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]

Bringing home the bacon by Therese Ruiz Oct 15, 2009 Therese Ruiz/MEDILL Seth Zurer, one of the three masterminds behind Baconfest Chicago, said he’s  hopeful that the April event will be as “Bacon-tastic” as he and his friends envision it. If there’s anything Logan Square-resident Seth Zurer will prove to Chicagoland, it’s that his love for bacon  [Read More]

Baconfest Chicago! That’s right folks, in case you haven’t heard Chi-town is getting its very own Baconfest. Baconfest Chicago ! Can you smell it? There is something about bacon that just about everybody loves.  (We’ve all heard the “I’m a vegetarian ….except for bacon.” “I keep Kosher, except for…” (You guessed it) BACON!!!)) The idea  [Read More]