There really is a movie category for anything you can think of, and chocolate is no different. Eleven films are titled just plain “Chocolate” according to the iMDb. (Oddly enough, “Monster’s Ball” was titled “Chocolate” in Japan. Seems wrong, somehow…)

Everything in life is about balance. Any extreme represents potential ruination; more isn’t always better, nor is less always worse. (Think wine: two glasses are GREAT, 22 will probably kill you. Same goes for children!) So when it comes to thinking about my favorite mass-produced candies, it’s all about balance.

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Yes, they taste the same but in a fun heart shaped form! Cocoazilla was recently gifted with a box of heart shaped Junior Mints in honor of today’s momentous occasion- Valentine’s Day! One of the best chocolate candy receiving days of the year. And if you didn’t get what you wanted today, no worries, hit [...]

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, candy companies across the nation are rolling out their yearly themed chocolates with the hopes of “I am too lazy to buy my wife something nice, so I will just get her a bag of candy” men running a last-minute effort to salvage the night. Enter M&M’s Cherry.

Almost everyone has a candy or two that exemplifies their childhood. For me, it’s a Whatchamacallit. A girl named Megan gave one to me the day my parents and I moved into a new neighborhood. I was six and it’s always stuck with me. There are certain candies that just evoke the old general store, [...]