Tennessee Sippin’ Pig by Brian Polak Ingredients: Bacon Infused Jack Daniels Old Num 7 (See below) Calvados Apple Brandy Cinnamon Syrup (Torelli or equivalent brand) Nutmeg Candied Pork Belly (See below) Home Cured Bacon (See below) Grade B Real Maple Syrup Dark Brown Sugar Bacon Infused Jack Daniels 1. Pan [Read More]
Greetings Bacon Nation, As April 20th steadily approaches, we at Baconfest Chicago HQ are pleased to share additional details regarding the exhibition roster, ticket sales, and our beverage partners! First things first: General Admission tickets ($100 plus ticketing fees) will be on sale February 20 at 12:00pm CST. Bacon-lovers can [Read More]
Happy New Year, Bacon Nation! April 20th is T-minus 14 weeks away. We are excited to share a sneak peek at the restaurant and chef roster for Baconfest Chicago 2103 at the UIC Forum. Think of Baconfest as the Chicago chef Super Group that gets together once a year to jam on one [Read More]
Website - Facebook - Twitter - Instagram - YouTube Baconfest Chicago is pleased to welcome aboard our new friends from the country that gave us Neil Young and Ice Hockey (among many other great things). Labatt Blue is joining us as a Beer Sponsor for April 20th’s Baconfest Chicago! Thank you Labatt Blue for your [Read More]
Bacon Nation, Loyalty and seniority must be rewarded, and we at Baconfest Chicago are so thrilled to welcome Pabst Blue Ribbon back for their FOURTH straight year at Baconfest. They’ve been with us since back in the days of the Stan Mansion, when we were but a tiny start-up. We [Read More]
Baconfest Chicago is pleased to announce that Plantation Rum will be reuniting with Sable Kitchen & Bar’s Mixologist Mike Ryan to sponsor a Bacon-Rum Cocktail for Baconfest Chicago 2012, April 20th 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 cocktails and [Read More]
“Wine and Swine, together Divine” – Dante’s Inferno (canto xix) Greetings Bacon Nation: We at Baconfest Chicago are pleased and proud to welcome back long-time Baconfest supporters Candid Wines who will be on hand April 20th with their vino. They’ve been with us almost since the beginning of this great adventure back [Read More]
Well Bacon-Nation, Baconfest Chicago is pleased to announce Goose Island Beer Company as a returning veteran of the Baconfest Chicago Sponsor family. Website - Facebook - Twitter On April 20th at UIC Forum, Goose Island will pour: Honker’s Ale, Pere Jacques, Pepe Nero Dark Traveler, a new Munich Dunkel from the Fulton & Wood Limited Release Series. Read [Read More]
Google+ Local Chicago - Twitter RSVP TO Baconfest on G+ Love bacon? We know you do. You know better than anyone where to go for the best brunch bacon, best bacon-infused cocktails, and best bacon dishes. Stop by the Google Local Lounge at Baconfest 2013 where you can take a break from the crowds, lounge in comfort and share your [Read More]
Greetings Bacon Nation, We are pleased to announce that Baconfest Chicago veteran Templeton Rye Whiskey will be joining us a Liquor Sponsor for Baconfest Chicago 2013, April 20th at the UIC Forum. They’ll be unveiling the world premiere of a new cocktail consisting of Templeton Rye Whiskey (of course). Name and details t.b.a. [Read More]
