Eclat Chocolate Explained
Éclat Chocolate is an artisanal chocolate company founded in West Chester, Pennsylvania in 2005 by Christopher Curtin. They are acknowledged most for their liquid caramels,[1] Peruvian Pure Nacional Truffles[2] and the "Good & Evil" collaboration bar with Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert.[3]
Products
The company is most widely known for the "Good & Evil" Bar with Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert launched in 2012 after their trip to Peru with Bourdain on CNN’s “Parts Unknown.”[4] [5]
Éclat Chocolate currently offers five different flavors of their liquid caramels truffles: Milk Chocolate with Sea Salt, Dark Chocolate with Sea Salt, Ginger, Pear, and Calvados.[6] [7] [8]
In addition to the more classic flavors, Éclat Chocolate offers more flavor combinations such as Green Tea & Roasted Rice and Porcini & Thyme in their newest product line, the Parallel Bars.[9] The Parallel bars have been featured in the New York Times[9] and Bon Appetit[10] for their unique use of dual flavors and chocolates that run parallel to each other within the bar, hence the name.
References
- Web site: Chocolate Caramels Worthy of Your Sweetheart. 5 February 2013. The New York Times. 1 July 2016.
- Web site: Valentines Gifts That Aren't Chocolate—They're Better - Bon Appétit. en-US. 2016-07-01.
- Web site: Here's Bourdain and Ripert's Good & Evil Chocolate Bar. Forbes. Paula. 2012-11-07. Eater. 2016-07-01.
- Web site: Local chocolatier appears on CNN. 2016-07-01. 2016-09-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20160911020541/http://www.dailylocal.com/article/DL/20130628/FINANCE01/130629597. dead.
- Web site: Anthony Bourdain & Eric Ripert discuss Good & Evil Chocolate Bar. Vimeo. 2016-07-01.
- Web site: 11 Secrets to Easy Parties. 2016-07-01. 2016-06-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20160629113553/http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/11-secrets-to-easy-parties. dead.
- Web site: Chocolate Caramels Worthy of Your Sweetheart. Clark. Melissa. Myint. Jacky. 2016-07-01. Shoe. Des.
- Web site: World's Greatest Caramels Archives - Éclat Chocolate. Éclat Chocolate. en-US. 2016-07-01.
- News: Bien Cuit Offers a Seasonal Danish. Fabricant. Florence. 2015-11-02. The New York Times. 0362-4331. 2016-07-01.
- Web site: 9 Mother's Day Gifts for Moms Who Already Have *All* the Pans - Bon Appétit. en-US. 2016-07-01.