Stop me if I’m repeating myself here, but I have a deep, abiding love for that most perfect snack-aisle pairing: peanut butter and chocolate. While I’ve devoted countless pixels to products from Reese’s, they’re not the only game in town, […]
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Review: Coffee Crisp chocolate wafer bar
I can’t think of a chocolate bar more stereotypically Canadian than Coffee Crisp. In addition to its presence in every grocery store on this side of the border, it has a reputation for being something Canadian expats pine for. Some […]
Review: Terry’s White Chocolate Orange
It is well known that I am a white-chocolate apologist. Bellyache all you want about it not being “real” chocolate; I love the sweet, creamy, melty texture of good white chocolate, and I’ve never shied away from defending my position. […]
Review: Tootsie Roll Midgees
It’s November, and Halloween is gone and done for another year. The spooky décor is back in the basement, the Monster Mash will soon be replaced by Mariah Carey’s multi-octave merriment, and every Canadian and American office has a bowl […]
Review: Chewy Mint Mentos
There was a point maybe a decade ago where the world collectively decided to waste ton after metric ton of Mentos, all in the name of blowing a fountain of Diet Coke into the air in an early demonstration of […]
Arbitrary: Purdys Almost Perfect chocolates
When you spend good money on fancy chocolates, you want them to look gorgeous, right? Even before your first bite, you eat them with your eyes, taking in the perfectly drizzled coating, admiring the swirled patterns or glossy sheen. They […]
Review: Cadbury Plant Bars
Is it just me, or has vegan milk chocolate escaped the fringes of the health/organic food ghetto and landed in the mainstream spotlight? The simple fact that Cadbury (famously the makers of Dairy Milk) now makes vegan Cadbury Plant Bars, […]
Review: King Pepermunt Original
I’ve always loved mints. Scotch mints, with their hard, tooth-shattering shells, have been a staple in my office candy dishes — at least prior to that whole pandemic thing. As a kid, I used to happily grab a few pillow […]
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