Sugar Savvy

When I was in NY, I made sure I went to the Chelsea Market and visited the stores I have come to love.  Chelsea Market Baskets has a really cute gifts and specialty foods.  While there, I picked up a couple of chocolate bars.  One was a 3½ ounce bar of Casa Don Puglisi Pure […]

“NOT FOR GIRLS!” cries the wrapped of this infamous candy bar. It’s made by Nestle and sold only in the UK, as we folks in the US obviously don’t know how to take a joke, especially when it’s written on a candy bar. I’d seen this bar around for a long time, but had never […]

Like Gummy Bears? Then check out what Vat19 sent me as a free sample:

That, dear readers, is a Giant Gummy Bear on a Stick that’s 88 times the size of a regular gummy bear (by the way, if you can’t tell, that’s Vat19’s photo, so those aren’t my man hands. I don’t have man hands). […]

Leonidas was one of the treats from the UK that I haven’t heard of before. They’re not based in the UK either, as they’re a traditional Belgian chocolatier and are pretty widely distributed around the world. I feel this sampling of a few of their chocolate bars seems like a good indication of what kind […]

Serendipity: It’s not just a name of a popular spot in New York that serves frozen hot chocolate. No, it’s what happened this week when a monstrous snowstorm hit much of the Northeast, leaving a blanket of winter in its wake and I had a post due for this site. What better way to celebrate […]

I think I found my new go-to delish bar.  Cafe Tasse Noir Praline called to me from the shelf it sat on in the store, and has continued to do so since I opened the “chic sober packaging.” Yes, you read correctly… chic sober. According to the website, the chic sober packaging is the result […]