Sugar Savvy

I was killing time in Pier 1 Imports (not a good idea for a spend-a-holic) and I got sucked into the clearance section stategically positioned to the left of the register.  Shelves one and two?  Chocolate… lots of chocolate. The square box marked Chocolate Popcorn Bar was the first to hit the counter. When I […]

I think Hershey’s Symphony is a funny line - it doesn’t get much recognition or advertising, so it’s not especially distinctive, yet it’s been around for nearly as long as I’ve been alive (since 1989) and is pretty easy to find. There must be something redeeming about it to keep it around. Meanwhile, Joseph Schmidt’s […]

When my friend Cassie went to Japan for a fun trip with her boyfriend (so jealous, by the way), she offered to bring me back candy. I eagerly requested Kit Kats. Why Kit Kats, a run-of-the-mill candy that’s all over the U.S.? Because the Japanese make about a zillion Kit Kats in strange flavors, and […]

I first tried Endangered Species Chocolate back in the fall.  I was impressed with the product, the informative packaging, the cocoa that is 100% ethically traded, and that a percentage of the company’s profits are donated to help endangered species.
Since then, I have bought the chocolate several times, including for some of the science teachers during […]

What happened while I was in New York City?  I entered into ecstasy.  Not the city, itself, Jacques Torres Chocolate.
I walked by Jacques Torres Chocolate’s Manhattan store a couple of times before venturing inside. I knew I would be in trouble… wonderfully delicious trouble.  And I was right. The welcoming chocolate brown interior enveloped all […]

The Chocolate Guide: To Local Chocolatiers, Chocolate Makers, Boutiques, Patisseries and Shops - Eastern Edition is Taste TV’s latest guidebook to all things chocolate on the East Coast.  This book follows the publication of The Chocolate Guide Western Edition.
At its core, the book is a compilation of profiles of various Chocolate Makers and chocolate shops […]

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 […]

About a month ago, I gave two types of Dove chocolates, their Dark Chocolate Promises and their Dark Chocolate Mint Flavored Caramel Promises, a bad review. They were mailed to me as a contest prize, and they showed up bloomed and sub-par. Well, Dove saw my review and asked if I would give them a […]

When I was in NY, I made sure I went to the Chelsea Market and visited the stores I have come to love.  Chelsea Market Baskets has a really cute gifts and specialty foods.  While there, I picked up a couple of chocolate bars.  One was a 3½ ounce bar of Casa Don Puglisi Pure […]

“NOT FOR GIRLS!” cries the wrapped of this infamous candy bar. It’s made by Nestle and sold only in the UK, as we folks in the US obviously don’t know how to take a joke, especially when it’s written on a candy bar. I’d seen this bar around for a long time, but had never […]