March 23, 2011
Easter is our second busiest holiday at the store, just behind Christmas. The candy is colorful, playful, and – it goes without saying – delicious! It’s hard to resist picking up a chocolate floppy-eared bunny or a mallo kabob at any age and not smiling. Pictured below are just some of the wonderful items we [...]
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December 6, 2010
Candy is the perfect gift. There, I said it. What else can you get someone dearest and nearest to you but also someone you hardly know? So, get your list together, come into the store and let one of our candy experts make holiday shopping the easiest thing you do this season. Or, just call [...]
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April 26, 2010
We’ve got some amazing new chocolate collections in the store. Just in time for Mother’s Day, of course, but really these chocolates would make fantastic gifts for any occasion. We work hard to find these unusual collections so that you don’t have to…
First up: Salt Talks, from Joan Coukos at Chocolat Moderne. Joan’s chocolates [...]
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March 15, 2010
The year is flying by so fast. As soon as Christmas ended, I was ordering for Valentine’s Day; and the day after Valentine’s Day, I was ordering for Easter — which is now less than 3 weeks away (Sunday, April 4th). Crazy! Of course, crazy isn’t necessarily bad: few things bring me the kind of [...]
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January 4, 2010
When Michael Winnike, founder and caramel craftsman extraordinaire, first introduced his confections to us, I became an immediate fan. Seldom do I encounter anyone with similar passion and enthusiasm for all things candy, but Michael fits the bill and I like that.
As the candy buyer for the store, I see and taste a lot [...]
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December 13, 2009
We all know one. Perhaps you can’t comprehend it — you yourself might loathe the stuff. Maybe it’s the Swedish girlfriend, maybe it’s the world traveler who first encountered the insane variety of black licorice at an Amsterdam market, maybe it’s the father who grew up on Switzer’s back in the day. They are licorice [...]
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November 27, 2009
Today marks the official kick-off of the holiday season! We have some amazing gifts in the store. Whether you need stocking stuffers, Hanukah gelt, or the best box of chocolates you’ve ever had in your life – we’ve got it all.
If you need something for your UPS guy, we’ve got it. If you have [...]
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October 12, 2009
Brian just finished a batch of the store’s newest confection, pumpkin seed and chipotle chile brittle, created especially for the fall season. It contains organic pumpkin seeds and has just the right amount of spice and smoke. It should arrive in the store by the end of the day today. It’s my favorite brittle so [...]
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September 16, 2009
Fall is here and the newest crop of candy corn is adorning our front window. 45 pounds of it to be exact! It’s pretty awesome, if I say so myself. And I can say so, since it was all Brian’s idea and he did most of the work to bring it to fruition. Many more [...]
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August 19, 2009
Claudio Corallo Chocolate is the newest addition to our selection of premium chocolate bars. A truly artisanal product from a truly original producer, Claudio Corallo’s chocolate is unlike any we have ever tasted before. What makes his product so unique?
Unlike most other chocolatiers, Claudio Corallo actually lives on the plantation where his cacao is grown, [...]
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