Last year at the Sweets and Snacks Expo, I picked up two chocolate bars from Jelina Chocolatier, a Canadian chocolate company that was looking for a U.S. distributor. I loved those two…
Category: chocolate
Zoë’s Chocolate Co – The Sp
Last Friday, I reviewed some truffles that I had received as free samples from Zo?’s Chocolate Co. They also sent along a free sample of “The Sports Bar”, which was described as…
Zoë’s Chocolate Co – The Ch
I recently received free samples of some chocolates from Zo?”s Chocolate Co., a small artisan chocolate shop that’s only 6 years old. I got a pretty brown box, all tied up with…
Splendid Chocolates – Milk Chocola
Last May at Sweets and Snacks, I snagged a couple of beautiful chocolate bars from Splendid Chocolates. One was Milk Chocolate with Toffee and Sea Salt, and the other was Milk Chocolate…
Escazú Goat’s Milk Single Origin
After my last experience with Escaz?, I had to have more. Fortunately, there’s a great coffeeshop?right by my gym that sells some of their line, so I nabbed this Escazu? bar with…
Hokkaido Pumpkin Chocolate
I inherited the remains of this box of Hokkaido Pumpkin Chocolate from Emma, who got them from a friend. I was amused that pumpkin-headed mascot appears to be named Yukky. The pumpkin…
Escazú Chipotle Chile & Vanilla
Escaz? Chocolates?is another chocolatier that’s practically in my backyard. How did I not know that there were so many local chocolate makers right here in the triangle? I’d seen them before at…
M&M’s Chocolate Bar
Mars was working hard to promote their new M&M’s Chocolate Bar at Sweets and Snacks this May. They kept a never-ending supply of them in the press room, and I snagged one…
Chuao Popcorn Pop
I got this Chuao Popcorn Pop mini chocolate bar as a free sample at their booth at Sweets and Snacks. I mentioned to the chef that I really liked their Firecracker Pod,…
Klondike, the Candy – Mint Chocola
On Monday, I reviewed the new Klondike Caramel candy. Today, I’ll cover the other flavor that it comes in, Mint Chocolate Chip. Both flavors were free samples that I talked my way…
Skinny Cow Divine Filled Chocolates R
I’ve never been a big fan of candy companies that refer to candy as a guilty pleasure. Why can’t it just be a pleasure, without all these extra hangups? As long as…
Lovely Caramels
The Lovely Candy Company was a new (founded this year!) candy company that made its debut at Sweets and Snacks last month. They make gluten-free licorice, caramels, and fruit chews (gluten-free was…