Sugar Savvy

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 […]

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 […]

Sometimes the shape of candy greatly affects its taste.  Take Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, for example.  The taste of a regular Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup is quite different from the taste of a Reese’s Miniature Cup or a Reese’s Big Cup.
One factor as to why shape of the Reese’s affects its taste is the ratio […]

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 […]

When I was 3 years old, I “ran away” from home with my older brother, Ricky, and next-door neighbor, Jimmy (both 4). Well, we didn’t really run away so much as take a self-guided field trip to Tiffany’s Drug Store (no relation to the jewelry store, fyi) to load up on provisions, i.e., sweet, sweet […]

Again with the Das Caramelini … they keep sending and we keep reviewing (and chewing).  (Enter “das” in the search field our our site here to see 6 previous reviews of Das salted caramels in a variety of flavors.)
To avoid redundancy, I will simply say that the remarks and opinions put forth with regard to the other […]

Over the course of my life, I have taken in no small amount of toffee – of the butternut crunch genre.  From Almond Roca to Lula’s, to See’s -  I rarely miss an opportunity to sample an English, California, or whatever they want to name it, nut and butter based toffee, coated with chocolate and then […]

A couple of weeks ago, I found myself on a fairly last-minute weekend trip to Los Angeles. This was on the heels of my failed attempt to attend the All Candy Expo in Chicago, during which I had been hoping (aside from tasting and amassing an infinite amount of samples) to meet the maven of […]

Yes, people really rank this sort of stuff.
So, love candy and want a sweet vacation that really zeros in on that love? Perfect! Here are the top 10 vacation destinations for candy lovers, as ranked by the National Confectioners Association:
10. Kansas City, Mo. — Home to Russell Stover headquarters and Andre’s Confiserie […]

Between various recent posts on Sugar Savvy and Fit Fare, there has been a good amount of weighing-in on the Lara Bar recently. See these links for reports on specific flavors, such as Cherry Pie, Pecan Pie, Apple Pie,Gingersnap, Cashew Cookie, Banana Cookie, Apple Pie, Cinnamon Roll, and the Lara Bar Jocolat. With so […]