Sugar Savvy

While I was home for Thanksgiving break, my friend Cassie took me to That Popcorn Place on the downtown Drag near UT. What a wonderful food find! They’ve got dozens and dozens of flavors of popcorn, from the savory (ranch, cajun, sour cream and onion, bacon and cheese) to the candied (caramel, vanilla, orange) to […]

Before I left school for Thanksgiving break, I checked my PO Box one last time. Surprise! There was a box of caramel samples from Das Foods. I was thankful that I’d thought to check my mail, otherwise I would have had to wait an extra week to taste these.

The caramels may come in a small box, […]

Lula’s Chocolates recently sent over a sample of their California Almond Toffee.  The description of the toffee on the company’s website indicates that the almonds are roasted, but they don’t seem to bear the full-bodied flavor that I associate with a toasted nut. (Wait, is there a difference between “roasted” and “toasted?” If so, I […]

A couple of weeks ago, I found myself on a fairly last-minute weekend trip to Los Angeles. This was on the heels of my failed attempt to attend the All Candy Expo in Chicago, during which I had been hoping (aside from tasting and amassing an infinite amount of samples) to meet the maven of […]

If X marks the spot, XOX marks some of the best truffles to be found in the San Francisco Bay area. XOX Truffles is a homegrown business run by a husband and wife with locations in San Francisco and Oakland and for sale elsewhere in northern California and on the internet. It offers […]

While mentally cataloging my favorite sweet treats I realized that many of them come from small stores that survive on local business. Here are three of my favorite chocolate places in Sydney. They are all specialty shops, selling chocolate by weight. The busiest times for chocolate stores are from Christmas up until Mother’s Day. […]

One day a few years ago I had the opportunity to taste chocolate candy after chocolate candy to the point that the good ones all kind of blurred together in my palate and my memory. Finally at the end of a long and food laden day, I tasted these two candies from Decadent Tastes, […]

If you have not already been made aware of the recent push by the FDA to allow MOCKOLATE to be passed of as CHOCOLATE, Cybele at Candy Blog has been doing an applaudable job of spreading the word and encouraging us all to voice our disapproval (or, alternatively, your support, in the case that you […]

When holidays roll around, kids and adults who follow any type of “free-from” diet can feel a bit left out, and Easter is no exception. Baskets loaded with milk chocolate and marshmallow peeps become the enemy rather than an indulgence. Luckily, specialty food manufacturers have been popping up everywhere to offer delicious (and […]

Some friends brought some chocolate back from France. The two chocolates came in a pink little purse box. The box is very cute, and they have other cute packaging options. The Fauchon site describes the two chocolate as
 
Gianduja - a chocolate candy made with milk chocolate and hazelnut
Carre Or - milk chocolate cube with a […]