Countdown to Chanukah - Matt's Meals

Matt’s segments for “Connoisseur’s Corner” usually air on WBZ Saturdays at 7:25, 8:25, 9:25, and 11:55 AM and Sundays at 7:25, 8:25, 9:25 AM.

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The following is a “script” for one of Matt’s segments:

Thanks for listening and thanks for supporting our friends and neighbors in the food-service industry!

As a kid, I remember visiting friends and seeing their Advent calendars prominently displayed. When I inquired I was told that the family would open one window per day and reveal wither a figurine that would later be added to their family crèche or a sweet treat!

Now, I know that my folks get eight nights of fried foods, but a candy a day for 24 days- Come on!

Fortunately, our friends at Sugarfina have come up with an ecumenical solution. In addition to their Merry Christmas and Holiday Cravings eight-piece Bento boxes and the famed 24 Tastes of Christmas set, they are also offering the new 8 Nights of Light box.

Designed to look like a traditional channukiah(the nine-branched candelabra used at Chanukah), this handsome set reveals a quartet of Kosher-certified cookies and candies on each night of (or leading up to) the Festival of Lights. Among the offerings are such Sugarfina faves s Robin’s Egg Caramels, Champagne Bubbles,Heavenly Sours, Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Caramels, andBlueberry Jelly Beans, so there are sure to be favorites for all of your friends and family members.

So if you relate to the contemporary chestnut “Lonely Jew on Christmas,” at least you no longer have to be left out of the countdown to your winter holiday. And who knows? When they see you enjoying Sugarfina treats, your friends may want to spin the dreidel too!