UPDATE – 4/4/10 Well friends, tough choices are part of life. I love every one of these 6 videos. But there can be only one Winner. AND THE WINNER IS………….. Paul Kim aka MC Sizzle for his tune/video “Sizzle Sizzle Pop Pop”. Paul writes: I am really glad you like [Read More]
Baconfest Chicago is proud to welcome Pabst Blue Ribbon aboard our merry Bandwagon. They are now THE OFFICIAL BEER SPONSOR of Baconfest Chicago 2010. What else is there to say: It’s PBR – and Baconfest Chicago joining forces. A match made in Porkapalooza Heaven! Thanks to Eric Mellem and the [Read More]
Well Bacon-nation, in the many months leading up to the big day, we’ve had to make some tough decisions here at Baconfest Headquarters. I think it is safe to say that this was by far the TOUGHEST. More than 30 entries – only Five Finalist slots available. And WOW did [Read More]
OK, bacon-nation,T-minus 3 weeks to the big day. Last chance to win free tix. How much do you love bacon? No tix for the SOLD OUT Baconfest Chicago? Here’s one more chance – the Ultimate Bacon Song Competition (THE UBSC): There are two ways you can enter, but both involve [Read More]
Greetings Bacon Nation. It’s not just all about feeding our bacon urge. We at Baconfest wanna give something back. We are proud to announce THE GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY as a beneficiary of Baconfest Chicago 2010. Ticket-holders, sponsors, friends: thank you! By participating in Baconfest Chicago and getting your gourmet bacon-fix, you are helping a [Read More]
A word on Booze at BFC. Price of admission will INCLUDE samples from our four amazing liquor partners! There is NO cash bar. Candid Wines is providing wine and sangria! Candid’s wines come from an organic co-op in Argentina and include Malbec, Torrontes, Cabernet, Chardonnay and Barbera. We can’t wait to pair [Read More]
Greetings Bacon-nation: We’d like to welcome a MAJOR sponsor aboard. NUESKE’S BACON based in Wittenberg, Wisconsin. Their bacon is great. We love them. Because they are fun and cool, they want part of their sponsorship to include an amateur cook-off! Interested competitors should write andre@baconfestchicago.com with the following info: Your [Read More]
Dear Bacon-nation: Whew. What an insane day. INSANE. Today is one of those days that will be lodged in my memory till I hit the grave. A year and a half ago, three dudes who love bacon had a dream. Today we took one giant step towards it’s realization. Baconfest [Read More]
Oh, and did we mention tix go on sale in T-minus 2hrs:50min. And The Winner of the 48hr Bacon-poetry/song competition is: BRIDGET FALLON for the following poem: Hot Streaks It aint made out of turkey, that aint natural Keep the poultry in the pasture lookin pastoral It aint pounded out [Read More]
Hi Bacon-nation, As we ramp up towards the big ticket-release day tomorrow, I just wanted to post a rebuke to some food journalist named David Tamarkin who got me all riled up last year when he wrote some article in Time-Out Chicago claiming bacon was over. He’s a nice guy, [Read More]
