The Joy of Tortue

Decadence, thy name is tortue. Decadence in the form of chocolate, caramel and pecans...tortues from Southern Candymakers in New Orleans.

If you have a sweet tooth, you have not lived until you've tried the tortues (turtles) from Southern Candymakers in the French Quarter. Yes, you can order them online (http://www.southerncandymakers.com/StoreFront.bok), but when you drop into the shop (one is conveniently located three blocks off of Canal Street on Decatur, the other also on Decatur near the French Market), you get wonderfully fresh tortues.

Best of all, like a kid in a... well...in a candy shop, you can also press your nose against the glass and see the enormous trays of naked tortues, ready to be blanketed in milk, dark, or white chocolate, waiting to fulfill their gustatory destiny.

And, oh yes, the pralines are wonderful, too.