Earlier this week, my friend Cassie took me to That Popcorn Place on the downtown Drag near UT. What a wonderful food find! They’ve got dozens and dozens of flavors of popcorn,…
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Coco Moka – Candy Heaven in Housto
I’ve made it safely back to Austin from New Haven. The Game on Saturday was supposed to be incredible (both Harvard and Yale going into it undefeated in the League, but only…
REVIEW: (Limited Edition) Razzberry M�
With their limited edition Razzberry M&M’s, Mars has further added to an already fairly expansive line of M&M varieties. Not that there’s anything wrong with that! These guys were tasty. I brought…
Googlenopes and David Lebovitz answers c
David Lebovitz’s blog is one of my daily reads. Here he answers FAQs about chocolate. It’s quite informative. Gene Weingarten’s writing is another daily read of mine (via his online chats and…
Mon Cheri Chocolate [Review]
Mon Cheri chocolates, also by Ferrero, are attractively packaged, so they look more expensive than they actually are. They also look like they’d taste better than they actually do. That isn’t to…
Kinder Bueno [Review]
Today I kick off ‘Hazelnut Week’ here on ZOMG, Candy! with the Kinder Bueno. Incidentally, ‘Hazelnut Week’ is also Ferrero week, mostly because Ferrero makes lots of hazelnut + chocolate things, including…
Candy choices
According to a series in the Chicago Tribune, Smarties are better than Skittles, and candy corn is better than chocolate. Healthwise, that is. Her reasoning makes sense. Smarties are pretty much pure…
Sweet Sweet Confections S’mores Bars
Is there anyone who doesn’t like s’mores? To me, there are few things better than this simple treat of gooey marshmallow, crunchy graham cracker, and sweet, melted chocolate. It’s oozy, it’s sticky,…
Healthy Halloween
This year, NYC is running a Healthy Halloween campaign. “Working with schools and community groups, Healthy Halloween stresses the creative aspects of the holiday, expanding the vision of Trick or Treat beyond…
Mentos Sours [Review]
They’re not sour! If you’re going to call your product Mentos Sours, they should actually be, you know, sour. That being said, they were still pretty tasty, and I’m ashamed to admit…
Madison Chocolates
I was in Madison, Connecticut a few weeks ago for a band event, and I had the chance to stop at Madison Chocolates, a local chocolate shop run by Chef Paul Staley,…
Hubba Bubba Sour Gummi Tape – Ragi
I find it so weird that some candy companies feel the need to add adjectives to their flavors. It’s not blue raspberry flavored; it’s ragin’ blue raspberry. Of course, now that I’ve…