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.
Hi Friends, I’m totally one of those people that quietly scoffs when their friends post on Facebook and Twitter every time they sneeze, fart or eat a good meal – but here I am doing the same thing. Call me a hypocrite and justly so, but this was a GOOD [Read More]
Hello Bacon-Nation: So my lovely wife (Mrs. Chloe Vonbaconvitch) and I were up in northern Wisconsin over the weekend visiting some friends at their cottage on Post Lake near Nicollette National Forest. On our drive back south, we stopped in Wittenberg, WI to visit the home of Nueske’s Applewood Smoked Meats . As most [Read More]
Oh, hello there. I didn’t see you come in. If you’re just learning about Baconfest Chicago (Thanks New York Times and Kai Kronfield !) this is the place to get situated! Yes, it’s real. We’re really here, waiting for you. What is Baconfest? Baconfest is Chicago’s annual celebration of America’s favorite cured meat. Over 50 [Read More]
Friends – we have another amazing ticket giveaway running! —— To celebrate the launch of Baconalia, Denny’s has launched a Facebook sweepstakes to send one bacon lover and a guest to the sold out Baconfest 2011 on April 9th in Chicago! One winner will receive flights to Chicago from anywhere [Read More]
Congratulations to Joel Chmara!!!! His poem “Johnny Baconseed: A Poem for the Hopeless Romantics” was voted Best Bacon Poem by both popular and internal review. On behalf of the Illinois Pork Producers Association and Baconfest Chicago, we salute you Joel, and your way with words. You and a guest will [Read More]
The Illinois Pork Producers Association and Baconfest Chicago are proud to announce EVENTBRITE as the Official Ticketing Sponsor of Baconfest Chicago 2011. Eventbrite thinks events are awesome. They believe that anyone can be an event organizer. That’s why they created tools that make it easy to sell tickets to all kinds of events — whether it’s [Read More]
Greetings Bacon Nation, We at Baconfest Chicago are pleased to welcome back Molly Schemper and FIG CATERING as the Official Catering Sponsor of Baconfest Chicago 2011 on April 9th at the UIC Forum. What does this mean? Think about it – coordinating resources for over 50 chefs, 30 vendors and sponsors plus [Read More]
Hello Bacon Nation and all you Bacon Poets, First of all, we at Baconfest Chicago are BLOWN AWAY by the number of truly fantastic poems we’ve received. I’ve been doing interpretive readings of them for my wife (much to her dismay I can assure you). So many of them are [Read More]
Could a Baconfest be complete without Bakon Vodka? Nope. We at Baconfest Chicago are pleased to welcome back veteran sponsor BAKON VODKA for Baconfest Chicago 2011, April 9th at the UIC Forum. They will be partnering with the great Lakeview restaurant and bar THE PIGGERY to serve our guests the perfect Bakon Chocolate Martini [Read More]
