Gimmicky? Perhaps. But don't pretend you don't want to try just a little bite of Mo's Bacon Bar from Chicago chocolatier Katrina Markoff, the palate behind Vosges Haut-Chocolat.

To replicate the childhood memory of chocolate-chip pancakes served with slices of salty pork, Markoff combined deep milk chocolate with Alder smoked salt and applewood smoked bacon. Possibly the perfect marriage of sweet and salty.