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Candy

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    Here's the scoop: Scrumptious in Olde Town Arvada lives up to its name

    The Denver area has a plethora of good ice cream parlors, and no sooner was our list of the five best published last week than other suggestions began pouring in -- for places like Bonnie Brae and Eis Gelato, which are worthy of note, if not a place in the top five. But one name in particular caught ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 8, 2011

    Citizen Canes

    The Denver area has a plethora of good ice cream parlors, and no sooner was our list of the five best published last week than other suggestions began pouring in -- for places like Bonnie Brae and Eis Gelato, which are worthy of note, if not a place in the top five. But one name in particular caught ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2011

    Black Star Chocolates makes sweet chocolate lust -- one batch at a time.

    Andrew Starr is a choc-tease. He and his chocolatier partner, Jennifer Spielman, own Black Star Chocolates, and they create exciting, luscious and downright sensual confections. Since their chocolate creations are handmade, small-batch and filled with fresh, seasonal herbs and flowers, thought, they ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2011

    The history of candy -- very short and sweet

    Flickr photo​There's something so sweet about sweet. The cavemen knew it, and were willing to risk limbs and whatever other body parts weren't covered in hair in order to grab honey from beehives. Over many, many thousands of years, the preferred form of sweet evolved from honey to all kinds o ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 9, 2010

    Make Magic at Hammond’s

    Flickr photo​There's something so sweet about sweet. The cavemen knew it, and were willing to risk limbs and whatever other body parts weren't covered in hair in order to grab honey from beehives. Over many, many thousands of years, the preferred form of sweet evolved from honey to all kinds o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2010

    The ten best candies when you're stoned

    ​Okay, so you're high. And you've got the munchies. And this is October, so there's candy everywhere at the store. So you grab a bag of fun-sized fun, and you take it home to the buds with whom you share your bud. And you enjoy the candy, of course, but you have questions. You have insights. A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2010

    Five most unnerving Halloween candy commercials

    Oh hi. I have "fort" in my house. you should come check it out. Alone.​For the next few weeks our favorite candy companies -- or at least the ones that spend the most on TV advertising -- will be shoving their chocolately, peanut butter and nouget-filled ads down our throats. Yes, it's the hig ... More >>

  • Dining

    June 3, 2010

    Is Highland a gastrotavern?

    Oh hi. I have "fort" in my house. you should come check it out. Alone.​For the next few weeks our favorite candy companies -- or at least the ones that spend the most on TV advertising -- will be shoving their chocolately, peanut butter and nouget-filled ads down our throats. Yes, it's the hig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2010

    Colorado now taxing candy bars -- unless they contain flour

    Looks like candy to us....​As of May 1, soda pop and candy -- "a preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial sweeteners in combination with chocolate, fruit, nuts, or other ingredients or flavoring in the form of bars, drops or pieces," according to the Colorado Department of R ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2010

    Flour power: Want to save on sales tax? Buy a Kit Kat

    ​Keep chomping on your candy bar! Although several Colorado sales tax exemptions have been removed effective today, including "nonessential items related to sales of food and beverages" (i.e., to-go containers), materials used in direct mail advertising and standardized computer software, can ... More >>

  • Dining

    September 3, 2009

    Steuben's Rock and Rye

    ​Keep chomping on your candy bar! Although several Colorado sales tax exemptions have been removed effective today, including "nonessential items related to sales of food and beverages" (i.e., to-go containers), materials used in direct mail advertising and standardized computer software, can ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2009

    The 10 Manliest Candies Ever

    When a candy specifies bodily harm in its name, it's pretty much manly.​ In the most recent Esquire, Chris Jones extols the virtues of Jujubes, calling them "the only candy a man should eat." This, of course, is utter bullshit, as are his claims that they should be pronounced "joo-joobs," whi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    Mysteries of Sheehan's Desk: Day 1

    And the cat looks so innocent, too...​ As promised, this is the first in a series of items uncovered when I was cleaning my desk. It wasn't the first thing I found, wasn't the weirdest by a long shot. But still, this cat has its charms. You can't tell by looking at this picture, but if you pu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    Candy Girls: Indulge Gourmet Soft Caramels

    Liz Kellermeyer​ This is serious caramel.  If all you've ever known is Caramello and Brachs, then Indulge Caramels will blow your mind.  It's only related to that store-bought stuff in the most broad connection of similar ingredients.  But this fresh, melt-in-your-mouth candy is bot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2009

    Candy Girls: Fluffy Peanut Brittle

    Liz Kellermeyer​ In our families, grandma usually does all the holiday candy-making to create our yearly dose of buttery toffee, peanut clusters and peanut brittle. But grandma never made peanut brittle like this. The Fluffy Gourmet Peanut Brittle made locally by "Grampa" Michael Apodaca at G ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2009

    Sunday's Caesar salad battle tosses competitors

     Seven Denver restaurants - Squeaky Bean, Izakaya Den, Root Down, Opus, Encore, Campo de Fiori and Marco's Coal-Fired Pizza - are fighting for the Caesar salad crown in this year's Greatest Caesar Salad Competition, a no-holds-barred smackdown that gets tossing at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 26 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2009

    Candy Girls: Icicle Pop

    Liz Kellermeyer This cool-looking candy seemed like just what we needed on a hot day.  Distributed by Kid's Brands, the Icicle Pop does its best to invoke the brand Popsicle without actually using it.  The familiar shape and colors in the logo make it clear that this double lollipop i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2009

    Lollipops and whiskey at Dougherty's

    I was at Dougherty's the night that chef R.J. Van Stockum was adding Irish Leprechaun Lollipops to the menu. Lucky Leprechaun Lollipops. Irish Lollipops. The name had not yet been decided, but the prep had: a wad of Irish cheddar wrapped in prosciutto, cooked and stuck on the end of a breadstick.&nb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2009

    Candy Girls: Skittles Smoothie Mix

    Liz Kellermeyer Summertime is smoothie season, and these gems beckoned to us from a dusty Big Lots shelf, hinting at a world of cool refreshment. Okay, so we're not quite naive enough to believe that some off-flavor Skittles could possibly offer us much more than a lurking sense of disappointment; e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2009

    Candy Girls: Jolly Rancher Fruit Chews

    Liz KellermeyerAh, Jolly Ranchers.  Every person of a certain age who grew up in Colorado has a bit of hometown pride attached to the brand.  Started in Golden by two locals in 1949, the company was sold to Hershey in 1996, though the factory that made the glossy candies here stuck arou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2009

    Candy Girls: Rocky Road Candy Bar

    Photo by Liz Kellermeyer Rocky Road bar is one of those candies you might often see on the shelf, but never think to pick up. With its shiny red wrapper and straightforward name, it's easy to think you've got this bar all figured out, but the Candy Girls know that appearances can be deceiving. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2009

    Candy Girls: Reese's Milk Chocolate Layered Cookies

    Photo by Aubrey ShoeWe have pretty much given up on Reese's products that aren't Reese's cups. The story is getting old: Reese's cups = delicious, Reese's cup variants = eh. But as fate would have it, a colleague recently took a tour of the Hershey factory, where he purchased and brought back ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2009

    Candy Girls: IKEA Chocolate Bars

    Last week, Aubrey was off cavorting in San Diego while Liz was stuck at home, forced to sample some of the grossest candy in Candy Girls' history. It wasn't all fun and games for Aubrey, however, as she had promised to bring back strange and unknown treats from IKEA and Trader Joe's for us to samp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2009

    You want to put a sin tax on chocolate? Burn in hell!

    "Colorado Needs a New Drug (To Raise Taxes On)," an editorial in today's Denver Post, suggests that Colorado has already boosted taxes on cigarettes as much as it can -- so in order to raise the revenue needed to trim the current budget deficit, lawmakers should consider attaching levies to other ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2009

    Candy Girls: Reese's Select Clusters

    What's not to love about a Reese's peanut butter cup product?  Even when the effort is lazy,  the end result is still delicious.  Something about the saltiness of the peanut butter melting with the sweetness of the milk chocolate...home run every time.  Even though we know it's h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2009

    Candy Girls: Starburst GummiBursts

    We Candy Girls do love us a good gummy candy, so the Starburst GummiBursts seemed like a promising choice.  Starburst as a brand has proven to have a strong-enough flavor that it transfers itself with some success to other types of candy; the Starburst jellybeans, for example, are favorites f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 26, 2008

    Candy Girls: Chocolate Mix Skittles

    Even though Chocolate Mix Skittles have been out for awhile, I haven't had the opportunity or inclination to give them a whirl. Why? Because chocolate Skittles seem wrong in the same way chocolate jelly beans seem wrong. What's good about chocolate and good about Skittles are two entirely diffe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2008

    Is Enstrom's toffee the "best candy in the world"?

    So I was listening to a podcast of the Thanksgiving edition of the hit food radio show The Splendid Table -- because I'm a dork like that -- and lo and behold, Jane and Michael Stern, authors of the popular Roadfood books, came on to sing the praises of Enstrom's, the Colorado-based candy company ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2008

    Vote: It's the only way to get free s*#t

    So I was listening to a podcast of the Thanksgiving edition of the hit food radio show The Splendid Table -- because I'm a dork like that -- and lo and behold, Jane and Michael Stern, authors of the popular Roadfood books, came on to sing the praises of Enstrom's, the Colorado-based candy company ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2008

    Candy Girls: Giant Chewy Nerds

    So I was listening to a podcast of the Thanksgiving edition of the hit food radio show The Splendid Table -- because I'm a dork like that -- and lo and behold, Jane and Michael Stern, authors of the popular Roadfood books, came on to sing the praises of Enstrom's, the Colorado-based candy company ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2008

    Candy Girls: Brach's Milkmaid Caramel Apple Candy Corn

    So I was listening to a podcast of the Thanksgiving edition of the hit food radio show The Splendid Table -- because I'm a dork like that -- and lo and behold, Jane and Michael Stern, authors of the popular Roadfood books, came on to sing the praises of Enstrom's, the Colorado-based candy company ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2008

    Candy Girls: Japanese Candy Extravaganza

    So I was listening to a podcast of the Thanksgiving edition of the hit food radio show The Splendid Table -- because I'm a dork like that -- and lo and behold, Jane and Michael Stern, authors of the popular Roadfood books, came on to sing the praises of Enstrom's, the Colorado-based candy company ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2008

    Candy Girls: Indiana Jones Special Edition Candy

    So I was listening to a podcast of the Thanksgiving edition of the hit food radio show The Splendid Table -- because I'm a dork like that -- and lo and behold, Jane and Michael Stern, authors of the popular Roadfood books, came on to sing the praises of Enstrom's, the Colorado-based candy company ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 1, 2008

    Bees Knees

    The Corner Office

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2007

    How To Watch The Rockies Game From Your Cube

    The Corner Office

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2007

    How far would you go for a Violet Crumble candy bar?

    The Corner Office

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2007

    How far would you go for a Violet Crumble candy bar?

    The Corner Office

  • News

    February 15, 2007

    Super Ape

    A former Denverite was the star of the Super Bowl commercials.

  • Dining

    April 27, 2006

    Towering Inferno

    Pinnacle Club

  • Dining

    June 23, 2005

    Drink of the Week

    Mint Julep

  • Calendar

    April 14, 2005

    Talking Shop

    Spend April in Paris at Starlet.

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 24, 2005

    Best Day Trip

    Manitou Springs

  • Food & Drink

    March 25, 2004

    Best Dog Topper

    Mady's Olde Tyme Beer Mustard

  • Food & Drink

    March 25, 2004

    Best Finisher -- Warm

    Vega

  • Dining

    May 1, 2003

    Drink of the Week

    Strawberry Starburst

  • News

    October 24, 2002

    Knock, Knock, Who's There?

    These candy-selling kids aren't telling -- because they don't know.

  • Food & Drink

    April 4, 2002

    Best Liquor Is Quicker but Candy Is Dandy Tour

    Hammond's Candies

  • Dining

    February 28, 2002

    Consumed

    This Sucks!

  • Food & Drink

    March 29, 2001

    Best Chocolates

    Sweet Rockin' Coffee

  • Calendar

    January 20, 2000

    Eye Candy, Western Style

    Harmsen Western Art Collection, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce

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