Candywire

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Here's an antidote to all the sets of gleaming abs that are about to inundate this site, now that our annual Hottest Trainer contest has kicked off: New York Magazine's list of the best candies in NYC. Some sweets of note: palm-sized gummy rats, ginger wasabi marshmallows, and Cynthia Rowley's surprisingly non-edible-looking take on the ring pop (pictured). [Grub Street]