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Introducing Chocolate Classes at the Goo Goo Shop
We’re excited to announce the launch of private group chocolate classes at the Goo Goo Shop in downtown Nashville! Grab a few friends, loved ones, or co-workers and come join us for a super sweet class. Always wanted to make your own dream Goo Goo? Well, now you can. We also offer classes where you can learn to temper chocolate, create your own designer chocolate bark, learn how to make ganache and truffles, and even get a secret Goo Goo recipe or two from our decadent Dessert Bar! Lear...
Saveur: Candyland
A historian indulges in the past at America’s biggest sweets show and then writes about it for Saveur. Take a look at what she thought about Goo Goo Cluster by clicking here! image credit: Sarah Becan
Country Weekly: Going for Goo Goo
The October 8, 2012 issue of Country Weekly magazine featured a spread on Goo Goo Cluster, along with a recipe for Loveless Cafe’s Goo Goo Pie. Read it here.
Candy! Candy! Everywhere!
It’s hard to believe that a week ago today I was in Chicago at the NCA’s Sweet & Snack Expo 2011. Things are moving at a brisk clip in Goo Goo Land. This was my second trip in as many years to the Show and I’m amazed at the size of the show and the amount of candy that is on display. Still, this is a trade show and as such, it was important for us to beat the drum and let folks know that we’re back. New packaging, new ingredient declaration, new sustainability focus – we’re old, but w...
Bon Appétit: Ga Ga for Goo Goo Clusters
Andrew Knowlton shares his weakness for Goo Goo Clusters in the October 2012 issue of Bon Appétit magazine. Read more here.
Last Chance Shipping Dates 2015
Christmas is a comin’ and there are only a few more days left to place your online order and have it be guaranteed for arrival before the big day! To arrive before Christmas Day, please place your order by: Tuesday, December 15th to ship via Ground Thursday, December 17th by 5 pm to ship via 3-Day Select Tuesday, December 22nd by 2 pm to ship via 2-Day Wednesday, December 23rd by NOON to ship Overnight facebook twitter pinterest google+
Introducing the Goo Goo Shop Dessert Bar!
We’re thrilled to announce the addition of the Dessert Bar to the Goo Goo Shop in downtown Nashville. Cakes, pies, sundaes…oh my! We even have milkshakes and floats. The menu is full of delicious treats so we hope you’ll come visit us very soon and see for yourself. Goo Goo Shop Dessert Bar 116 3rd Avenue S Nashville, TN 37201 (615) 490-6685 Open 7 days a week 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. facebook twitter pinterest google+
Goo Goo is Writer's Choice for Best Candy in Scene's Best Of Nashville 2015
Nashville’s Scene’s annual “Best of” issue was just released and our Premium Goo Goos were chosen as the Best Candy! Woohoo! To read the full write up, click here.
Holiday Shopping at the Goo Goo Store
Did you know that Goo Goo Cluster has its own online store? In addition to being able to get your favorite candy shipped direct to your doorstep, now you can even buy Goo Goo gear! Many of you have told us that you’d like to have shirts, mugs, hats, and other items that declare your love for the Goo Goo, so we listened and delivered. Start your holiday shopping now for the Goo Goo fan in your life (or maybe add a few items to your OWN Christmas list)! You can find something for mom, dad, gran...
Food Blog South
We’re excited to be a sponsor of FoodBlog South this weekend, a food blogging conference in Birmingham, Alabama! Not only are we looking forward to eating lots of amazing Southern food, but also sharing our favorite Southern confection, the Goo Goo Cluster, with the many incredible food bloggers in attendance! facebook twitter pinterest google+
5th Annual Goo Goo Summer Chef Series
Goo Goo Cluster is excited to announce that for the first time since the Summer Chef Series inception in 2015, a talented roster of local pastry chefs will be featured! The series launches on Wednesday, June 26 and will run through the end of September.
September 2019 Chocolate Classes
Enjoy a "Make Your Own Goo Goo" experience in downtown Nashville at the Goo Goo Shop. You'll join other chocolate makers to design your own flavor during our hands-on candy making and dessert sampling class. We offer Taste of Goo Goo classes in our candy kitchen (specific class details outlined below). All classes are held at the Goo Goo Shop & Dessert Bar located at 116 3rd Ave S Nashville, TN 37201.
August 2019 Chocolate Classes
Make your own customized Goo Goo candy bar in downtown Nashville this summer! Our Chocolate Classes include a hands-on experience with chocolate, dessert tasting, and more.
July 2019 Chocolate Classes
Chocolate Classes in downtown Nashville are a must this summer! The Goo Goo Shop hosts the sweetest experience with a make your own chocolate session, dessert tasting, and more.
September 2020 Chocolate Making Experiences
The Goo Goo Shop & Dessert Bar invites you to experience Behind the Bar — a chocolate sipping and tasting workshop in Nashville. Participants will learn the sweet history of iconic Goo Goo Clusters and sample classic treats, as well as savor a flight of rich drinking chocolates! If you’re interested in creating a private group experience, visit our Special Events page for more information.
Recipe: Cluster Buster Bars
From Visit Music City's digital cookbook—Recipe Notes: A Taste of Music City. This free download includes over 30 recipes from some of Nashville's most beloved restaurants and chefs and features the Goo Goo Shop Cluster Buster Bars.
Summer Chef Series: Tandy’s Candy
Tandy’s Candy James Beard Award winner Chef Tandy Wilson collaborated with us to create a Premium Goo Goo using City House Oatmeal Crisp Cookies, sorghum nougat, fried peanuts, raisins, and caramel, all covered in milk chocolate. Available now – September 9, 2016 at the Goo Goo Shop and in our online store! Goo Goo Shop 116 3rd Ave S Nashville, TN 37201 facebook twitter pinterest google+
Dylan’s New York to Celebrate Goo Goo!
What: Goo Goo Cluster’s 100th Anniversary Celebration When: Saturday, October 6, 2012 12 – 4 pm 3 – 4 pm Hogslop String Band performs live Where: Dylan’s Candy Bar 1011 3rd Avenue New York, NY 10065 If you’re in New York, come and celebrate with us! The Goo Goo Girls will be on hand giving out samples, we’ll have prize giveaways and we’re even bringing an awesome band from Nashville with us on the trip! facebook twitter pinterest google+
Sweet Stories Celebrate the Anniversary of Goo Goo
The Tennessean – “A Mount Pleasant woman who was an Army nurse in 1964 when she fell in love with a Tennessee soldier who courted her with flowers and Goo Goo candy clusters.” Read Full Article
April 2019 Chocolate Class Schedule
Design your own Goo Goo Cluster in downtown Nashville!
We’re hiring at the Goo Goo Shop and Dessert Bar!
We're hiring full and part-time Retail, Candy Kitchen, and Dessert Bar Associates who are enthusiastic, hard working, great with people. Of course, must love chocolate!
My Goo Goo Story: Mary L. Weakley
Winner of the “Share Your Goo Goo Story” contest that Gail Kerr featured in her Tennessean column recently.Mary L Weakley holding a photo of her father’s country store that is still in Cumberland Furnace, TN, where she became one of our first Goo Goo customers. Mary’s story: “Gail Kerr, you really opened up a Pandora’s box of memories for me when you wrote the article about that piece of work called the Goo Goo Cluster. I learned it was 100 years old – just 3 years older than I am (January 20...
Flipping for Goo Goos in Michigan
Several years ago I was dealing with relocation specialists in MI. I had a great relationship and I wanted to do something for them for Christmas but didn’t have a big budget, so I bought a case of Goo Goo clusters and sent it to them. They all flipped over them and said they were gone in one day. Later the next year one of the specialists came to Nashville on vacation so we got together. She told me that the rest of the crew told her that she couldn’t come back without at least two cases of ...
Goo Goo Cluster on CBS Sunday Morning
The CBS News Sunday Morning crew was in Nashville earlier this week taping a segment on Goo Goo Cluster for this Sunday’s show. Set your DVR’s now or make yourself a note so you’ll remember to tune in on Sunday, November 18th! Check your local listings for air times. facebook twitter pinterest google+
Finding Goo Goo Clusters Again
It’s been many years since I have even seen Goo Goo Cluster candy bars. They were favorites of mine and my older sister used to make fun of me for being so nuts about them. I didn’t care one little bit. A lot of years ago they disappeared from the candy sections in the stores here. I’d forgotten all about them until I saw this story. I used the Find A Store app and there they were- just a short drive from my house! I can’t even describe how much I loved them and glad it makes me to have found...
Goo Goo on Bulger’s Beat
Recently WSMV’s Terry Bulger visited the factory to watch Goo Goo Clusters being made, then featured us on his segment, “Bulger’s Beat” on Nashville’s Channel 4. He even did a little myth-busting about where Goo Goo got its name. Check it out
Black Friday Sale
Happy Thanksgiving Goo Goo fans! Use this discount code in our online store on Black Friday to get 20% off your order of $50 or more!
Goo Goo at Yelp Helps
Come join Goo Goo Cluster at Yelp Helps, a night of creative challenges, tasty cocktails, delicious food and incredible music at the Cannery Ballroom on August 28th! Yelp Helps is a an opportunity to educate the local community on the missions of the 15 local non-profits in attendance, all while having a little fun. The event is FREE, but a donation of $10 or more would go a long way in helping the participating nonprofits. And guess what? If you show a little kindness with cash, you get a li...
Summer Chef Series: Cole Miner’s Surprise
Cole Miner’s Surprise Inspired by his West Virginia roots, Nashville Chef Hal Holden-Bache of Lockeland Table named this collaboration after his young son. Made with fig & molasses jam, smoked pecans, and caramel in dark chocolate- with a sprinkle of West Virginia salt. Available now until August 1st, 2015 at the Goo Goo Shop! Goo Goo Shop 116 3rd Ave S Nashville, TN 37201
Dylan's Candy Bar: L.A.
Please join us to celebrate the recent opening of the newest Dylan’s Candy Bar in the L.A. Farmer’s Market! The Goo Goo Girls will be on hand on sampling all 3 Goo Goo flavors! Sunday, September 9th 12-4 pm Dylan’s Candy Bar 333 West 3rd Street Los Angeles, CA 90036
Goo Goo at Atlanta Food & Wine Festival 5/30 - 6/2
Later this week Goo Goo Cluster will be traveling to Atlanta for the 2013 Atlanta Food & Wine Festival in Midtown. If you’re attending, stop by our table in the Tasting Tents and say hello! For more information on tickets and schedule, visit the AF & WF website.
FREE Shipping Offer for Valentine’s Day
Get some sweets for your sweetie this Valentine’s Day! From today (2/5/14) through Sunday (2/9/14), for every $25 or more order you place in our online store, you will get FREE ground shipping! Just enter code LOVE25 at checkout. Happy Valentine’s Day!
Now at the Dessert Bar: Hot Chocolate!
With chilly temps and shorter days, we at Goo Goo know that sometimes you need a sweet treat to get yourself through the winter. And while Goo Goo clusters are often just the ticket to give you that little lift, we think a Goo Goo Hot Chocolate proves to be even better — which is why we’re now offering hot chocolate at the Goo Goo Shop Dessert Bar! Unlike regular ol’ hot chocolate, our warm mugs of cocoa are spruced up just enough to make this quintessential wintry drink something you can’t r...
A Treasure Found
I can’t believe I have found you again!! I am a mom of 3 girls, and was looking for something other than the generic boring re-packaged Christmas candies for stocking stuffers (snickers in a green wrapping – yeah, that’s special!) when I stumbled upon my old childhood delight at the World Market – my beloved Goo Goo Clusters! I am a native Washingtonian, but spent my childhood summers visiting my only uncle in Nashville. I have so many memories associated with Goo Goo Clusters – Uncle Mo and ...
SEC Tournament Fans: Vote for Your Favorite Team at the Goo Goo Shop!
We’ve got a really fun promotion happening during the SEC Tournament here in Nashville this week. Starting Thursday, March 12th, fans are encouraged to drop by the Goo Goo Shop and tell us which team they’re Goo Goo for! Why should you do that, you ask? Well, if your team wins, we’ll create a Premium Goo Goo named after your team! Not only that, but we’ll make sure there are some elements that truly make it a reflection of your team spirit. We are ready for the challenge and can’t wait to see...
Rain or Pour, Goo Goos Rule!
Driving from Palm Springs to Los Angeles. It was raining so hard, traffic was moving at 10 MPH and the windshield wipers were overwhelmed by the huge volume of rain pounding my car. I remembered that I had a box of Goo Goos in the trunk and the longer the rain lasted, the more I thought about that box of Goo Goos. Why not? I pulled over and casually walked to my trunk, getting totally drenched and grabbed that box of heaven. The remainder of my trip was a real pleasure. I was soaking wet, but...
International Vanderbilt Executive MBA Program loves Goo Goo
We host more than 50 executive students from partner schools in Brazil, Canada, and Mexico. When we started putting together a bag of goodies for our guests we wanted something truly "Nashville." Of course, GooGoo clusters were the first thing to come to mind! Thank you Standard Candy for being a Nashville tradition for 100 years! We are proud to feature GooGoos as part of our international Vanderbilt Executive MBA Program! — Juli Bennett facebook twitter pinterest google+
Southern Living: Goo Goo Outpost on the Daily South's Hot List
Check it out! The new Goo Goo Outpost is #1 on Southern Living’s blog, The Daily South’s Hot List!
Goo Goo Clusters Now in Harris Teeter
We’re happy to announce that you can now find all 3 varieties of Goo Goo Clusters in Harris Teeter stores! To find Goo Goos near you, be sure to use our Store Locator.
Kajagoogoo
I was in my early twenties and working for Capitol/EMI at the New York office in their Promotion Dept. In 1980, we had a new British band named Kajagoogoo and someone at the record company used the Goo Goo Cluster as part of a promotion for the band. We had a substantial shipment sent directly from the factory to New York to use as giveaways for an appearance by the band. Despite the fact that I had lived in South Carolina in the mid 1970s and made frequent trips to Eastern Tennessee, I had n...
Boxing Day Special - 12/26/13
Okay, so we know Boxing Day isn’t an observed holiday here in the U.S., but we like the sound of it, so we’ve decided to observe it in our own special way — by giving YOU a gift today! For any order of $40 or more placed in our online store today (12/26/13), that shipment will get a FREE 3-pack box of Goo Goo Cluster Originals! facebook twitter pinterest google+
Goo Goo at Omni Nashville's Five and TENN “General Store Sessions” during CMA Fest 2014
What: Omni Nashville Hotel’s retail store Five and TENN will be showcasing the region’s best artisans and entertainment with its General Store Sessions. Launching in honor of 2014 CMA Fest, the event will feature “pop-up” concerts, trunk shows and giveaways. Where: Omni Nashville Hotel – Five and TENN 250 5th Avenue South Nashville, TN 37203 When: Saturday, June 7, 2014 Vendors: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.: The Loveless Café and Nashville Toffee Company 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.: Colts Chocolates 1:...
Goo Goo Shop Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening Celebration
We are excited to announce that we’ll be hosting a Grand Opening Celebration of the Goo Goo Shop , located at 116 3rd Ave S, on January 30th and 31st, 2015 and you are invited! Grand opening celebration activities are all open to the public and will include: Friday, January 30th 10:30 a.m. – Ribbon cutting with the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce 10:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. Raffles, discounts, and samples of Premium Goo Goos throughout the day 10:30 a.m. – First 25 customers to make a purchase rec...
Nashville Food Trucks to Compete for “Best Goo Goo” Creation
The 3rd Annual Nashville Street Food Awards is this Saturday and this year there is a very special category the trucks will compete in — Best Goo Goo Cluster creation! There will be more than 30 food trucks (click here to see full list) participating in the event, and attendees will have the opportunity to purchase food from any of the participating trucks, as well as cast a vote for the People’s Choice Award (the crowd’s overall favorite). A panel of judges will be sampling blind entries fro...
Hunka-Hunka Goo Goo Love Hand Pies
Hunka Hunka Goo Goo Love Hand Pies—the name says it all. The taste is why it awarded home chef Melissa Corbin with first prize in the World Food Championship Super Regional in Nashville, TN!
Summer Chef Series: Rocky Roadkill
Rocky Roadkill It’s back! In the spring, we collaborated with Chef Dale Levitski of Sinema to create a special Premium Goo Goo that he took with him to the James Beard House in NYC. We couldn’t resist selling a few in the Shop that month, and it was such a HUGE hit that we asked him to participate in our Summer Chef Series so we could bring it back again. The day has come, and we’ve once again got it in the Shop! Starting today through August 16th, you can purchase the Rocky Roadkill, a pure ...