Los Angeles - May 02, 2007

Puff the Magic Snack-On

Fancycorn

You can pick your friends. You can pick your teeth. But you can’t pick your friend’s teeth. (A lesson sadly learned last time you reached over to “help” a pal in need.)

Avoid all such faux pas with Fancycorn. Made with puff corn, a hull-free piece of the regular old cereal grain, it won’t make you suffer through terrible kernel-molar.

Forget about plain. Munch on three scrumptious flavors: classic, a buttery caramel variety; sweet (but not too sweet) dark chocolate; and peanut, which will make you want to rewrite the lyrics to “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.”

Buy it by the bag and keep it all to yourself or stash it by the tin (available in 42 and 78 ounces).

Because sharing is caring, too.

Available at Cuvee, 145 South Robertson Boulevard, between Alden Drive and Third Street, West Hollywood (310-271-4333); Thursdays, noon-7 p.m., at Westwood Farmers Market, off Sepulveda Boulevard, across from the VA Hospital; phone order (310-614-6209).