This is bizarre and awesome: Cadbury has erected a giant billboard at Dundas Square in Toronto, Canada. The billboard has a gigantic Cadbury Creme Egg on the lower left side and a box on the upper right, both connected by a seesaw-looking device.

3,000 kilograms (approximately 6613 pounds, if my googlefu is working) of chocolate coins are being recalled by by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The coins were sold at Costco and Dollar and Bulk stores across Canada and are being recalled after the agency found traces of melamine in them.
The product, called Pirate’s Gold Milk Chocolate Coins made by Sherwood brands, is sold in 840-gram containers containing 240 pieces per container with UPC code 0 36077 11240 7 and the lot code 1928S1. The product is sold nation-wide at Costco stores and may have been sold in bulk packages or …read more

I’ve often wondered why Canadian chocolate goodies aren’t readily available in the US. I haven’t been able to find any good reason for it other than “they just aren’t.” My thought on it has always been that they’ve got a hugely untapped market this side of the border, so why don’t they just give it a shot? I for one would welcome them with open arms!
Anyway, I’ve been very fortunate to have good friends in Canada who don’t mind “goody swaps” every now and then — they send me Coffee Crisps and Aero Bars (as well as an amazing variety …read more