Sugar Savvy

From the entire Sugar Savvy and Well Fed Network family, we wish you a wonderful holiday season with your friends and family.  We are on vacation until January 2nd, but will return then with a bounty of sugary goodness.  Best wishes to you and yours.

Sweetriot chocolate covered nibs come in 3 flavors: 50, 65 and 70, relating to the percentage of cacao content, respectively.  “Flavor 50,” the one I sampled, was (pleasantly) darker than I would have expected, and the nuggets are much smoother and shinier than other chocolate-covered cacao nibs that I’ve eaten – not that shininess is […]

I picked these chocolate bars up at the Harry and David store in the outlet center. Harry and David sells gourmet food, the type you buy mainly to give as gifts because it’s way too nice and overpriced to eat yourself.  In their store, they had samples of their raspberry malted milk balls. I absolutely […]

Clark bar, where have you been all my life? I’d read about them, but had never seen one until my visit to Economy Candy. I thought they were no longer being made, but fortunately, they’re still in existence. Nostalgia candy usually disappoints, but the Clark is surprisingly tasty.

As the wrapper says, a Clark bar is […]

See’s Candy has an array of chocolate goodness and lip-smacking candy around Christmas time. They offer different specials every year, and if you have not yet tried See’s, this is the perfect time. If you are looking for the perfect gift for someone, below are just a few ideas from See’s.
One new invention of deliciousness is the […]

Ferrero is a pretty well-known brand. You may have noticed their products sitting on drugstore shelves. Or maybe you’ve seen their latest commercials, advertising “food for the gods.” This is Ferrero’s great appeal: elegant, well-packaged chocolates for a decent price. I’ve tried both the hazelnut Rocher and the almond coconut Raffaello, but I hadn’t had […]

When I tasted Hi Chew for the first time, I really couldn’t believe it. With one bite, they easily became my favourite candy. Literally the best tasting candy I’ve ever eaten. These Starburst-like chews from Japan come in several different flavours, all of which are remarkably authentic.
Blueberry tastes just like blueberries. Strawberry tastes mostly like […]

Both Alicia Zar and Rosa Li have recently reported on Das Caramelini French Salted Caramels, Classic and Lemon-Honey, respectively.
I also had the pleasure of tasting these very homemade-tasting candies - the Ginger and Pistachio version, specifically.  Not much to tell you that has not already been said in the aforementioned reviews, but I will confirm […]

I just had a “big” dinner for a small party. It was a celebration and they let me go nuts with the menu. I just love it when I get these opportunities, because they’re a chance to really try out interesting concepts. I had read a while back about a dessert served in Mexico’s Pujol, […]

After being impressed by Lula’s Chocolates’ Aloha Rocky Road, I was eager to dig into my sample of their assorted (and handmade!) caramels. Whoever writes their product descriptions really knows their way around food adjectives.

“I start with small batches of premium butter and fresh, heavy cream, which I slow cook in heavy, copper pots. We […]