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 […]
Candy
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 […]
Review: Lindt Lindor Caramel and Sea Salt milk chocolates
Lindt’s Lindor chocolate truffles are ubiquitous in Canada. They’re available at grocery stores and pharmacies, placed shoulder to shoulder with Snickers and Mars bars, yet they’re aimed at consumers who want to treat themselves to something a bit more elegant […]
Review: Dairy Milk Peanut Brittle chocolate bar
This “limited edition” Dairy Milk Peanut Brittle chocolate bar caught my attention because I love chocolate, peanuts and toffee, and having them in a single treat is, frankly, an extremely efficient use of my snacking time. Dairy Milk now has […]
Review: Quality Street Chocolates
It’s hard to explain, but Canada exists in a sort of in-between world — between continents, between neighbours near and far, between traditions old and new. We exist as part of the colonial past of Great Britain, but also as […]