"As long as you stay on this side of the sweet-savory line, the meat and chocolate trend is a great one." Chocolate-covered bacon from Roni-Sue's. [Photographs: Robyn Lee] Chocolate and meat may have started with the Aztecs (in their thick, chocolate-tinged mole sauce) but the food marriage has been spreading to the artisanal candy aisle and non-Mexican restaurants like Blue Hill in New York. At first I was very wary of this combination but knew I'd have to give in—if for no other reason than to say I’d at least tried it. My first foray into chocolaty meat, probably like many others, was the Vosges bacon chocolate bar. I picked it up about a year ago and my impression was...
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Over at The Cocktail Chronicles, Serious Eats contributor Paul Clarke raves about Bittermens's newly released Xocolatl Mole Bitters, whose "durable and versatile flavor," he claims, makes for "explosively good cocktails." Check out his review, or order them now....
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