Speaking as a confectioner and a chocolate lover, familiarity with great ingredients really gives an appreciation of what to look for in truly fine chocolates: character and depth of flavor; smooth texture with a thin coating; nuanced, and not too sweet. But this tasting is not about that kind of chocolate. It's about something that gives us all (yes, even you) a certain kind of comfort: drugstore Easter candy. We rated five of the classics on a very scientific scale, from one to five NOMs. More

How do I eat thee chocolate bunny? Oh, let me count the ways. Those long ears are just asking to be bit into first. Or maybe you go for the face region (usually defined by the protruding nose). Then there's the cottontail. We were struck by this question after our chocolate bunny taste test, where we ended up eating every anatomical region. So tell us, which part do you chomp on first? Take the poll! » More

Brand new this year: individually-wrapped chocolate covered Peeps (in both dark and milk chocolate flavors). It's nothing revolutionary, but maybe this is finally where they woo Peeps haters. Biting into it, you don't really think about Peeps. You just taste a chocolate-covered marshmallow blob. More