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Archive for February, 2012

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Greetings Bacon Nation, Last week, tickets SOLD OUT whiplash fast – and for the next few weeks we’ll be switching gears to feature some of our fabulous partners who are coming together to make April 14th spectacular starting with perhaps the most important: We are proud to announce THE GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY as the  [Read More]

Categories: Blog, Chicago Blog
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Dear Bacon Nation: We have 33 contestants competing for 5 finalist slots in the Nueske’s Applewood Smoked Meats Baconfest Chicago 2012 AMATEUR COOK-OFF.  I must say, so many of the recipes look AWESOME! Their recipes are below, some more elaborate than others, many with photo documentation.  We at Baconfest Chicago would love some input.   [Read More]

Categories: Blog, Chicago Blog

Big Fork Bacon Sausage

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  www.bigforkbrands.com About Big Fork Brands Big Fork Brands, established in 2011 in Lincoln Square by husband and wife duo Lance and Ann Avery.  With an emphasis on BACON, they have launched the first ever All-Natural, Bacon Sausage, made exclusively with Niman Ranch nitrate-free applewood smoked bacon and pork. The flavors include:  [Read More]

DJRC

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WebsiteFacebookTwitterMixcloud DJRC : BIO Chicago-based DJRC plays funk, soul, jazz, hip hop, and anything else that has a groove. Performing in clubs for more than 20 years, his monthly residency, THE FINE TIME, can be heard on the third Friday of every month at Schubas Upstairs Lounge. He  [Read More]

Categories: Sponsors, Sponsors 2012

Baconfest Chicago 2012 is Officially SOLD OUT

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Well Bacon Nation, tickets for Baconfest Chicago 2012 are SOLD OUT.  As always, they went swiftly, in spite of our almost doubling the available tickets from last year.  And once again you’ve proven to us that your bacon-love knows no bounds.  Yes, we’ve shown the world that those who claim  [Read More]

Categories: Blog, Chicago Blog

THE COOKING CHICKS – Vanessa Moses

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WebsiteFacebookTwitter ABOUT THE COOKING CHICKS Chef Vanessa Moses is a top Chicago Residential Realtor for @properties and the founder of The Cooking Chicks, LLC.  The Cooking Chicks was founded in 2010 as a women’s cooking club and soon blossomed into a second wing as a private chef business. When Vanessa is not  [Read More]

Pigchaser BBQ Sauce

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WebsiteFacebook HOME OF THE PIGCHASER BBQ SAUCE Bacon is soooo good.  Heck yeah it is and especially if it’s in a bbq sauce.  My bacon bbq sauce starts out sweet and then the bacon flavor hits you like a pig with no direction.  I know that doesn’t make sense now  [Read More]

Categories: Vendors, Vendors 2012

CHICAGO q – Lee Ann Whippen

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WebsiteFacebookTwitter 1160 N. Dearborn Street • Chicago, IL 312.642.1160 Hours: Sun-Thu 11 am-10:30 pm Fri-Sat 11 am-12 am LEE ANN WHIPPEN – Chef/Partner Chef Lee Ann Whippen is excited to start the new urban BBQ restaurant Chicago q. Lee Ann Whippen is also President and Owner of Wood Chick’s  [Read More]

PERENNIAL VIRANT – Paul Virant

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WebsiteFacebookTwitter 1800 N Lincoln Ave • Chicago, IL 60614 312-981-7070 About Paul Virant - Chef/Partner, Restauranteur, Preservation Guru Paul Virant is the chef and owner of two restaurants, the celebrated Vie restaurant outside Chicago in Western Springs, Illinois and new restaurant Perennial Virant located across the street from Chicago’s Green  [Read More]

BARN & COMPANY – Gary Wiviott

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WebsiteFacebookTwitter 950 W. WRIGHTWOOD (Corner Lincoln & Sheffield) 773.832.4000 HOURS: TUESDAY–FRIDAY: 3PM TO 2AM SATURDAYS: 10AM TO 3AM SUNDAYS: 10AM TO 2AM Barn & Company a smokehouse and public hall from the team behind Black Bull and English, along with Pit Master Gary Wiviott, bring true Low Slow hickory  [Read More]