Serious Eats makes a candy ark
Rosa I had posted earlier about how Serious Eats had finally given Economy Candy the glowing write-up that it deserves. After they bought all of Economy Candy’s gummi animals, they turned…
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Serious Eats’ guide to Halloween candy-infused booze
If you’ve got leftover Halloween candy around (or if you loaded up at the post-Halloween candy sales), Serious Eats has an idea for what to do with it: flavor your…
Milka Marketing Stunt
Via AdFreak, here’s a cool video of a marketing stunt that Milka ran in Argentina. People had to make a human chain connecting a Milka cow and a vending machine.…
Mast Brothers Chocolate Advice
The NY Times Recipe Lab recently featured the Mast Brothers discussing chocolate – they’re certainly qualified experts! The NY Times column also has a printed recipe for chocolate caramels. The…
Post Halloween Cake Wrecks
Cake Wrecks recently posted a round-up of candy covered cakes that should never have happened. My favorite is the cake below: pumpkin Peeps all around the border, candy corn and…
Serious Eats finally discovers Economy Candy
I visited Economy Candy back in 2007 (man that feels like a lifetime ago; the below photo is from before I figured out how to take nicer close-up photos) and…
Serious Eats at the Chicago Fine Chocolate and Dessert Show
Every year, Chicago hosts the big Sweets and Snacks Expo in May. It turns out that they also host a Fine Chocolate and Dessert Show. Serious Eats went and took…
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween! Are you trick or treating, or handing out candy to trick or treaters? What will kiddos get if they visit your house? Maybe a gummi eyeball? If you…
Why this is a candy blog and not a vegetable blog
Candy is just so much better. These kids know (via AdFreak):
Halloween Salami Recipe
If you’re looking for a last-minute spooky treat to bring to a Halloween party this year, check out this Serious Eats recipe for chocolate “salami”. It’s very simple, but the…
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Giveaway Reminder
Hey guys, Don’t forget that I’ve got a giveaway going for a soundtrack download of the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory musical soundtrack! You can enter here.
Another Dominique Ansel confection
Via Serious Eats, Domonique Ansel’s latest confection creation is a Gingerbread Pinecone filled with speculoos mousse and covered in chocolate. There are few things more delicious than speculoos and chocolate,…