Wednesday, January 05, 2011
tiny tins
I have a weakness for candy. And beautiful little tins. The combination of the two proves fatal.
Leone Violet Lozenges
($3.99 Eataly)
I found these little guys on Black Friday when I was avoiding "free range organic slow-cooked locally grown sulfate gluten free baby strollers" in Park Slope by taking refuge for hours in Eataly (which in itself was a quasi-religious experience). I started laps around the store before the marketplace proper opened, and on every circuit came back for another Leone Lozenge flavor. Highlights also included absinthe and red currant, but the violet was made for me. I love florals, and the little tin was so perfect to stick into my bag. They are the just the right size to pop while hopping from borough to borough, and the purple package matches the 7 train beautifully.
Dos Cafeteras Café au Lait Candies
($19.99 Zingerman's Delicatessen)
I fell in love with the Dos Cafeteras while I was trying to facilitate a staff meeting. And let me say, it's hard to be professional while wrestling with these delicate little hard candies that subsequently melt into a wonderful chewy caramel (something like the thinking man's Razzzles). Back in October my colleague Margot wrote a wonderful piece on them in her newsletter (see link above for the full scoop). What I really love about the candies is that they are aged for three months in a cellar in order to have the flavors mature. Well worth the wait.
What is the most exiting thing about these candies, is that their memory will stay with me long after I have consumed them. Now the only question is, what on earth is worthy to fill their wonderful tins!
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