Candy Chat Chicago Podcast
1) Bissinger's Chocolate - the tasting (Part 2)
In a follow-up to our conversation with Dan Abel Jr, the Willy Wonka of the Midwest, we sat down with four boxes of Bissinger's treats to see if the old world recipes hold up. Spoiler alert: they do. ...Show More
2) Bissinger's Part 1 - Chatting with Dan Abel Jr
Jocelyn and Leah sit down with Dan Abel Jr, the Chief Chocolate Officer of St. Louis-based Bissinger's Chocolate. We learn about the history of the company from the 1600s in France to the 2000s in St....Show More
3) Korean candy and summer vacation
The night before Leah went on her summer vacation to Africa, Jocelyn came over with very special Toney's Chocoloneys and Korean candies. They also tried salt water taffy from Oregon and talked about m...Show More
4) Nougat is nuts?
Jocelyn went to Woodman's and brought some post-Halloween treats, so we recorded an episode. Want to eat along with Jocelyn and Leah? Fiery Cinnamon Zots Pecan Snickers Jello Pudding Cups (candy) Man...Show More
5) Jocelyn's 50th Birthday Celebration
In March, Leah and Jocelyn were joined by friend Jo McCawley to celebrate Jocelyn's birthday the only way we know how - by recording a podcast episode. This episode is heavy on chat and a little light...Show More
6) Merry Christmas from Candy Chat
Leah and Jocelyn are back to talk about Christmas traditions and try some Secret Santa regional treats from Robert Persinger (AKA The Drop King). We try... Chukar Cherries Fran's Park Bars Aplets and ...Show More
7) Candy from Spain and Sweden in September
Happy birthday, Jocelyn! We are working on bringing Candy Chat Chicago back with weekly episodes. Here's an episode recorded in September with treats from Spain and Sweden thanks to Lily, Shai, James ...Show More
8) Korean Candy and Roadtrip candy
In August, Leah and Jocelyn took a road trip to Rochester, Minnesota where they bought a lot of candy. Then our friend Jamie in Germany sent a care package. Jocelyn's friend Mike went to Korea and bro...Show More
9) Shai Korman visits Candy Chat HQ
In July - JULY - Shai Korman from Friday Night Movie Podcast was in Chicago for 24 hours and he dropped into the Candy Chat Chicago HQ for a quick record. Then we sat on the file for months, because.....Show More
10) Shira’s Birthday Candy Buffet
In this extra-special episode, Leah visited her friend Caroline to interview her eight-year-old daughter about candy hierarchies and taste some classic treats. Now that Shira is 9, we decided it was t...Show More