Sugar Savvy

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 […]

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 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, […]

Mars in the UK is taking some of their favorite candies to a whole new level with a bunch of special treats developed for entertainment lovers and movie goers alike.
Set to hit shelves in 2009, the new candy offerings are cleverly packaged to be played with or taken to the movies were you can opt […]

The school year is starting up, which means many people are getting ready to hit the books again. I’m particularly nervous and excited for this year, not because I’m returning to school, but my youngest sister is. She’ll be starting her junior year of college… in Japan. Yes, Japan, land of the magical KitKats!
It seems […]

I had the chance to taste Mozart chocolates on two separate occasions. I got to try MozartKugel when a woman visiting the family that I boarded with in Cambridge brought a bag as a hostess gift, and I came across the flat MozartTaler when a lab member got back from Austria. According to the Wikipedia […]

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 […]

I love trying new candy. So when the opportunity to trade with a fellow candy lover in Australia came up, I knew I had to jump on it. Out of the many treats I received, this small packed of The Natural Confectionery Co’s Fruit Chews was amongst them.
I found the simple and child-like packaging interesting […]

Some Japanese candy fun, thanks to my friend Michael, in the form of Gummi Sushi. The Japanese are quite good at coming up with cute (Hello Kitty much?) and clever things, and they certainly haven’t skimped on cuteness and cleverness in their gummis. Better yet, unlike the gummi hamburgers or pizzas that you can find […]

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 […]