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NewsWednesday, September 28, 2005
Soft Core CandyChelsea, the producer for Radio Open Source emailed me today with this link. Someone has remixed the Passion Thursday: Candy episode as some sort of soft core highlights of the interview. Don’t worry, it’s worksafe: A Universal Passion - Candy Remix from Love and Radio POSTED BY Cybele AT 9:03 am Fun Stuff • News • Radio Interviews • Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Ear CandyOnce again, I will be doing a radio interview. This time with a program called Radio Open Source. It will be broadcast live (yee!) at 4PM to 5PM Pacific time (check their site for stations that might carry it near you). You can also hear a live stream (and call in!), on XM channel 133, or catch it later in the archived broadcast (or subscribe to the podcast). The coolest part is the OTHER guest on the show is Steve Almond, author of Candy Freak (I promise, I’ll write a review soon, which I can sum up here as, “Good! Go read it!”) The topic is basically about candy and its role in our everyday lives - I think some people think that candy is fixed entity but it really changes with us through the years. Our tastes as individuals change and our tastes as a society change. Things we loved as a kid have come and gone, and yet others were eaten by our grandparents and may be consumed by our grandkids. Threads that bind the generations. What’s cool about Open Source is that things are transparent. They put up a blog entry on a show that they’re “warming up” and you get to comment and help shape the focus of the hour, then the show goes “on deck” and they show you their pre-interview notes and then folks can comment. Then they do the show and it stays in “recently aired” for folks to continue the conversation (great if you don’t catch the live show or stream but still want to add something). So, here’s your chance to talk about candy! POSTED BY Cybele AT 9:56 am News • Radio Interviews • Friday, July 29, 2005
Coming Soon! Yes, on Monday I’ll launch my first head-to-head review. I’ll take on the original gummi bears, Trolli and Haribo. I’ll tell you what flavor each color actually is and give you my assessment of which bear is best. POSTED BY Cybele AT 2:44 pm Head to Head • News • Saturday, July 16, 2005
Field TripCandy Blog hit the road yesterday to visit Candy Warehouse in Irwindale, CA. The president and founder of the company, Chris, gave me the full tour of their facility and has entrusted me with tasty samples to review in future blog entries. So, look forward to the following: Trolli Gummi Clown Fish, a lollipop bouquet, gummi and candy sushi, finger lites (a lollipop candy that flashes), pop rocks dips, craniyums pops, chocolate poker chips and mint truffle chocolate cards, Wonka’s new Oompas, gummi sharks and hot peppers (they’re really hot) ... gah! That’s it. I’ve take photos and now I’m going to have to start tasting. I can say already that there’s some great stuff in here. Read longer report here at la.foodblogging.com. POSTED BY Cybele AT 1:15 pm Behind the Scenes • CANDY BLOG • Los Angeles • News • Shopping • Monday, July 11, 2005
RealAudio and PodCast for Good FoodIf you missed the broadcast of KCRW’s Good Food with Evan Kleinman on Saturday morning, it’s now available at their website: or You’ll find my segment starting at 34:20 (though they’re all great fun, especially the drive-in food segment before mine). POSTED BY Cybele AT 2:54 pm News • Radio Interviews • Friday, July 8, 2005
Blatant Self-PromotionI’ll be on KCRW’s radio show Good Food tomorrow (7/9/05) at 11:00 AM talking about candyblog.net. If you don’t live in Southern California where it airs, you can also catch the show on the web via real player on this page after it airs. KCRW also offers PodCasts of its shows. Leave me a note here if you know of where the show airs other places in the country (I was having trouble with a websearch on that). POSTED BY Cybele AT 12:48 pm News • Radio Interviews • Thursday, June 2, 2005
Candy Blog Photo MosaicAll yummy photos from the Candy Blog are on Flickr, so if you want to browse the latest reviews, just have a look here:  POSTED BY Cybele AT 5:31 pm Review • Fun Stuff • News • Photography • Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Do Not Be AfraidI could blog about any old candy. I probably eventually will. Mostly I figured people would want to know about the candy they might be afraid to try. When The Man travels, I like it when he brings back candy from the newsstands. You know, whatever the locals are eating. It’s become more of a global marketplace, so things aren’t as diverse as they used to be. But I’m hoping to expose myself and you to more candies and we can all experience little tastes of the world. First is to not be afraid. Most candy that’s sold in the US that’s imported has to at least have an ingredients label on it. You can kind of tell what kind of candy it is by the shape (though some of these Japanese ones are throwing me), but definitely by the ingredients. Chocolate contains, well, chocolate or at least cocoa. Caramels usually start with corn syrup and often contain an emulsifying oil like palm kernel or butter. Hard candies are usually all sugar, fruity ones might have some citric acid or malic acid for tartness. What’s the worst that could happen? If your allergic to something, well, probably lots. But for the most part, it’s an investment of two dollars at most and if it’s really wretched you can trick your friends into eating it. What’s better is when you find a new favorite. Of course then you’ve suckered yourself into going to Little Tokyo or the Latino Quarter to pick up more of it. Of course for the skittish among you, I’m here to help. Photos of everything I try and hopefully enough info for you to even know whether it’s something you’d like. 
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