Skittles Crazy Cores
Rosa Crazy Core Skittles are the latest flavor addition to the Skittles line up. My package wasn’t marked as a limited edition, so I think they’re around for good. They come…
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Gummy Choco Fruits Mix
I’ve wanted to try Meiji Gummy Chocos ever since Cybele from Candy Blog gave them a rave review. I had looked for them every time I went into an Asian…
Peeps!
I don’t especially love eating Peeps, though I will buy a pack or two if they’re on sale after Easter. I do, however, love the creativity that Peeps can unleash…
Sunbelt Sweet & Salty Granola Bar
When I was contacted about getting samples of Sunbelt’s Sweet & Salty granola bars to review on ZOMG, Candy!, I told their PR contact that granola bars were outside the…
Two food crazes in one
The foodie fads of salted caramels and adding bacon to everything collide in (insert dramatic music) Bacon Caramels! If I ever get around to making caramels from scratch, I may…
Encore Chocolates: Minuet and Almond Cluster
Now that I’m all moved in and more or less settled into my new home, I’m back. Hooray! I thought it would be fun to re-kick things off with a…
Mr. Chocolate takes on Mr. Softee
Via the NY Times Dining Section of past, a Food Stuff blurb on Jacque Torres’s (aka Mr. Chocolate) new ice cream parlor, right next to his NYC chocolate shop. I…
Sweet Sunday Sweets
If you’ve yet to discover the Cake Wrecks blog, you’re missing out! Blogger Jen posts photos of and hilarious commentary on professionally made cakes gone awry. Every Sunday, she does…
Candy across the world
This neat article in Business Week is a nice overview of different candymakers around the world, battling it out for marketshare. An accompanying slide show lists the victors – the…
Plan B: Truffle making
A fun NY Times column about trying truffle making as a backup job (scroll down to the final third for the chocolate part). Chocolate + tequila + chili + potato…
Chow Gift Guides – the candy picks
Back around Fathers’ Day, Chow recommended Vosges ice cream and LaLaBoodle’s Dark Chocolate Toffee as good gifts for dad. More candy goodies appear on their Summer Gift Guide: Southern Candymakers…
Cracked out candy commercial
I feel like I could start a new blog category just for weird candy commercials. Via AdFreak, an ad for an Australian candy company that features a terrifyingly ginormous doll…