Blackbird Candy Shoppe features jonboy carmels
Liza August 17th, 2009
What do you do with an odd little nook 6 ft by 6 at the corner of your clothing store? Blackbird owner Nicole Miller decided to turn it into a candy store at the corner of 22nd and the Bergen Place courtyard—and it is getting a lot of looks from passers by.
The shoppe opened three weeks ago and just this week added jonboy caramels—gourmet caramels by a local man who is not much more than a boy himself. Blackbird employee Andy Ziskis says Jon makes the caramels at the Whole Foods kitchen in small handmade batches. At Blackbird, I tried a sample of both the salt caramel—quite tantalizing on the tongue—and the molasses ginger—just like a pecan pie. The flavors were amazing and I’m not even a big fan of caramel.
Although the store is still finding itself—you’ll find retro and specialty candies such as Pop Rocks and RJ’s New Zealand licorice, jars of bright colored candies sold for $0.69 per ounce, and Empire Ice Cream made from products from the Ballard Farmer’s Market—I hope this candy shop finds its sweet spot by carrying more small boutique confections like jonboy’s.
Sounds great! I will have to check out that store.