http://sugarsavvy.net Candy bars, artisanal chocolates, bubble gum and every sugary thing in between. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:30:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A few months back, we made a radical change at Well Fed.  Instead of updating our 12+ individual sites on the network, all new content is going on our main site, www.wellfed.net.  So if you love all things Sugar Savvy, fear not.  You can still find updated, fresh content from ... http://sugarsavvy.net/2009/11/04/changes-at-sugar-savvy/ Do you have a raging sweet tooth? Have you been known to drive considerable distances to track down Limited Edition candies that you heard about? Do you raid your kids' Trick-or-Treat bags and Easter baskets to find new favorites? Do you love discovering a new sugary treat or reminiscing about an old favorite? Then we'd love ... http://sugarsavvy.net/2009/07/10/writers-wanted-3/ I often have a love/hate relationship with gummis. It really boils down to the fact that I'm really picky about them. My main complaint is that the texture often isn't chewy enough to my liking and the flavors are too similar and bland for me to really enjoy them. There's ... http://sugarsavvy.net/2009/07/08/life-savers-island-fruits/ I love discovering chocolate I've never seen before, so I was very excited to notice these strangely shaped bars in an almost hidden box in the shelf of a grocery store I rarely visit. Sounds like a perfect setup for finding a mysterious chocolate, doesn't it? It's a company from ... http://sugarsavvy.net/2009/07/07/theobroma-chocolat-dark-and-pineapple/ Candy trends are fun and funny. Back in the day, dark chocolate was just a trend, and now it's pretty much the norm. Recent trends that I can think of include bacon, chili chocolate, and "superfruits" like pomegrante, acai, and goji. So what's the next big candy trend? Here's what the ... http://sugarsavvy.net/2009/07/06/nca-trend-report-2009/ Last year around this time Newman’s Own expanded its Newman-O’s Cookie line to include a new Peanut Butter Crème Filled Chocolate Cookie, and generously sent me a sampler box to review, which you can check out here. Along with the Peanut Butter Crème Filled Chocolate Cookies, the Newman’s sampler box also contained some ... http://sugarsavvy.net/2009/07/02/newman%e2%80%99s-own-organic-ginger-n%e2%80%99-creme-ginger-%e2%80%93-o%e2%80%99s/ I'm always on the lookout for a new source for unique gifts, even better if they're food-related.  Although the Sugar Savvy team hasn't taste-tested these babies yet, the Funky Chunky bunch is now on our radar.  The folks at Funky Chunky offer a nice selection of popcorn and pretzel items in ... http://sugarsavvy.net/2009/06/30/now-on-our-radar-funky-chunky-popcorn/ Over the past few years, the pastel-colored, buttercream frosted cupcake at Billy's Bakery in Chelsea (NYC) has been my standard of the cupcake-to-beat.  Theirs are what all cupcakes get compared to.  To be quite honest, the cake part is actually just the tiniest bit dry, but the frosting more than ... http://sugarsavvy.net/2009/06/29/doubling-the-fun-with-a-new-billys-bakery-location/ 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 ... http://sugarsavvy.net/2009/06/19/fresh-and-easy-milk-chocolate-malt-balls/ Since I eat ice cream at a leisurely pace, I am a scoop-in-a-cup kind of girl. I can have one scoop and my husband has two, and he will be already walking it off while I am still licking the spoon. Over the weekend, my husband wanted to try something besides ... http://sugarsavvy.net/2009/06/11/what-would-you-do-for-a-klondike-bar/