As I’ve
already mentioned, I have a new hero:
Paul Rudnick, who, in a
New York Times profile,
revealed that he lives on candy. (Among his insights: Halloween is about free candy, not diet tips—i.e., people who “dare to put apples in trick-or-treaters' bags.”) He and writer
David Colman stopped at the candy aisle of the Food Emporium,
Li-Lac and the
Hershey store. I wish he’d gone to
Jacques Torres, which is my vision of chocolate utopia. For Halloween, Jacques has upped the ante, creating new bars like Monster Mash (a dark chocolate mash-up with Cheerios and corn flakes) and Creepy Crawlers (white chocolate with dark-chocolate-covered Rice Krispies). And Jacques is promising Grinch-themed chocolates for Christmas—just about the time I’ll have run out of Halloween candy.
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