unwrap your sweet life

Dylan Lauren
with sheryl berk
Photographs by Quentin Bacon

Clarkson Potter
New york
unwrap your sweet life

Dylan Lauren
with sheryl berk
Photographs by Quentin Bacon

Clarkson Potter
New york
Copyright © 2010 by Dylan Lauren

All rights reserved.

Published in the United States by Clarkson Potter/­Publishers,
an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of
Random House, Inc., New York.
www.crownpublishing.com
www.clarksonpotter.com

CLARKSON POTTER is a trademark and POTTER with

colophon is a registered trademark of Random House, Inc.

®/™ M&M’S is a registered trademark of Mars,

Incorporated and its affiliates. This mark is used with permission.
Mars, Incorporated is not associated with Clarkson Potter/­Publishers,
© Mars, Inc. 2010.

Grateful acknowledgment is made to Taradam Music, Inc., for permis-

sion to reprint lyrics from “Pure Imagination,” words and music by
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, copyright © 1970–1971.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Lauren, Dylan.
  Dylan’s candy bar : unwrap your sweet life / Dylan ­
Lauren. — 1st ed.
1. Candy.  2. Dylan’s Candy Bar (Stores).  3. Lauren, Dylan. 
4. Holidays in art.  I. Title.
TX791.L32  2010 To my parents—I am the
641.8'53—dc22 2009047740
luckiest girl to have two heroes to
ISBN 978-0-307-45182-8
learn from and be mentored by. You have
Printed in China

Design by Jennifer K. Beal Davis

helped make my dreams come true, and I can’t
Photographs by Quentin Bacon thank you enough! I love you.
For additional photo credits, see page 222.
To the best brothers one could ever have, Andrew and
10  9  8  7  6  5  4  3  2  1

First Edition
­David. Thank you for demonstrating such a passion
for my brand and for constantly helping me to think
outside the (candy) box.

To Paul—you are sweeter than candy. Thank

you for being my rock. And for making
me smile every day.
Copyright © 2010 by Dylan Lauren

All rights reserved.

Published in the United States by Clarkson Potter/­Publishers,
an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of
Random House, Inc., New York.
www.crownpublishing.com
www.clarksonpotter.com

CLARKSON POTTER is a trademark and POTTER with

colophon is a registered trademark of Random House, Inc.

®/™ M&M’S is a registered trademark of Mars,

Incorporated and its affiliates. This mark is used with permission.
Mars, Incorporated is not associated with Clarkson Potter/­Publishers,
© Mars, Inc. 2010.

Grateful acknowledgment is made to Taradam Music, Inc., for permis-

sion to reprint lyrics from “Pure Imagination,” words and music by
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, copyright © 1970–1971.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Lauren, Dylan.
  Dylan’s candy bar : unwrap your sweet life / Dylan ­
Lauren. — 1st ed.
1. Candy.  2. Dylan’s Candy Bar (Stores).  3. Lauren, Dylan. 
4. Holidays in art.  I. Title.
TX791.L32  2010 To my parents—I am the
641.8'53—dc22 2009047740
luckiest girl to have two heroes to
ISBN 978-0-307-45182-8
learn from and be mentored by. You have
Printed in China

Design by Jennifer K. Beal Davis

helped make my dreams come true, and I can’t
Photographs by Quentin Bacon thank you enough! I love you.
For additional photo credits, see page 222.
To the best brothers one could ever have, Andrew and
10  9  8  7  6  5  4  3  2  1

First Edition
­David. Thank you for demonstrating such a passion
for my brand and for constantly helping me to think
outside the (candy) box.

To Paul—you are sweeter than candy. Thank

you for being my rock. And for making
me smile every day.
 acknowledgments 11
confessions of a candy girl 13
eye candy 25
baby showers 45
birthdays 63
weddings 83
valentine’s day 95
easter 111
fourth of july 137
halloween 155
thanksgiving 169
hanukkah & christmas 179
new year’s eve 211
parting is such “sweet” sorrow . . . 221
sources & credits 222
index 223
 acknowledgments 11
confessions of a candy girl 13
eye candy 25
baby showers 45
birthdays 63
weddings 83
valentine’s day 95
easter 111
fourth of july 137
halloween 155
thanksgiving 169
hanukkah & christmas 179
new year’s eve 211
parting is such “sweet” sorrow . . . 221
sources & credits 222
index 223
acknowledgments
Thank you to my family, friends, and to the Dylan’s Candy Bar team for
their encouragement and belief in me and my brand. Special thanks to
Katie—my favorite singer and crafting queen; Lauren, Rashida, and Allie
for being mega-organized and helpful; Maggy for her tenacity and mother-
like support; Dana and Kristin for their dedication and loyalty; Andrea for
her contagious enthusiasm; Mayumi, Shar, and Dan for technical support
with empathy. Thanks to Roger, Craig, Simon, Carter, and Ken for their
brilliant mentoring. To Party Rental Ltd., the best one-stop shop. Thanks
to Quentin, Lauren, and Michael, whose vibrant photography captured my
vision. To the Clarkson Potter team: Lauren, Doris, Aliza; Emily, who
made this a fun learning adventure; Marysarah, a creative genius and angel;
and Jenny, who understood candy colors and graphics. To Sheryl, my
superhero partner-in-writing who captured my voice and made this a
blast; to the diligent Andy and Karen; and especially the NCA and all the
awesome candy companies that have been so generous to me and make
this industry so much fun to be a part of.
acknowledgments
Thank you to my family, friends, and to the Dylan’s Candy Bar team for
their encouragement and belief in me and my brand. Special thanks to
Katie—my favorite singer and crafting queen; Lauren, Rashida, and Allie
for being mega-organized and helpful; Maggy for her tenacity and mother-
like support; Dana and Kristin for their dedication and loyalty; Andrea for
her contagious enthusiasm; Mayumi, Shar, and Dan for technical support
with empathy. Thanks to Roger, Craig, Simon, Carter, and Ken for their
brilliant mentoring. To Party Rental Ltd., the best one-stop shop. Thanks
to Quentin, Lauren, and Michael, whose vibrant photography captured my
vision. To the Clarkson Potter team: Lauren, Doris, Aliza; Emily, who
made this a fun learning adventure; Marysarah, a creative genius and angel;
and Jenny, who understood candy colors and graphics. To Sheryl, my
superhero partner-in-writing who captured my voice and made this a
blast; to the diligent Andy and Karen; and especially the NCA and all the
awesome candy companies that have been so generous to me and make
this industry so much fun to be a part of.
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printer hold white edges in
candy

Halloween
 HANUKKAH
& CHRISTMAS

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GET CREATIVE
WITH YOUR
COCOA!
• Instead of traditional marsh-
mallows, add a Snowman Peep to
your cup of cocoa for a cute and
creamy topper.
• Make your own version of Aztec
hot chocolate by adding
¼ teaspoon chili powder,
¼ teaspoon nutmeg, and
½ teaspoon cinnamon to milk
before steaming.
• For a minty twist, stir your cocoa
with a candy cane or add a few
fresh mint leaves to the hot milk
and let it soak for 8 to 10 minutes.
Dunk in a Peppermint Patty!
• Brew a white hot chocolate: use
2 ounces finely chopped white
chocolate instead of dark
chocolate and no sugar.
• Make a chai cocoa by changing the
above white hot chocolate: heat
milk with 1 small cinnamon stick,
¼ teaspoon ground cardamon,
2 whole cloves, and ¼ teaspoon
black peppercorns. Whisk in the
white chocolate until smooth, pour
the mixture through a sieve, and
discard the spices. Best served
with gingerbread cookies!
• Want a cocoa with a kick? For
those twenty-one years old and
above, stir in an ounce of Kahlua,
Irish cream, hazelnut liqueur, or
peppermint schnapps. Drop in rum
cordials.
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COOKING WITH CANDY
DYLAN’S CANDY BAR
HOT CHOCOLATE
Makes 1 cup
1 cup whole milk
5 tablespoons (1½ ounces) Dylan’s Candy Bar Belgian Chocolate Shavings
or 1½ ounces good-quality dark chocolate or milk chocolate, finely chopped
1 teaspoon sugar (if using dark chocolate)
2 spoonfuls whipped cream
1 tablespoon mini marshmallows
Heat the milk in a small, heavy saucepan just to a simmer over moderately
low heat.
Whisk in the chocolate and, if needed, the sugar. Whisk until chocolate is
melted and mixture is smooth. Serve in a mug, topped with whipped cream,
marshmallows, and extra chocolate shavings.
BRAIN CANDY
HOT COCOA VS.
HOT CHOCOLATE
Oh, the weather outside is frightful . . . but hot cocoa’s so delightful! The Aztecs
get credit for creating this drink. They used the roasted cocoa bean, but it was
served cold, flavored with wine and chiles, and not at all sweet. In the early
1500s, chocolate was discovered and brought back to Europe by the explorer
Hernando Cortés. The Spanish, however, made their cocoa hot, sweet
(gracias!), and without the fiery hot peppers. Eventually, it made its way to
American shores, where we made it our own winter wonder—and better!
Hot cocoa and hot chocolate are not the same thing, although people often
use the terms interchangeably. Hot cocoa is made from cocoa powder, the
result of extracting most of the cocoa butter from the ground cacao beans (so
it’s lower in fat). Hot chocolate, on the other hand, is made directly from bar
chocolate, which already contains cocoa, sugar, and cocoa butter (so it’s
sweeter and richer).
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