The Hong Kong Ding Dong- a green tea cupcake with homemade marshmallow filling, coated in bittersweet chocolate- from Bread & Chocolate Bakery in Newton, MA.
Grilled cheddar with apricot chutney: One bite of oozing, pungent cheese and chunky chutney together, and you'll see why salty needs sweet for each to shine.
When it comes to flavored hot cocoa, white chocolate blends better with tea- dark chocolate dominates any tea it's paired it with, no matter how bold a brew on its own.
These muffins aren't cupcakes-disguised-as-breakfast- whose ubiquity here I still blame on the incomprehensible glorification of Sex and the City and Magnolia bakery.