Sugar Savvy

I am on a quest to find the “perfect malt ball;” a malt ball with a nice milk chocolate coating (real milk chocolate) and a light crispy (not powdery) malt center that will satisfy my cravings.  Alas, my quest has remained unfruitful to date.
You see, I find that there is always one missing component; for […]

Easter signaled the end of the candy season until Halloween, and Easter candy sales were the last chance to stock up on favorites until next year.  Every year I look forward to making the rounds and picking up some of my favorite Easter cand,y as well as trying out a few new things I would […]

When I was recently at Target, I happened to be right in front of the Choxie display and a young couple was in front of me, trying to decide what to get someone they knew for Valentine’s Day.
“Well, I suppose you could get her that,” he said, pointing to the Choxie display, but practically spitting […]

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 […]

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, […]

First, a disclaimer. I am picky about my sweets. Much to my mother’s dismay, I did not inherit her sweet tooth. While I do like sweets, because I eat so few of them, I’m just a little more particular about which ones, you know? I don’t just have chocolate for the sake of having chocolate. […]

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, […]

I picked this up at Sainsbury’s in Cambridge after I read Terry’s review of it on The Chocolate Review, and I wasn’t sorry. I bought them in a pack of six and brought them home to give out as “I remembered you while I was abroad!” gifts. The big six-pack contained six individually wrapped bars, […]

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 […]

No, I’m not referring to the rolls of fruit flavored pressed sugar candies produced by Ce De Candy, Inc., that most Americans associate with the name Smarties, but rather, to the milk chocolate candies in a crisp sugar shell that the rest of the world knows and loves as Smarties.
Currently manufactured by Nestle, Smarties were […]