Scharffen Berger co-founder dies at 61
Rosa In belated news, chocolate maker Robert Steinberg died on Thursday. Sad.
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More concoctions of chocolate and booze
As I wait to turn 21. Chocolate Fondue a la Chalet Suisse 3 (3 oz) Toblerone bars 1/2 cup light or heavy cream 2 tbsp kirsch brandy or Cointreau Stir…
Chocolate Cocktails
I (finally) turn 21 on Saturday. Being born in September has meant that I’m a bit young for my grade, so I’ve grown up watching my friends get to things…
I have awesome timing
Of course my traffic would triple the day I announce I’m taking a week off because my computer died. Forget time off; I’m capitalizing on my good StumpleUpon fortune. I’ll…
Computer issues
Dear readers, My computer, after three and a half years of plodding along, finally died on Tuesday. I stuck into my roommate’s room to use her computer to write this…
Chocolate calendar backlog
I unpacked my mini chocolate page-a-day calendar from summer storage and am now full of chocolate tidbits. Here are a few good ones: “In 2006, Chocolate Russian Roulette candy featured…
Curious George and Chocolate
I shopped a class on Children’s Picture Books last week, so it’s fitting that Candy Yum Yum!’s post on Curious George Goes to the Chocolate Factory caught my eye. Must…
Unusual Asian Grocery Store Finds
Asian grocery stores are great resources for international candy finds. Sometimes, however, those finds aren’t that great. Case in point: I’d think the corn flavored candy thing was a translate…
Inflation. Boo.
Cybele at Candy Blog has a great round-up of how the rising cost of food has affected what Hershey’s is putting out on candy shelves. It’s not posted on her…
Temporary Server Outage
Dear readers, my server hosts have informed me that tomorrow, Friday, August 29th, from 11:30 PM to 3:30 AM EST, they’ll be going down for maintenance, so the site may…
Gummi ads
From AdFreak, some strange ads for the Natural Confectionary Co. I think the last one is my favorite.
Nerds Song Contest
From the folks at Nestle and Wonka, a Loss for Lyrics contest: Wonka’s new candy, Giant Chewy Nerds, has the Oompa Loompas so excited they are at a complete loss…