Spork and Knife

It’s been talked about in Foodie Circles for months now.  The combination of smooth, creamy, rich chocolate and smokey salty…BACON.  If you just contorted your face and thought to yourself, “Eww, that’s disgusting,” then you had the same reaction as many people I know.  If you think about it further, the combination is not too nutty.  Most people like the contrast of sweet and salty together.  If we didn’t then trail mix would cease to exist and the idea of chocolate covered popcorn would be absurd.

Going even further, as the back of the Vosges bar states…

 ”I began experimenting with bacon + chocolate at the tender age of 6, while eating chocolate chip pancakes drenched in Aunt Jemima® syrup, as children often do. Beside my chocolate-laden cakes laid three strips of sizzlin’ bacon, just barely touching a sweet pool of maple syrup. And then, the magic—just a bite of the bacon was too salty and I yearned for the sweet kiss of chocolate and syrup, so I combined the two. In retrospect, perhaps this was a turning point; for on that plate something magical happened, the beginnings of a combination so ethereal and delicious that it would haunt my thoughts until I found the medium to express it—chocolate.

If that’s not inspiration that you can relate to, then I’m at a loss for words.

I first encountered this mythical bar at the relatively new chocolate spot, ACKC  on 14th street.  If you haven’t been to this Logan Circle chocolate haven then you’re missing out.  A combination cafe, chocolate shop and gallery, its the perfect place to indulge in a few vices.  While I was sipping on my chipotle & cinnamon spiced cocoa I watched as another chocolate lover fawned over the mythical bacon bar found in one of the center displays.  Naturally curious and hating to miss out on a good thing I snagged one on my way out the door.

Since you’ve already read the description above I won’t go into any more detail, but unless you steer clear of red meat this chocolaty treat is must try.  The first bite is intriguing and keeps you coming back for more.  By the third bite I was hooked and  figuring out how to ration the pieces to last until my next visit.  The rationing lasted all of a day as I quickly found myself hooked on the salty sweet mix.

ACKC sells the bar at the bargain price of $6.50 a pop.  Online at the Vosges website they’re going for $7.50 a piece.

I haven’t seen them anywhere else in the district, but according to the Vosges retailer finder there are 11 locations within 25 miles of downtown DC.  If you’re located outside of the district just jump on the Vosges website to find out the closest retailer to you.

Now that you’re in-the-know, hunt one down and find out for yourself why I’m not sharing.