Sugar Savvy

Have you ever eaten a Thingamajig?  Have you ever seen one?  Chances are you may not even know it existed.
A Thingamajig is a limited edition candy bar made by Hershey’s similar in style to the Whatchamacallit.  The Whatchamacallit label reads “peanut flavor crisp, caramel, and rich chocolatey […]

Did you manage to catch the limited edition run of Cherry 3 Musketeers that were out for Valentine’s Day? I didn’t. But I did get mailed a free sample bag of 3 Musketeers Raspberry minis, a limited edition for Easter.

Though they’re ostensibly for Easter, the bars’ packaging didn’t seem that Easter-y to me. It had […]

Every year on February 2nd French people everywhere eat crêpes.  Why February 2nd, because it is traditional to celebrate the Catholic holiday called “La Chandeleur” (Candlemas) by making delicious crêpes.
“La Chandeleur” commemorates the purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of baby Jesus.  Now you may be asking, what does this have to do […]

Peanut butter enthusiasts are warned, Koeze’s newest confections, Cream-Nut Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Clusters, are hard to resist.
For the past 80 years, Koeze has been producing artisan peanut butter made with Virginia peanuts and a bit of salt. Their newest award winning Cream-Nut Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Clusters consist of a creamy mix of peanut-butter […]

Waaay back in 2008, I reviewed Amano’s then complete line-up of single-origin bars and gave them my highest rating. They’ve since released a new Jembrana bar and updated their packaging with a shinier, artsier look. I was pleasantly surprised with a free pair of their newest bars for tasting. Apparently they’d kept my name and […]

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 […]

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, […]

When I visited London last year, I made sure to do the standard touristy things, including visiting Harrod’s department store. My second favorite part about Harrod’s was trying on uber-expensive designer shoes - I had no hopes of actually affording them (paying rent, just a tad more important), but hey, they were out in the […]

I first discovered Choclatique chocolates at the Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate Salon, which I attended last month. You can read my review of that event here.
This Southern California based company was founded in 2003 by Ed Engoron and Joan Vieweger, who have created a dazzling variety of over 150 chocolates, all of which are hand-made, […]

This past Sunday was the 2nd annual Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate Salon. The Chocolate Salon is a chocolate show in the Los Angeles area that takes place at the Pasadena Center, where chocolate lovers can taste artisan and gourmet chocolate, as well as hear chefs and authors talk about their products.
I was fortunate enough to […]