More on Milk Chocolate
Rosa The Washington Post dining section also ran a story on milk chocolate’s growing popularity on the day before Valentine’s Day, complete with a milk chocolate tasting and ratings. I’m planning…
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WashPost Peeps Diorama Contest
Last year, the Washington Post had a wildly successful Peeps diorama contest for Easter. It inspired me to create this centerpiece of Peeps playing soccer, hahvahd v. Brazil, for our…
Wisconsin or Bust
Up until I read this NY Times article, I’d never expressed any interest in visiting Wisconsin. Now it’s a definite goal. I love how the article references the Candy Tourist.…
Chocolate + Wine pairings for Valentine’s Day
From wine expert, James Beard Journalism Award winner, and author of Red, White and Drunk All Over: A Wine-Soaked Journey from Grap to Glass Natalie MacLean: ?Wine is liquid sensuality:…
Childhood Candy Search + Contest Update
When I received two “help me remember this candy from my childhood” requests in the same day, I decided that I would devote a post to the topic. Unfortunately, I’m…
Not Everything Deserves to be Gummified
Yes But No But Yes has a list of 5 Gummi Candies that shouldn’t be. I bet eating that strawberry flavored gummi bacon is a mindboggling experience. In completely unrelated…
Jelly Belly Factory Tour
I have been wanting to take a tour of the Jelly Belly (BUY!) factory for years. I remember back when I was in middle school you could go to their…
Chocolate Party Wrap-up
Now that all the reviews have finally been published, I can share the ratings summary with you. The bars are ranked by my friends’ ratings, not mine. 1. Dagoba Hazelnut,…
ZOMG, Candy! Giveaway
If you entered my last super sneaky candy giveaway, your prizes were mailed a week ago (except for Leslie; I’m still putting your package together). I decided that I was…
Project Runway Candy Contest Entries
Quite characteristically, I forgot about attempting to enter Project Runway’s draw a design with candy contest. Oops. Only 3 people ended up entering (make sure you’re on Episode 6 in…
Server switch
Dear readers, As you can see, I’ve changed things up a little here at ZOMG, Candy! I’m now independently hosted, which means I can add ads (har har) and hopefully…
Candy Calendars and a Sad Headline
Who knew there were so many chocolate related calendars on the market? Amazon has a bunch as well, though they’re a little harder to sort through. I bought the chocolate…