Trader Joe’s Espresso Pillows
Rosa These Espresso Pillows are yet another purchase from Trader Joe’s arsenal of candy, this time from the candy display near the checkout counter. I nearly missed them, despite their classy…
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Chocolate Gradient Bar
Via Serious Eats, a simple idea, beautifully executed, for a chocolate bar that goes from dark to white. The same company (also via Serious Eats) makes a chocolate pie chart…
Haribo Sour S’ghetti
I’ve often seen bags of Haribo Sour S’ghetti in stores but usually opted for more familiar gummis. I finally took the Sour S’ghetti plunge when they showed up at Aldi…
Chocolate and China
After Slate’s Daniel Gross complained about not being able to find a chocolate bar in China, readers weighed in on why. Number 4 reminded me of how my parents always…
TCHO Chocolates
TCHO chocolates have long been on my radar. I finally got to try them when my roommates were kind enough to bring me a variety pack from California. The variety…
Fannie May Giveaway Winners!
Congratulations to Amy and Mindy, the randomly selected winners of my Fannie May Giveaway! They each get a $25 Fannie May gift certificate to enjoy as they please.
Clever Gumball Packaging
From Serious Eats, a cute and clever design for gumball packaging that should be good luck for the new year! I think I’ve seen something similar with little girls instead…
Chocolate Conflicts
Via my friend Nana (of generous international candy gifting fame), a BBC story about a US/UK chocolate divide and potential British resistance to a Hershey’s takeover of Cadbury. The NY…
Bacon Sweets
From NPR, a piece on bacon desserts and lots of bacon dessert recipes, including one for chocolate bacon peanut bark. Relatedly, from The Kitchn, a recipe for candied bacon fudge.…
Jelly Belly Soda
Jelly Belly already makes soda-flavored jelly beans. Soon, you can get Jelly Belly-branded jelly bean flavored sodas in sour cherry, lemon drop, crushed pineapple, blueberry, green apple, tangerine, juicy pear,…
Merry Christmas (Eve) and Happy Holidays!
Regardless of whether you celebrate Christmas, I hope you’re having a wonderful holiday season! And may all the Santas that you run into not be wonky-eyed like the candy one…
NY Times Chocolate Food News
From the December 1st NY Times Dining Section, two candy-related Food Stuff stories that could help with your last minute holiday shopping: Vegan chocolates at Cocoa V Antoine Amrani and…