orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . august 2014 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 code zip 87104 country united states coordinates 35 05 53 n 106 40 09 w 35.098092 n 106.669136 w 35.098092 ; 106.669136 coordinates 35 05 53 n 106 40 09 w 35.098092 n 106.669136 w 35.098092 ; 106.669136 website www.thecandylady.com the candy lady is a new mexican candy restaurant in the city of albuquerque new mexico which was founded in 1980 . 1 2 contents 1 history 2 today 3 in popular culture 4 references 5 external links history edit the original cooks were diana garcia davis and her daughter debbie . diana was at the core of the founding of the business and developed how the candies were made . 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 edit 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 edit 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 meth 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 references edit elton catherine may jun 1996 . deborah ball the candy lady . new mexico woman . access date requires url help the candy lady . retrieved august 16 2014 . nordstrand dave 1982 . morals left unscathed by trip to x rated candyland . retrieved july 28 2014 . albuquerque woman selling blue candy meth inspired breaking bad . buzz60 on youtube . august 22 2012 . retrieved august 16 2014 . external links edit official website this us based restaurant or restaurant chain article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title the candy lady & oldid 736219015 categories restaurants established in 1980restaurants in albuquerque new mexicounited states restaurant stubshidden categories pages using citations with accessdate and no urlorphaned articles from august 2014all orphaned articlescoordinates on wikidataall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 26 august 2016 at 00 44 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view