The Candy Lady

The Candy Lady is a New Mexican candy store in the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, founded in 1980.^[1][2]

The Candy Lady
Inside the Candy Lady
Restaurant information
Established	1980
Head chef	Debbie Ball
Food type	Candy
Dress code	Casual
Street address	424 San Felipe St NW
City	Albuquerque
State	New Mexico
Postal/ZIP Code	87104
Country	United States
Coordinates	35.098092°N 106.669136°W / 35.098092; -106.669136
Website	www.thecandylady.com

History

The original cooks were Diana Garcia Davis and her daughter Debbie. Diana was at the core of the founding of the business, and developed the candies. In 1982, the business ran into controversy as they had begun to sell adult-themed candies. The North Valley Gospel Church in Albuquerque picketed and protested the candy restaurant, which brought national attention to the restaurant from WGN-TV in Chicago to Playboy.^[3] When Diana retired her daughter Debbie continued to run the business.

Today

The Candy Lady is still serving up candy. The New Mexican candy will have red or green New Mexico peppers. They also have fudge, licorice, chocolate dipped fruits, custom cakes, hard candy, rock candy, and truffles.

In popular culture

On The Secret Life Of Southwest Foods the host stopped by the candy shop, and called it an "Albuquerque hotspot".

This restaurant was responsible for the creation of the methamphetamine prop used in Breaking Bad. The candy consists of a blue sugar rock candy; it is now sold at The Candy Lady as meth candy.^[4]