Sugar Savvy

Candy lovers everywhere rejoiced this June in honor of National Candy Month.  Did you celebrate?
I certainly did, with a little help from the nice people at Emily’s Chocolates, who sent me some of their Dark Chocolate Covered Cherries to sample.
Emily’s Dark Chocolate Covered Cherries are part of their Every Day Treasures Line and come in a […]

A few days ago, my parents returned from a little European vacation. The only thing I asked that they bring me (other than some nice, smoky Spanish paprika) was a little turron or torrone, delicious soft honey nougat studded with nuts, from Spain and Italy, respectively (the two countries on their itinerary). Nougat, as opposed […]

As I’ve noted before, Choxie, Target’s house brand of chocolate, works hard to market itself. I adore their bright, retro wrappers, and I hate that they don’t capitalize anything. Check out the descriptions of these two bars that were a holiday gift from my suitemate Alisha:
Choxie milk chocolate roasted almond sea salt bar
solid milk chocolate. […]

There are moments in our lives where we need some bliss. So this weekend I tried the new Hershey’s Bliss chocolates, going with the travel size, which came three to each package and only a 100 calories.
The Dark Chocolate is a hard square that is heavenly bliss. Dark chocolate is supposed to be good for you, and […]

Every once in a while, you’re fortunate enough to experience something so eye-opening that it changes the way you frame your worldview. After falling in love for the first time, or tasting your first Jelly Bellies, schoolgirl crushes and plain old generic jelly beans will never be seen the same way again. Amano’s trio of […]

Amano is one of less than 20 chocolate makers in the United States actually making their own chocolate. This is to say that they begin with raw beans, roast and grind them, and then create small-batch, high quality chocolate bars. Hence the he name “Amano,” which translates to “by hand.” Chocolate savant David Lebovitz spells […]

I have to start by saying that I was rather disappointed in the Limited Edition “Razzberry M&M’s” that Mars recently marketed. I just couldn’t get past the overwhelmingly artificial smell and taste of the raspberry flavoring. So when I heard that they were coming out with a new “Wildly Cherry” flavor I didn’t have high […]

A couple weeks ago I had a run in with yet another limited edition Hershey’s Kiss. My wife received a couple of them decorated with red hearts on the silver foil. The plume read: Dark Raspberry. I wish I had a chance to snap a pic of these little candies, however I’m sans-camera for the […]

Valentine’s Day might be over, but there is still room for love and hearts.
Last-minute gifts are truly the norm for Valentine’s Day, especially when it comes to edible offerings. Being something of a cynic, this simple fact just validates my belief that this is one useless holiday, not worth remembering until the date itself even […]

Cheese is like a religion in our house, and although we’ve had a fondue pot for years, we’ve inexplicably never used it for chocolate. I decided it was time to remedy that situation, and the upcoming Valentine’s Day holiday gave me an excuse to try it out. In the end, however, the process took place […]