Sweet Adventures

SA 013: Peanut Butter + Peach-Apricot

greetings@sweetadventures.tv (Derek Jay Steen) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:04:55 +0000

Justine and Cat join in for a special episode at SXSW 2010. Two favourite brands of the show, Vosges Haut Chocolat and Lindt & Sprüngli, are tasted by all three of us. Some SXSW attendees passing by even stop in for some free candy. Vosges Peanut Butter Bonbon Bar contains organic [...]

SA 012: Bacon Choc Fizz

greetings@sweetadventures.tv (Derek Jay Steen) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:31:16 +0000

My friend Tammy joins me for a much-anticipated episode. I finally sample the Mo’s Bacon Bar from Vosges. And Wizz Fizz sends us a little wild in the second half of the show. Mo’s Bacon Bar contains applewood smoked bacon, Alder wood smoked salt, deep milk chocolate. 41% cacao. Wizz Fizz was [...]

SA 011: Calindia Bar

greetings@sweetadventures.tv (Derek Jay Steen) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:26:58 +0000

Here’s another chocolate block from Chicago-based company Vosges. We first featured Vosges on episode 6, so you can find out more details about the brand on that show. This Calindia Block contains Indian green cardamom, organic California walnuts, dried plums, and Venezuelan dark chocolate. 65% cocoa. Informative links: Vosges Chocolate Guides: - Caring and [...]

SA 010: Double Chili + Mango

greetings@sweetadventures.tv (Derek Jay Steen) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 07:42:56 +0000

Derek invites his Dad on the show for the first time. They’re both fans of chili (the herb/spice), so the two chocolates featured in this episode should have a familiarity on their palettes. This is a first time for both Lindt and Hachez on the show. I assure you it [...]

SA 009: HobNobs and Life Savers Gummies

greetings@sweetadventures.tv (Derek Jay Steen) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:56:25 +0000

Derek and Amanda try a UK staple and some sour gummies. These two tasty snacks go really good together. One is relatively dry and the other is juicy and a bee! McVitie’s HobNobs were introduced in 1984. It’s a digestive biscuit that is made from rolled oats. The variety we ate was the milk chocolate covered HobNobs [...]

SA 008: Milka Hazelnut and Alpine Milk

greetings@sweetadventures.tv (Derek Jay Steen) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:37:46 +0000

Derek and Amanda try two varieties of Milka in this episode. Compared to the Hazelnut, the Alpine Milk seems to have more of an Easter Egg taste. Watch to find out more about these tasty chocolates. Milka was created in 1901 by Swiss chocolatier Philippe Suchard. Suchard was an independent company for many years, but after a [...]

SA 007: Pocky & Oranges

greetings@sweetadventures.tv (Derek Jay Steen) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:14:43 +0000

On a hot day in spring Derek and Rachel tried some products from Japan and the UK that have a history in most peoples’ lives. Pocky is a chocolate covered bread stick made in Japan since 1966. In the years since its creation there have been dozens of new flavours created. Many of them only available [...]