Sugar Savvy

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 […]

This week Vere Chocolate will be opening the doors to their New York City chocolate factory to the public.  The factory will be opening its Manhattan doors to the public Wednesday (Dec 13)- Friday (Dec 15).  As if being able to check out the factory and see what goes on behind the scenes isn’t enough, all […]

Looking for a Christmas gift for the Rachael Ray fan in your life?  Well I am, and I just found a great idea I’m sure will make them say Yum-O times 2.   Among the cool knives, cookbooks and other stuff at shoprachaelray.com I found the perfect gift set for a chocolate lovin Rachael Ray fan.  The gift set includes a t-shirt with one […]

Talk about amazing architecture.  Last month in New York, a French chef by the name of Alain Roby set a new record for the creating the world’s tallest sculpture made out of chocolate.  Roby, who is chef at a Chicago Hyatt, created a “skyscraper” made out of pure dark chocolate.  The building is 20 feet […]

I came across a little something new this week at Target.   Both seasonally festive AND healthy, Emily’s dark chocolate covered cranberries are the complete package of confectionary health.  It’s an antioxidant coated in yet another antioxidant.  Oh, and some of those choice Omega-3 fatty acids (in the dark chocolate) thrown in for good measure.
In the […]

L.A. Burdick offers hand-made, gourmet, artisan chocolates perfect for gift giving or enjoying for yourself. This fall, they are offering up some sweet treats with the flavors of fall in mind.
Treat yourself or someone near to your heart with Autumn Luxembourgers, Burdicks hand-piped meringue treats filled with cinnamon, chocolate and pumpkin […]

See’s Candies get all dressed up for Halloween in pumpkin shapes and witches’ hats, but the candies are, of course, all treat and no trick. Here’s a round up of what is available at See’s Candies stores and on its website for this sweetly scary holiday.
See’s dresses up its solid milk chocolate in a ghostly […]

I picked up these caramels at Miette in the Ferry Terminal Building in San Francisco. I loved that they were in huge apothecary jars next to the cashier. They were begging to be purchased. Produced by the Little Flower Candy Company, they come in three flavors, vanilla caramel, lemon caramel and sea […]

Just in time for Halloween I spotted these adorable and festive Hershey’s Kisses. Available through the Hershey’s Gifts website and catalogue, are the Halloween Costume KISSES. Each order comes as a set of two costumed 7 oz Giant milk chocolate Kisses. The Halloween Kisses are each handcrafted and decorated to look like […]