Sugar Savvy

Lollyphile, a candy company in San Francisco and the creation of Jason Lewis, is going out on a limb and bringing lollipops to another level.  According to their website, Lollyphile expresses that they ”believe candy can be every bit as much a gastronomical adventure as a fancy dinner, and we want to see just how far we […]

Honestly, before I put one of these little candies in my mouth, I’d forgotten how much I liked Tootsie Pops. There is something about a Tootsie Pop that makes it different from any other lollipop, and these wonderful little candy drops let you enjoy that special quality without the awkward stick and the painfully distended cheek.
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While on a work assignment on location in my hometown yesterday, I snuck in to Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour to see what sort of olde tyme candy I could get my hands on. They call it Pearl Street Ice Cream Parlour these days, but the menu and candy selection is pure vintage Farrells: locale […]

Sure, why not?  The folks at Yummy Earth are taking “natural” to a whole new level.  They have just introduced a line of new lollipops that are made without processed sugars or artifical flavors.  Two dads are behind the line, and, interestingly enough, the coloring from the lollipops comes from ingredients like purple carrots and […]

Among See’s Candies’ more than 100 candy offerings are Gourmet Lollypops, kind of a square sucker.  Square, dense and full of flavor, these candies-on-a-stick are long-lasting treats that appeal to kids and adults alike. 
My husband and I celebrated the birth of our sons by passing out assorted flavors of these lollypops (which is how See’s Candies […]

Catalogs for Halloween tricks and treats have begun arriving at my household. My favorite for the most creative (and probably least gourmet) is the Oriental Trading Company’s. Its merchandise ranges from the sensible (small packs of pretzels) to the wonderfully grotesque (eyeball gum balls with cherry centers) to the downright disgusting (gummy bugs, brains, barf […]