5 Candies, 5 Countries

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Feed your wanderlust candy. Try these five popular confections to indulge in a globetrotting fantasy without ever leaving home. ... READ MORE

Meet Lindt Master Chocolatier Ann Czaja

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After starting her working life as a medical researcher, Ann Czaja left the United States in the early 1990s and traveled to Switzerland intending to spend only one year there. Instead, Ann spent the next 14 years learning from the best chefs and honing her skills as a chocolatier ... READ MORE

Candy Wrappers – Sweets & Snacks Expo 2016

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The National Confectioners Association’s 2016 Sweets & Snack Expo in Chicago was over 4 acres of 720 confectionery and snack exhibitors and 16,000 attendees from 90 different countries. Here's our overview. ... READ MORE

On Our Bookshelf: Nestle’s Semi-Sweet Chocolate Kitchen Recipes

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We recently dug up a real vintage treasure: the 1957 edition of Nestle’s Semi-Sweet Chocolate Kitchen Recipes. It is a bit of a nostalgic time capsule. Of course, our favorite section is “Candies and Confections.” ... READ MORE

Dragon Beard Candy Master Johnny Chin

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People from every part of the world come to Montreal’s Chinatown to see Johnny make dragon beard candy -- a silky confection once eaten only by emperors. ... READ MORE

Cookie Con 2016 Wrap-up

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We wrapped up our Cookie Con weekend and it was a whirlwind of a show! There was always something to see and plenty of samples to taste. What made the experience even more enjoyable was the wide variety of exhibitors. ... READ MORE