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…
Halloween colored M&Ms!
I adore peanut butter M&Ms. Imagine my surprise when I opened this bag To find these! They’re black and orange, and some of the Ms have been turned into little Jack-o-lantern faces….
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,…
Twix PB: Not The Greatness You’d E
Update: Twix PB is now discontinued! I see that the consumers felt similarly to me.? From my personal experience, Twix is not a polarizing candy bar. Few can find fault with its…
My metabolism definitely says “chocola
A neat little piece on the science behind being a chocolate lover. Take it with a grain of salt, of course – I’ll start by pointing out that a sample size of…
Cocoa Deli
I’m kicking myself for somehow neglecting to take a picture of these guys whole, outside of the wrapper. A shame because these Cocoa Deli pops look much better than they taste –…
Make your own candy bars!
In honor of Halloween, Chow.com has some “make your own Halloween candy bars” recipes. They look delicious! Working with chocolate can be tons of fun, if rather messy. I’ve made Chow’s chocolate…
Blog Action Day – environmentally
Today is Blog Action Day, when blogs around the world post on the same topic to raise awareness. This year, we’re bloggging about the environment. In the candy world, I’ve taken that…
Asian candies III
Nestle Choco Milo A tiny cube of chocolate cookie – the densest, crunchiest tiny cube of chocolate cookie I’ve ever had. It was super hard, and it only got away with being…
Mars Delight
My Mars Delight came from Economy Candy, I think by way of Germany or France? The wrapper read, “?berraschend knusprig, lecker cremig. ?tonnamment croustillant, d?licieusement fondant.” I haven’t taken French since first…
Candy-related news update
100 Grand giving away 1/20th of their namesake? From a PR person for one of my favorite candies: “Chocolate fans and aspiring filmmakers could win $5,000 and a chance to have their…
Zotz Hard Candy [Review]
I’ve been wanting to try Zotz ever since I read about them on Candy Addict. As is the case with most retro candies, they’re rarely as good as their reviews claim they…