Sugarfina Cocktail Hour – Part I Cordials
Sugarfina?is a new online candy “boutique” that sells candy that they’ve curated from around the world. They recently sent me a generous selection of free samples of their products, including…
British Candy Round-Up from The Awl
For some reason, the Awl ran a piece about some standard British candies. I’ve seen but not tried Penguins, and Terry’s Chocolate Orange is available in the U.S. The rest…
Ghirardelli Intense Dark Sea Salt Soiree
This Sea Salt Soiree bar is a new addition to Ghirardelli’s Intense Dark line. At least, I believed the corner label that said it was new – that’s what prompted…
Candy Big Brother
Via my friend Neil and Slashdot, news of a creepy marketing campaign: Nestle’s embedding GPS trackers into select candy wrappers so that they can literally hunt down the purchasers. Fortunately,…
Marshmallow History
The NY Times Sunday Magazine recently ran a fun feature on the history of the marshmallow. I really wish you could still collect empty marshmallow bags for the chance to…
Hammond’s Crackle Crunch
This Hammond’s Crackle Crunch bar was a gift from a friend, along with their PB&J Sandwich bar. It was described as “milk chocolate with raspberry popping candy”. This bar was…
Jer’s Gourmet Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars – Cara Mella
I found these Jer’s Peanut Butter Bars on my last trip to Cost Plus World Market (thanks for the birthday coupon!). I nearly missed them – they were shelved a…
Wait Wait… Eats Bacon S’Mores
It’s fall, which means camping season! And camping season means s’mores! And s’mores mean bacon! Not following me on that last one? The intellectually funny folks at Wait Wait… Don’t…
Farts – Sour and Fruiti
These candy Farts made a big splash at the Expo, with tons of people milling around the Leaf booth saying things like, “Hey, can I get some Farts?” and “Oh…
Tic Tac Poll
Question 1: Did you know Tic Tac boxes’ lids have a built-in part to dispense Tic Tacs one at a time? I didn’t! Question 2: Will you now alter how…