Sugar Savvy

When I was 3 years old, I “ran away” from home with my older brother, Ricky, and next-door neighbor, Jimmy (both 4). Well, we didn’t really run away so much as take a self-guided field trip to Tiffany’s Drug Store (no relation to the jewelry store, fyi) to load up on provisions, i.e., sweet, sweet […]

I think the Twix is a tease. It offers a perfect combination of ingredients — shortbread cookie, caramel, and chocolate — but each ingredient shirks its job. This doesn’t make for bad candy, but it’s displeasing when you think about what the bar could be. I feel cheated every time I bite into one. Somehow, […]

My love for Nestle Crunch sets my taste buds in a frenzy when the crunch bar is just mentioned. So, when I saw the new Nestle Crunch Crisp Candy Bar, I had to try one.
It has crispy wafers that are stacked with a slathering of chocolate cream filling. The top layer is covered with the […]

If it wasn’t for a recent article in CNN, I’m not sure I ever would have thought to connect vanishing US bee colonies with having fewer ice cream flavors and higher prices, but believe it.  The folks at Haagen-Dazs say it’s so. 
For some reason, bee colonies are fast disappearing, and it’s got ice cream makers […]

I think it’s time to update my favorite candies page, as I’ve found a wonderful replacement for my 100 Grand love: the Nestle Lion.

I bought the Nestle Lion from The Candy Store in San Francisco. I’ve since seen it in Austin at Central Market (where it cost half as much as it did at The […]

Talk about irony. A few short years ago, you wouldn’t have been able to get me to touch a block of white chocolate with a 10-foot pole, and now? Now it’s become an incredible luxury, a culinary diamond in my eyes, and I’ve become completely enamored with its simple existence. Simple indeed, because as I’m […]

I love Ferrero’s chocolate products, mainly Rocher and Kinder. I have also been quite fond of Nutella, although I’m not sure that one’s exactly a chocolate product. Rafaello candies, just haven’t won me over.
It wasn’t until I spent some time in Europe that I got to know Mon Chéri. Visually at least, in three years […]

The Valomilk is one of those regional candies that most people don’t have access to, so I was surprised to see it in the checkout line of my local “Mom and Pop” grocery store. I scooped it up, went home, and gleefully showed it to my mom. After making fun of my excitement, she proceeded […]

Ever walk out of a restaurant and mindlessly grab a mint off the hostess counter? Of course you have. The after dinner mint is such a commonality to a dining experience they created a candy called just that. Oddly enough though, how often do you see that particular mint offered away from your grannies coffee […]

Valentine’s Day might be over, but there is still room for love and hearts.
Last-minute gifts are truly the norm for Valentine’s Day, especially when it comes to edible offerings. Being something of a cynic, this simple fact just validates my belief that this is one useless holiday, not worth remembering until the date itself even […]