Good & Plenty Sacrilege!

This week’s mission: candy with extra spice. (By James Norton)

Cheez-Its Still Doin' It for Me

This week’s mission: candy-bar themed cookies, and new cheese flavors of Cheez-Its. (By James Norton)

Elf Ladies Like Mint Candy

This week’s mission: a mintier old-school candy bar, and a candy bar that’s actually an energy bar. (By James Norton)

Elvis Cups and Sopranos Soda

This week’s mission: the King’s favorite treat and pop with a bang. (By James Norton)

Corn Chips Cause Joyous Weeping

This week’s mission: gourmet corn snacks. (By James Norton)

Another Excuse to Eat Chocolate

This week’s mission: single-origin candy bars. (By James Norton)

Healthy Butter That Actually Tastes Good

This week’s mission: melted white chocolate dessert sauce and butter with olive oil. (By James Norton)

Enough with the Workplace Candy!

Is it OK to tell people to stop bringing in sweets? (By Helena Echlin)

Instant Milk Shakes Ride Again

This week’s mission: kiddie fruit snacks by the makers of an energy bar and instant shake-and-drink milk shakes. (By James Norton)

Pastry Puffs That Look Catered

This week’s mission: pseudo-elegant frozen pastry bites, and Wheat Thins with more fiber. (By James Norton)

Booze-Flavored Munchies

This week’s mission: potato chips flavored like beer and Bloody Marys, and fancier M&M’s. (By James Norton)

Shelf-Stable Ice Cream Float Disaster

This week’s mission: a fake prefab float, and a better-quality Nestlé Crunch bar. (By James Norton)

What Does Beige Taste Like?

The week’s mission: bad chocolate candies, and an iced tea contraption. (By James Norton)

Hot Chocolate Indulgence

Variations on the classic that will keep you warm until spring. (By Aida Mollenkamp)

If It Ain't Dark, It Ain't Chocolate

The gourmet chocolate trend has spawned dark-chocolate snobs. (By Lessley Anderson and James Norton)