#159

[@jlatio1]

Dude, one of the funnest things about living uptown in new orleans is those times when randomly driving down st charles you find him in his cart somewhere on the side of the road. I pull over almost every time. I literally keep 1 dollar bills in the car just for this.

[@joshuya3609]

Nice, we just got back from a vacation there. One of the days, we went to the zoo; everyone was excited to see the animals, but I was stoked for the Roman's cart! Wish we had time to meet the man himself, the candy was awesome, even brought a couple sticks back to missouri!

[@SerpentineJack99]

Not one speck of red on his shirt; This guy is really good.

[@TipsyFlipper]

yeah I got nervous watching the strawberry part but then the taffy pulling settled me back down.

[@1810jeff]

It's like how the best painters have spotless cloths after a long days work.

[@octopusconsumer]

He is parked right across from my late grandmother's house in this video! I've never seen him that far from St. Charles/the zoo before, I think. If y'all ever get down to New Orleans, you absolutely have to try his candy

[@lovemagicfantastic]

Yes! I was immediately captivated by the Roman Chewing Candy stall and I'm very glad to see it again!

[@tylerbush9908]

The way he pulls the taffy is mesmerizing

[@trubus1085]

"Can't drive and make candy at the same time." This guy is awesome.

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

As many times as I've been to New Orleans, I've never seen this. I'll definitely have to try to find it next time.

[@James-ep2bx]

It's always good to see living breathing everyday history like this

[@Daelyhel]

I remember going to him as a kid in the Zoo in New Orleans. We would have field trips there for school, and he would have lines of kids just waiting for the taffy!

[@ampersand055]

Only five years but felt like an eternity. Glad to see it out after all this time!

[@misterawesomeman1]

Love the history of this. Seeing old school traditions being kept alive is always interesting. Keep up the great work Greg!

[@rsm241]

I just stopped by the shop for the first time yesterday and picked up a bunch of candies to try!

[@NachozMan]

Oh wow a flashback from 2016! What a Treat! (Pun not intended lol) I love that you dedicate so much time showing off the craft of candy making.

[@silvercrypto4284]

Hope he's still around and selling candy.

[@joshuya3609]

He has a permanent cart in the New Orleans zoo, got a couple sticks last week!

[@Jesse__H]

@@joshuya3609 That's nice 😊. Is it taffy, basically?

[@cottontail5514]

just saw him yesterday at the zoo lol

[@D-Vinko]

@@Jesse__H That's the only real classical chewing candy; anytime you see stick chewing candy it's always taffy. Similarly, classical candy had no advanced rubber for gums, but they did have gelatin; however those were gummies then, and now. Chewing candy has always meant Taffy.

[@Battlefox64_RL]

Would love to hang out with him. Seems like a family member I grew up with

[@Fred-bf2zm]

I just watched part 1 yesterday and was wishing this would come out!!! Perfect timing!

[@jokerz7936]

This is just spooky I rewatched the 1st part a few days ago after it was randomly recommended by KZbin for me.

[@jokerz7936]

@@Netbug Recommending Lofty Pursuits based off my viewing patterns isn't random. But randomly picking that particular video from 4 years ago of Lofty Pursuits a day before by happenstance they post a part 2. Now that is spooky IMO.

[@HedlessChickn]

That was fun. Thanks for finishing this.

[@whitetober7825]

Rough day, come back to this - genuine smile listening to him talk.

[@marytwiggs7473]

That looks so tasty, if I ever get the chance to go to New Orleans I hope he's still in business.

[@GoldenSoxFan]

Thanks for releasing this it's all such a blast from the past! You went right by my childhood home in part 1 and seeing the cart brings back a rush of memories.

[@DanielLopez-up6os]

Amazing channel only just found it, and already seen SO many videos, and i feel at home here.

[@LoftyPursuits]

Welcome home. Please remember to wipe your shoes first.

[@alec4672]

I love the sound of those scissors cutting the taffy. Now that's ASMR 😂

[@thisistheaccountname]

Yes! I miss these kinds of videos from y'all.

[@thesledgehammerblog]

The first video came up in my recommendations just a week ago, so it's interesting to see this pop up now.

[@Pariatical]

I was literally thinking about this and rewatched the first vid yesterday, lols

[@DJ42288]

i just found your channel recently. one of the first videos i watched was the roman candy, being from new orleans, i loved the video. i instantly went looking for part two. so happy i subbed so i saw this as soon as posted. thanks for your great work

[@loribrandon9849]

great video, great vendor... i was surprised that none of the customers said "please" when they ordered.

[@Praxxys]

I never saw the first one but am definitely going to watch it now! I loved his story and hearing the history of the wagon.

[@nevilovermann797]

This video should have gone on for hours! Thanks :)

[@MapleJames76]

On the road with Greg !!

[@tomhall6410]

This is incredible and really deserves the publication. Thank you for showing this off. Just incredible

[@tomhall6410]

The first like I've given with tears in my eye

[@IslandRyland]

Love the Greg Travels videos. Funny thing is, I just watched Episode 48 just the other day. What a treat!!!

[@CaptainDominic]

Bucket list seller. As soon as I can leave this tiny island this is one place I want to go

[@christianbarker1121]

Awesome! Love the vibe of your vids man. Glad I found your channel a couple years back

[@Tacos4Breakfast]

i ordered candy from Roman Chewing Candy because of this video. very excited to try.

[@jbaby362]

I see their rum site is doing well and they have an Instagram for that, but I can't get the web page to load so hopefully it'll work later cuz I have the craving for this again

[@OomPapaMaoMao]

Ill be in New Orleans in a couple of weeks, I really hope to find this guy! I just watched the first video last night!

[@joshuya3609]

Idk about the man himself, but he has a permanent cart in the zoo!

[@periwinklebutterfly]

This is so cool! I grew up in the New Orleans area, but I haven’t lived there in year. My mom has such fond memories of eating these as a kid. They’re so good, but she swears they are the best fresh off the wagon.

[@roseduste80]

$1 seems too cheap for that amount of factory produced candy, let alone for something handmade.

[@pickles632]

what a humble man

[@Og-Judy]

That was awesome! Thanks for the side trip Greg!🤗👍🏻❤

[@hulksbigblunt]

You are a great film maker man kinda surprising bc u make candy but it makes me happy to see someone doing something they seem so passionate about keep them coming very nice editing and professional feel

[@axelpatrickb.pingol3228]

Good to know he still around..

[@PilotTed]

I had the chance to visit New Orleans last week, sadly I couldn't find the Roman's Chewing Candy Cart, however I was still able to get the candy at Royal Praline Co in Royal street. Royal Praline has two locations, one on Royal and the other on Decatur street, both of which stocks Roman's Chewing Candy. I got all 3 flavors and tried each one individually at first, then tried them Neapolitan style, and I liked Vanilla the best, though Strawberry came close second. The Chocolate was good too, but when combined with all three flavors its an amazing experience. One thing I regret is not finding was their Candy Rum. I hear they also make candy rum in the same three flavors, but I couldn't find it at the Rouses I looked in, it was on my way back home, so I didn't have time to check any other grocers that is supposed to stock their rum.

[@joshuya3609]

There's a permanent cart in the zoo.

[@LoftyPursuits]

It's a good zoo

[@slashbatch426]

Have to be the luckiest man alive to live 3 miles away from the store is really cool

[@Hamboleo]

That looks really interesting :o and yummy!

[@Buggy.MealwormsTV]

Awesome. I remember the first episode well.

[@sw-gs]

5 freaking years of waiting 😆

[@psyfertech]

thats amazing thats the same cart from back in the day wow

[@FarrahDaws]

I’m from N.O!! So cool to see y’all here!!

[@katherinekinnaird4408]

Great video. I'm sharing it with my friend from Louisiana.

[@fletcher3913]

That was great. Thank for reposting.

[@victorwidell9751]

I love how you focus on the slowly sagging candy while he talks. It's gonna hit the floor! ...nope.

[@FPLJCB]

What a nice guy!

[@wescoast1928]

I live in new Orleans and love your candies

[@ferretyluv]

Oh, you’ve gone back to this guy!

[@Pyracantic]

1:00 in and it’s extremely accurate

[@LordCubbo]

Can't wait to visit the cart for some candy.

[@Bryan_games461]

Keep up the good work 🤗🤗

[@Maazzzo]

Please include subtitles for the Deaf/HoH.

[@Khaine8]

press the subtitles/closed captions button on youtube

[@yeetteey3250]

@@Khaine8 those are auto generated and most of the time gets the words wrong so it’s still hard to understand They’re great with clear sounds but sometimes it gets confused on the words especially with quiet voices or loud background

[@alexlail7481]

I have said many times that a true craftsman/expert/professional makes there skill look like there's nothing to it , but you'd be hard pressed to keep up. He's a great example he may not be able to tell you exact specs on the recipe but I bet he's consistent and if he says the pieces are 15" there spot on... In 5 min I'd be burned, covered in coloring and look like I generally lost a fight with the candy on the hook.😉 Him, Greg, and the folks at Hercules are all talented professionals in a world that rarely values them properly.

[@kiloton1920]

I see his website on the cart and I’ll be ordering some.

[@cgr_politica]

He seems to be a great guy apart from being a great taffy maker!

[@Zenlot]

Literally thinking about salt water taffy today and you go and upload this 😅

[@iandagenais4025]

Hey love your stuff man keep it up

[@SpinuzziProductions]

How funny ordered some about 2 weeks ago. It’s great

[@neccosan]

What website did you use? The one on the cart doesn't work

[@SpinuzziProductions]

@@neccosan the one that I saw on the side of the cart. That’s weird it didn’t work for you. Sorry for my late reply, hopefully it worked for you now

[@Dazdigo]

Looks like Roman Chewing Candy didn't renew their website. I was wondering how much it would cost for those candy sticks.

[@Og-Judy]

I went looking too. Was disappointed the website was gone.

[@kerrikolby6124]

Who's taking over this after he gets older? Does he pass the recipe down? This is too good.

[@Otacon_Magoo]

Tried the website to see his products, and the website is no longer active.

[@Khaine8]

its up now.

[@anikabubonica]

At 6:14 he mentions his "marver," which is usually a glassblowing term with Italian roots. It means "marble" and is a marble countertop used for sucking the heat out of glass, or in this case, hot sugar.

[@904MarkB]

great vid thanks for sharing!

[@cole2526]

Sadly the website appears to be gone, weather he retired or some other reason you cannot order his candy as of July 22nd

[@Khaine8]

it is up now

[@Nvmann805]

Wish I could buy some

[@night5091]

That wagon itself would bring thousands. Got the age and advertising.

[@TheTarrMan]

Would like to order some but his website is down. Anybody know when it'll be back up?

[@ajnormandgroome]

That was great!

[@ObiWantaFanta]

I support everything that you’re doing but I’m gonna need more updates on those tangerine Altoids my man

[@LilSwinney]

Was hoping the website on his cart still worked but doesn't look like it

[@smoath]

Brilliant

[@timz9862]

I’m bummed out. I went to the Roman candy website and it doesn’t exist anymore.

[@LoftyPursuits]

You will have to go to new Orleans to get some.

[@Khaine8]

the webpage is up now

[@H3110NU]

Bummer, the website on the cart doesn’t work anymore.

[@Khaine8]

webpage is up now

[@nolanalmeida777]

If you drive around long enough, you’ll see that cart. The man’s never late or on time, he’s where he needs to be and you better keep a $1 bill on you.

[@vividc6056]

are they no longer selling online? tried to look them up but the website was down.

[@kiloton1920]

I just looked and it is working now

[@Jayroop561]

Ordered my candy over 3weeks now still haven’t shipped if your going to buy candy from them your going to have a long wait. I live in Florida and I’m waiting

[@LoftyPursuits]

We keep the current estimated ship time on the front page of our website. It's not perfect but it's pretty accurate on the day that you ordered. If you ordered a 3 weeks ago I believe it said 10 to 17 days to ship. I'm sorry it's taking so long but when we get backed up we get backed up at his handmade candy. We try to give as much information about ship time as possible. This month we got four times the number of orders of last month and we're catching up as fast as we can and we're producing candy pasture than we ever have. Sadly we're still behind I can only hope our candy is good enough to be worth the wait. We make our candy within a week or two when it's shipped to make sure it's fresh and that means we can't keep a large inventory and stock at any given point quality is more important than speed we feel. Last month I turn around time was 24 hours.

[@Jayroop561]

@@LoftyPursuits when u first order the wait time was 5 to 10 days

[@Og-Judy]

I looked up Roman candy. Web site is gone. Something happen to him?🤔

[@Khaine8]

webpage is up now

[@dean6708]

I bet that candy so good I want some so bad watching to make it

[@kohenbmx545]

It is fun I live in new Orleans

[@princessbanana4625]

This looks very tasty😋

[@princessbanana4625]

@@PilotTed oh wow ty I'll have to try it out☺

[@GodsOath_com]

Oh my gosh, all that sugar and no bugs?

[@DanDanChair3427]

Why did it take this long to release part 2?

[@LoftyPursuits]

I forgot I had the footage. Also interviews like this are hard to edit.

[@ezrhino1803]

wen to the website and it shows not available. Ahh this video is 5 years old. I guess hes no loinger in business

[@LoftyPursuits]

He is, he's just not good with the Internet

[@Khaine8]

webpage is up now

[@bmarcum1570]

Greg you look so young in this

[@LoftyPursuits]

The last 5 years of added a lot of gray to me :-)

[@andreasa.2226]

Their Website is down, have they gone out of business?

[@joshuya3609]

Nope, he's still around, got a couple sticks last week!

[@Khaine8]

webpage is up now

[@mawpatti]

I tried the website and no luck it doesnt exist :-(

[@Khaine8]

webpage is up now

[@neccosan]

Can anyone get to the website of Roman candy?

[@Khaine8]

webpage is up now

[@Jesse__H]

Just curious, why did you sit on this video for six years?

[@LoftyPursuits]

Forgot about it actually. Couple of weeks ago it came up in conversation I needed a filler video this week. Interview videos are particularly annoying and difficult to edit. I imagine at the time I was just putting off doing the work.

[@Jesse__H]

@@LoftyPursuits haha fair enough! 😊

[@SylviaRustyFae]

Given this took place in 2016; that kid rly shudve put tbat bill in his hand >.> Tossin it in like that made him have to wipe down the surface.

[@Coolbreeze0988]

Best part of the zoo!

[@tyleranderson3178]

Is “Chewing Candy” more like taffy, or like chewing gum?

[@LoftyPursuits]

Its another name for taffy that only they use. Watch video #1

[@tyleranderson3178]

@@LoftyPursuits Thank you!

[@joshuya3609]

It's extraordinary chewy and sticks to your teeth like crazy, but it eventually dissolves in your mouth.

[@borbleborb4586]

You should make some tardis candy

[@LoftyPursuits]

Two videos on it already.