Recently, Cheri McSpaden from the Holland Sentinel newspaper out of Holland, Michigan asked me if she could use my picture of Deep Fried Snickers (seen above) in a newspaper article. I said she could as long as she sent me a copy of the newspaper page it was used on.
She held to her word and I received the paper last week. She wrote an article on deep-fried treats called “Throw sugary treats in the deep-fat fryer” - it covers deep-frying of things like Oreos, Twinkies, and Snickers and she used my picture in the article! Very cool. She also said lots of nice things about the site:
Take a look at this:
http://candyaddict. com/blog/2005/10/26/deep-fried-snickers.Yes, that’s right, deep-fried Snickers.
I’m a new fan of Brian Pipa, the owner/creator of candyaddict.com, who writes, “I savored the last bite and there was nothing left but the paper container; a long, pointy skewer; and powdered sugar all over my shirt. I cannot truly express how good it was. On a scale of one to 10, it was a 12. Incredible. Amazing. And probably enough fat and calories to clog every one of my arteries - twice. If you ever have the opportunity to try a deep-fried candy bar, do it.”
To some it may be no big deal to be mentioned in a newspaper but I thought it was very cool. Candy Addict has been mentioned on radio and in a newspaper now. Maybe I’ll be on TV next (but I won’t be holding my breath).
- Article at The Holland Sentinel (requires login - get one from BugMeNot)
- Deep-Fried Snickers review
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Congrats! Couldn’t happen to a nicer candy addict.
April 26th, 2006 at 7:46 amYay yay! Way to go!
April 26th, 2006 at 11:34 amAs a former newspaper reporter I don’t know if I’m dismayed or awed by the story. Not for you, because you’re website is awesome, but for the fact some reporter decided to basically copy a blog posting and turn it into an article. I know, she wrote her own piece…but it took no digging to get this story. It’s a total fluff piece. It’s like the laziest kind of story ever. Unless there was some specific local angle to it I can’t see the relavance to her readers of fried candy bars. It’s like running a press release as a news story and calling it a day just because it fills the news hole.
Then again, I used to copy news story ideas all the time from the local weeklys that were smaller than my paper, so I understand the impulse.
April 26th, 2006 at 6:35 pmcongratulations!
April 26th, 2006 at 6:40 pmgod that look soooooooo good.
I\’m inquiring whether or not you sell edible paper for inkjet printers?? If not can you direct me to someone who does???
Thanks in advance for your help.
RESPONSE: we don\’t sell anything here
September 2nd, 2006 at 4:02 pm–Brian