Giant Chewy Nerds AKA Bumpy Jelly Beans [Review]
Rosa This Easter, Nestle/Wonka introduced a new jelly bean: Nerds Bumpy Jelly Beans. The candy blog world pretty much raved about them (Candy Blog and Candy Addict were just two who…
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Meiji Porte Hokkaido Milk
I got a box of Meiji Porte Hokkaido Milk candies (available from Amazon or J-list) along with several other Japanese candies courtesy of my friend Michael. They were so delicious…
Terra Nostra Organic Chocolate
After my Earth Day round-up of environmentally friendly chocolates left them off, I got an offer to taste some Terra Nostra Organic chocolate, which I eagerly accepted. They sent me…
Fannie May Chocolates – Part IV of Chicago Week + a day
Last Wednesday, I gave an unenthusiastic review to many Fannie May chocolates but promised that I would review more of their candies today. At the Fannie May store I visited,…
Lily O’Briens Chocolate Collection – Eating my words, and happily!
A couple of weeks ago, I posted a review of Lily O’Briens crispy heart and sticky toffee. It was about as scathing as I get: “From the two I tasted,…
Joseph Schmidt truffles
Before your regularly scheduled candy review, a plug for my personal life. Tomorrow (Tuesday), I will be conducting the Yale Precision Marching Band LIVE! on ESPN’s First Talk. We’re scheduled…
Vosges Truffles
As previously mentioned on Monday, my box of 9 of Vosges Exotic Truffles were samples sent by the company. I shared them with friends, which is the best way to…
Vosges Flying Chocolate Pig
When I was in Chicago over spring break, I stopped by a Vosges boutique because even though I can’t really afford their products on my college student budget, holy cow…
Russian Candies I
My friend Leslie was kind enough to mail me a giant box full of Russian candy back in December, and I’ve since been slowly tasting my way through everything. Candy…
Abba-Zaba – Sour Apple [Review]
Back in November of 2007, I reviewed the original Abba-Zaba and didn’t much care for it (and also spelled the name wrong). I did, however, note, “Apparently, the Abba-Zaba also…
Hershey’s Whatchamacallit
Hershey?s Whatchamacallit is a bar that I?ve seen on grocery store shelves all my life but had never bothered to pick up, probably because I had no idea what was…
Reese’s Crispy Crunchy Bar
The Reese’s Crispy Crunch Bar is “made with chocolate, crispy peanut butter candy, creamy peanut butter, chopped peanuts.” Sounds fabulous. Also sounds quite similar to the Snicker’s Nut ‘n Butter…