday, I covered Mad?casse Chocolate’s Pink Pepper & Citrus bar. They make bean-to-bar chocolate in Madagascar, which, in addition to paying their cocoa farmers a fair price, generates 4…
Infinite chocolate?
Via Neil, here’s a tricky puzzler with a chocolate bar theme. From Cheezburger.com: If you’re curious how this works, the solution can be found here.
Madécasse Chocolate – Pink Pepper & Citrus
Mad?casse Chocolate is a new company to me. They’re “bean-to-bar in Madagascar” and, though they’re not Fair Trade certified (probably due to the expense), they claim that their business practices…
Mast Brothers Chocolate in Hipster Land
The NY Times recently ran what I thought was an unnecessarily snarky but pretty funny takedown of Williamsburg’s hipster culture. At one point, he visits the hipster chocolate haven that…
Bissinger’s Gummy Pandas – Lemon Ginger Yuzu
After I reviewed Bissinger’s grapefruit gummy pandas, I thought I’d never buy another bag because they were just too expensive ($4.99 for a 4 oz bag). But this bag of…
Indi Chocolate
When I was in Seattle for a conference a few weeks ago, I managed to slip away to Pike Place market one day for an extended lunch break. On my…
Serious Eats on Askinosie Chocolates
I recently reviewed and loved Askinosie’s single-origin dark chocolates. Serious Eats just reviewed one of their flavored bars, which makes me want to go out and buy their entire line.
Serious Eats covers Chicago caramels
Serious Eats recently ran a delectable slide show about caramels in Chicago. I’ll have to find time to hunt some of those down while I’m in town for Sweets and…