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Order room service from Chicago’s ‘Candy Man’

Candyman blog article by The Candy Buffet Company

Bedtime chocolates — so over. Call downstairs for sourballs, gumdrops and other treats delivered by a happy man in an old-timey outfit. The “Candy Man” at The Ritz-Carlton Chicago, A Four Seasons Hotel rolls a cart to rooms and dispenses sweets from local shop Candyality for $5 per half pound. The Candy Man also will … Continue reading Order room service from Chicago’s ‘Candy Man’

A mule-drawn New Orleans institution

Roman Chewing Candy Cart blog post by The Candy Buffet Company

NEW ORLEANS — The shadows are growing long as the Roman Candy man’s mule-drawn wagon rattles up Camp Street, a narrow, potholed thoroughfare that meanders along the Mississippi west from the city’s heart. It’s been a long, hot day for Ron Kottemann and Ada, the mule, and now, with a few unsold taffy sticks piled … Continue reading A mule-drawn New Orleans institution