We’re back, Calgary! Or, rather, we were back last week. It’s become a sort of annual tradition to make a February trip down the QE2 to Alberta’s other urban metropolis to partake in their wonderful month-long YYC Hot Chocolate Festival. […]
Tag: orange
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. […]
Recipe: Starbucks Mocha Valencia
Back in the late 1990s, one of my favourite Starbucks drinks was the Mocha Valencia. It was an entrancing combination of orange syrup, mocha syrup, steamed milk and espresso, with some whipped cream topping and special orange sprinkles on top. […]
Review: Orange Sorbet Coca-Cola
It’s been a good year anyone who enjoys different flavour offshoots of the standard Coca-Cola brands. Cherry Coke Zero seems to be back again in limited quantities (for how long?), the Diet Coke line has been relaunched with a bunch […]
Review: Orange M&M’s from Australia
The first of several items from Australia that I’ll sample in August, these orange-flavoured M&M’s prove that Canada regularly misses out on interesting brand extensions in major candy and snack lines. The U.S. regularly gets these curious variants, but I’d […]
Review: Jelly Belly Chocolate Dips
I like Jelly Belly jelly beans enough to be able to pick my way around the nasty flavours in a bowl of assorted beans. Popcorn? Yuck. Same with just about all the “creamy” ones. And yet these new Dips Jelly […]
Food Fight: U.K. vs. Canadian Smarties candy
You learn strange things when you start asking questions. It was during a visit to British Pantry, Calgary’s most delightful U.K. import shop, that I noticed a small selection of British Easter sweets, including Cadbury Crème Eggs. Being naturally inquisitive, […]
Review: Three curious chocolate bars from Seattle
These three chocolate bars were all gifted to NEAROF! by my dad, who bought them during a trip to Seattle. All look to be delicious, flavourful treats, yet all are hard to find in this corner of Canada. Trying exotic […]
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