Haute Stoner Treats

Michael Recchiuti has the demented mind of a high-end stoner. (By Lessley Anderson)

Sweet Salvation

Count on these mail-order chocolates for last-minute holiday gifts. (By Roxanne Webber)

New Finds: Irresistible Peppermint Patties

Recchiuti Confections makes a damn good peppermint thin. (By Roxanne Webber)

Sweet, chewy, smoky, and “so, so good.” (By Sarah Perry)

10 Mail-Order Treats

Stuff we want to eat right now. (By Roxanne Webber)

The Rise of the Salt Tooth

The craze for salted sweets. (By Jessica Su)

If It Ain't Dark, It Ain't Chocolate

The gourmet chocolate trend has spawned dark-chocolate snobs. (By Lessley Anderson and James Norton)

Make Your Own Candy Bars

Corner-store sweets go high-end.

Wedding Cake Tips

Get the most for your money. (By Roxanne Webber)

Lavish chocolates make great gifts. Here are our favorites, top to bottom.

A hit of good salt will round out the buttery sweetness of caramel; hence, the genius of salt caramels! (By Pat Hammond)

One blogger’s quest for chocolate-based holiday cheer goes unrewarded. (By Meredith Arthur)

A mouth-watering New York Times travel piece ambles through Wisconsin’s old-school “Candy Delta.” (By Joyce Slaton)

Cabernet Sauvignon is a textbook example of a wine that pairs terribly with chocolate. (By Daniel Duane)

Flourless and fabulous. (By Caitlin McGrath)