Sugar Savvy

Thank you so much for making our site a part of your regular routine.  Without you, we wouldn’t be here.  We will be taking a short break to celebrate the holidays with our family and friends, and will resume regular postings on Monday, January 5th (the official kick-off of the annual Food Blog Awards!).
Happy holidays!

At long last, it’s that time of year again, time to recognize your favorite food and drink blogs with the annual Food Blog Awards.  This year, in the interest of the upcoming holidays, we’ve moved our schedule up a bit, so it will not get underway until after the holidays. 
On Monday, January 5th, we will put […]

As I readied to write this post, I discovered that I’ve never formally reviewed any Ghirardelli chocolates on this site, though I’ve eaten lots of Ghirardelli chocolates in my life. To remedy that, here’s a review of their Intense Dark Assortment.

First up, the Mint Bliss, a 60% cacao. It had a great snap and a […]

At a recent chocolate tasting event, Anya Wayne, co-owner of the custom confectioner Bellatrix Confections, shared a recipe for a party mix designed to take advantage of the different varietals of chocolate now availble.
Of course, being a candy maker, Wayne has what she describes as a spare room full of chocolate to choose from.  I ended up […]

Heksehyl is another licorice I found out about from Cybele over at CandyBlog. Isn’t it wonderful how even we candy bloggers can learn about new things from each other? I often turn to her website for licorice recommendations, because I’m really a novice. I just know that I like the stuff.
The Heksehyl was an extremely […]

I recently attended the Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate Salon (read my review here), where I met some of the lovely people from Chuao Chocolatier and sampled a few of their most popular chocolate bars. One of the products I did not have a chance to taste at the event was the gourmet hot chocolate. Well, […]

Since I recently wrote about the Hazelnut Reese’s, and they just put up a huge billboard on  one of my daily routes, I’ve had this candy on my mind for awhile now. I decided to pick up some peanut cups to be certain that these would be better. Unfortunately, it all happened so fast that […]

I’ve always been a fan of Torrone even though I haven’t been able to eat it with great frequency. It was a frequent treat that was in my household during Christmas, and only because my Dad is crazy for the stuff. He’s receive a few bars as a gift and it would be gone by […]

Ever hear of Galerie?  I hadn’t until I came across a ½ ounce package of Candy Snowflakes hanging on an end cap in CVS, of all places. I must admit my disappointment when trying to research the product.  I am not impressed by their website.  Maybe I am going to the wrong place. The website […]

I am excited to announce that Chocolove, one of my favorite chocolate companies, is holding a sweet contest to have their head chocolatier, Timothy Moley, create your fantasy chocolate bar. How sweet is that?
Go visit their website and there you can take their survey and describe what your fantasy chocolate bar would be. The drawing […]