It's a very sweet and specific recipe.

"I weighed this out earlier — this is 6.60 grams of rock sugar. I'm just going to pour it in here," said Eugene J. of the start of a process to make his take on the candy called Nerds. His are called Freaks.

What You Need To Know

Eugene J. Candy Co. is a candy shop in Bushwick, Brooklyn

Owner Eugene J. creates his own candy and curates a selection of other favorites

The store opened in March 2016 and always features Halloween decor

Eugene uses a panning machine to create his candies, which resembles a small cement mixer. It all happens at the Bushwick candy shop he opened in March of 2016, where it basically is always Halloween.

"When I was trying to come up with an idea for the store, I knew I wanted it to be a celebration of candy and play wi

See Full Page