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Take a trip to candyland this weekend. An adorable little candy shop has opened up in my neighborhood called The Candy Store and it's got something for everybody. There are lots of retro classics like Zotz, Pixie Stix and candy buttons but also hard to find treats like Valomilk, Idaho Spuds and horehound candies. My picks are the malt balls in three varieties including peanut butter and some lovely lemon drops I've taken to carrying in my purse. But from licorice to m&m's, gummies, deluxe chocolate bars and more there are treats for every budget.
My full review I Want Candy! is over at SF Station. Check it out and stop by the shop if you are in the neighborhood.
The Candy Store
1507 Vallejo Street @ Polk St.
San Francisco
415.921.8000
Tues - Sun 10 - 7 pm
FOOD
- Canadian Candy Bars
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- My Favorite Neighborhood Shops For Speciality Foods
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The Candy Shop: Shopping
Take a trip to candyland this weekend. An adorable little candy shop has opened up in my neighborhood called The Candy Store and it's got something for everybody. There are lots of retro classics like Zotz, Pixie Stix and candy buttons but also hard to find treats like Valomilk, Idaho Spuds and horehound candies. My picks are the malt balls in three varieties including peanut butter and some lovely lemon drops I've taken to carrying in my purse. But from licorice to m&m's, gummies, deluxe chocolate bars and more there are treats for every budget.
My full review I Want Candy! is over at SF Station. Check it out and stop by the shop if you are in the neighborhood.
The Candy Store
1507 Vallejo Street @ Polk St.
San Francisco
415.921.8000
Tues - Sun 10 - 7 pm
FOOD
- Canadian Candy Bars
About a year ago I was in Toronto with some journalists, including one from Germany. He had been to the US many times but it was his first trip to Canada. He remarked that he thought Canada would look different somehow. The truth is, when you travel to...
- English & Italian Candy For The Holidays
I think of Halloween as the official beginning of the candy season. We are in the midst of it now, and it goes through Valentine’s Day and Easter. Because I’m a sweetie, I shared my most recent candy samples with my sugar tooth sister and her candy...
- My Favorite Neighborhood Shops For Speciality Foods
The Candy Store is a cute as a button (make that button candy) little shop with sweet staff including the ebullient proprietor, Diane and her husband turned candymaker Brian. If you're a brittle fan do try Brian's coconut curry cashew...
- Favorite Things: Route 29 Napa
I'm a sucker for great looking packaging. If it's cute and retro that just clinches it. While I was a little confused at first as to why the brand name is Route 29 Napa and the company is located in Minneapolis, I like their candy nonetheless....
- Candy
A lot of people tell me that they only like to eat something if they know what it is. I wonder if this is really true. Does anyone know what is in most kinds of candy? Does that stop them from eating candy? Today my Japanese brother came over to my...