We’ve been wanting to do this for a while – we’ve heard your pleas! – but we haven’t been able to.  No one was around to help, we couldn’t work out a schedule, et cetera et cetera.  But everything’s fallen into place like the tumblers in a big gnarly dungeon lock, and we will now be at the Flea both Saturdays AND Sundays at One Hanson!  The Evil Plan marches on!

So what does that mean for you, dear customer?  Well, first of all, more candy.  DOUBLE the candy.  And we have a new caramel this week (if you subscribe to the newsletter, you’re already in the know): Preserved Lemon/Olive Oil.  I love preserved lemons in pretty much anything; I had them for the first time just a couple of years ago, and the combination of bright citrus, saltiness, and pucker factor more or less blew my mind.  I’d always wanted to do a truffle involving them for years, but never quite got around to it.

Then fate intervened in the form of our friend and Fatty Crab chef extraordinaire Corwin (son of Roni-Sue, erstwhile employer and eternal mentor) — who hooked us up with some preserved lemon powder, made in-house by him and his team of magical ninja-wizards.  Seriously amazing stuff.  Jen came up with the olive oil flavor pairing, and boom.  Legend.

I happen to think it’s incredible.  We’re still in beta-testing and have a reeeeally limited amount of them this weekend, so first come first serve.  Try ‘em and let us know what you think!  (They’ll likely be involved in a secret Valentine’s Day project; more of which next week…)

Oh yeah, speaking of  — we’re teaming up with the queen of the mini-cupcake, Keavy of Kumquat Cupcakery, to do a pop-up store in Greenpoint’s Kill Devil Hill!  How freakin’ excited are you?!  Have you *seen* how gorgeous her Valentine’s Day gift boxes are?  Do you even *know* the cool stuff we’ll have for your Valentine?  (Think passion fruit, chocolate, hibiscus, chocolate, cayenne, blood orange…chocolate…)

You know we won’t hold out on you.  All shall be revealed next week.  Abide until then, sweet followers — we’re looking forward to seeing you this weekend!

Just kidding!  It only moves inside…and for us, to Manhattan!  Starting the day after Thanksgiving, you can find us at the Flea’s Gifted Holiday Market — residing at the old Tower Records space on E4th and Lafayette in the grand old borough of Manhattan.  Following that, we’ll be there every week, Wednesday thru Sunday, fulfilling all your wildest candy dreams — we’ll have gift packaging!  We’ll have new stuff!  Best of all, we’ll have heat!

More news on that to come.  Meantimes, an enormous, soul-filling THANK YOU to our amazing customers, Twitter followers, Facebook fans, friends and family, and various other pals who have made the first 7 months of our existence utterly rewarding and unbelievable.  You might think we’re just saying it, but we really do have serious gangsta love in our hearts for you.  See you back outside in the spring!

PS. don’t forget the New Amsterdam Market on Sunday: coffee tastings, a new Bread Pavilion, and — as always — a squillion other awesome things.  We’ll be there!

However — such unabashed scare tactics are clearly producing results.  To wit: three (count em!) new locations are carrying Liddabit Sweets!

BEDFORD CHEESE SHOP – with almost our entire line in the store, you can’t go wrong at this Williamsburg mainstay.  They also happen to have a huge selection of incredible cheeses (a weakness of ours) and other tasty tidbits.  A one-stop shop, indeed!

SPUYTEN DUYVIL GROCERY – into beer?  Like the bar of the same name?  Then you’re missing out if you haven’t visited this cool little gem hiding in the Williamsburg mini-mall.  All the obscure, artisan beer and cider you could ever want (they source our Doc’s Draft for the Hard Cider Caramels), with an old-school, unpretentious vibe.

NORTHERN SPY FOOD CO. – okay, so they’re not technically open yet.  But word on the street is Nov. 10 is the big day – and here we make our Manhattan debut!  Coffee, snacks, sit-down, take-away and groceries — they’ve got it all.  Plus they’re super nice.  Head down to the East Village next week and show ‘em some love!

…we also just re-upped at our other locations: Marlow & Daughters, Greene Grape Provisions, and Formaggio Kitchen (in MA).  So have at it!  Just be nice to the people behind the counter(s).  We’re pretty sure they reserve the right to not serve you if you get rowdy.

We went to college, and consider ourselves a couple of pretty smart cookies — we do run a business, after all.  But, given the chance, who wouldn’t want to go to Yale just for the heck of it?

Well, we certainly jumped at the chance!  Liddabit Sweets is honored to be the official confectioner for the Yale Cabaret’s 42nd season, opening tonight.  That means they’re selling our sweets to folks at the concession stand before they go to see some of the most cutting-edge theater around, from perhaps the country’s most esteemed grad theater program.  You can find more info on their website.