Yup. On Saturday, we threw a bacon-party for 3,000 of our closest friends. It’s the fourth event we’ve thrown. Every year, we sell out our tickets in in minutes. We like bacon. So do our friends. Learn more about our fest after the jump.
We hosted c. 3,000 guests, 107 restaurants , 9 alcohol sponsors , 18 bacontrepreneurs (including one for whom Saturday was her first day in business), 1 heritage pig sponsor , 1 mineral water sponsor , 1 energetic media sponsor , a neighborhood survey lounge, and 4,257 pounds of Nueske’s bacon . You can see the menu and roll your own Baconfest here [Read More]
As you know, Templeton Rye was the official whiskey of Baconfest Chicago 2012! Our friend Michael Killmer, TR’s brand manager, was manning the booth on Saturday, shaking up the Rusty Doorhinge, a cocktail formulated for the express purpose of pairing with our chefs’ bacon offerings. Killmer told us that [Read More]
Greetings Bacon Nation: This information is for those who already have tickets. The event is SOLD OUT. Do not come if you do not already have tickets. Those of you who already have tickets to Baconfest Chicago should have received a confirmation e-mail with pertinent details, but in case there [Read More]
Dear Bacon-Nation: In case you don’t already know this as a fact, Baconfest Chicago 2012 is 100 % SOLD OUT! It has been since shortly after tickets went on sale on February 20th. There are no more tickets available and no one without a ticket will be admitted to the fest. We’ve [Read More]
Greetings Bacon Nation (and more specifically, all those with tickets to Saturday’s SOLD OUT Baconfest Chicago), We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: Baconfest Chicago is NOT merely a celebration of Bacon-gluttony, (though yes, that’s undeniably the huge selling point – we understand.) For the third straight year, [Read More]
Today, we are delighted to release the list of dishes that Baconfest chefs will be presenting on April 14. We’ve spent the last few days poring over these dishes and every time we look, we get more and more excited for the fest. We think you’ll be excited too. Ticketholders [Read More]
We’re thrilled to welcome the following vendors to Baconfest 2012. These artisan producers of bacon and bacon-related merchandise represent an astonishing range of creativity and fun.
Baconfest Chicago is pleased to announce that Plantation Rum will be partnering with Sable Kitchen & Bar’s Mixologist Mike Ryan to sponsor a Bacon-Rum Cocktail for Baconfest Chicago 2012, April 14th at the UIC Forum. Mike Ryan is one of Chicago’s most innovative Mixologists and we’re thrilled to welcome his Plantation-bacon creation to the roster of [Read More]
Could a Baconfest be complete without Bakon Vodka? Nope. We at Baconfest Chicago are pleased to welcome back 3 year veteran sponsor BAKON VODKA for Baconfest Chicago 2012, April 14th at the UIC Forum. They will be partnering with the great near-north restaurant and bar The Drum & Monkey to serve our guests the perfect Bakon-Vodka [Read More]
