About The Candy Critic

 

Every so often I realize that people don’t really know much about me. People first of all assume that I have a huge team of people working on this site, but I don’t. I do have a few friends that help out regularly, but that’s about it. They also often assume that I’m a girl, while I take no insult at all, it’s just not the case. I’ve decided to spend a blog post and tell you a few facts about me that may or may not be relevant to candycritic.org

Born in Canada – I was born in Toronto to be specific, although I haven’t lived there in a while.

Lived in several countries including Greece, Pakistan, Cambodia and Myanmar (and a short stay in Japan) – I move around a lot, particularly in the last few years. While I still call Canada home, I tend to live in other parts of the world.

Is a writer and artist by trade – Reviewing candy is fun, but bills have to be paid. I work freelance and occasionally on contract with all kinds of companies making videos, animation, illustrations, comics and all kinds of stuff. If you want to learn more about that side of my life you can check out my other site bewarethecheese.com.

Love reading and writing comic books (even does a podcast about it) – I love comic books, I write and draw a comic called Blue Orchid as well as contribute to many other comics. My friend Chetan and I even have a podcast all about making comics called Geek Shop.

Favourite hobby is walking – While I love making things and reviewing candy, the thing that really charges my batteries is walking. I love urban exploration and travelling to new places to explore. I don’t mind hiking through forests and jungles, but I much prefer wandering through urban jungles.

Has visited many countries and counting – I travel a lot. Since I’ve lived in so many countries in different parts of the world, it’s allowed me to visit many different places. 

Food allergies -  While I’m not allergic to any foods in particular, too much milk or eggs aren’t great for me. I’ve also had problems with coconuts, but only when I eat too many. I could say the same for mangoes, but the real problem is that I eat so many mangoes when given the chance, that it would make just about anyone kind of sick.

Foods I don’t like - The thing about being the Candy Critic is that some people assume that I love all kinds of foods. It’s just not true, in fact I don’t know anyone who actually likes every kind of food. Here’s a list of foods I don’t really like:

Raw onions

Really spicy foods

Lamb

Licorice

Strong cheese

Many sea foods

Cilantro (tastes like soap)