Baconfest Chicago

Chef Langlois cops to burning toast and hints at what dish he’ll present that features “the candy of meats!”

Executive Chef Pat Sheerin compares bacon to sex, quotes “Pulp Fiction,” and gives us a new slogan: “Festivous Baconous Maximus!”

Chef Rick Gresh holds his own mini-cookoff to choose which chef will accompany him at Baconfest and discusses the fundamental allure of bacon.

Nathan Sears, sous chef of Vie restaurant in Western Springs, talks bacon and plates cotechino in today’s episode of BacoTV. He would like you to know that, notwithstanding our snarky captions, he is not a control freak. Personally I like the freaky control he’s got over pork — makes it damn tasty.

Today’s installment features the debonair Michael McDonald of one sixtyblue making the case for the awesomeness of his restaurant.

In today’s installment, John Manion of Goose Island Clybourn reminds us about what makes America great and why bacon is so awesome:

Dude.  Sometimes we love running Baconfest Chicago.
This last week we ran all around town shooting videos on our teeny tiny cameras for each chef that’s competing in the Pro Cookoff at the Publican on October 24.  It was a blast. These dudes (and they are all dudes – note for Baconfest v2: lady chefs) are [...]

I remember the first time I met Troy Graves.   It was midsummer.  I was a little drunk, I’m not going to lie.  We were both at the Goose Island Brewpub for the Green City Market BBQ afterparty.
As soon as I introduced myself, Troy went on the offensive:
“I. Love. Bacon….”
He backed me into a corner and [...]

In the months since the initial announcement of this most bacon-licious of festivals, Baconfest Chicago has grown steadily into a cultural and culinary behemoth.  Fantastic sponsors, restaurants and vendors have all come on board in support of our dream of creating a bacon wonderland.  Thousands of people from all over the world have signed up [...]

A healthy holy crap goes to Captain Ambivalent for the breathtakingly awesome MP3 he sent us of his astonishing entry into the Baconfest Songwriting competition, only 4 months after the call for entries.  If the production qualities are any indication, he’s been working steadily at it for all that time.
Daniel Biehmer aka Captain Ambivalent, Baconfest [...]