Website – Facebook – Twitter 1625 West Irving Park Road • Chicago, Illinois 60613 773-281-7447 HOURS: Monday thru Friday 11:00AM – 2:00AM Saturday 8:30 AM – 3:00AM Sunday 8:30 AM – Midnight About us . . The Piggery is a family friendly, sports themed restaurant in the heart of Chicago’s Lake View neighborhood. [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]
Dreymiller and Kray Quality Meats – Nestled in the northwest corner of Kane County, our old-fashioned butcher shop dates from 1929. Thickly cut and smoked for at least 15 hours over hickory or applewood, our bacon marries deep smoke flavor with a subtle sweetness. Our other specialties include fine smoked pheasant, pork chops, ribs, and [Read More]
Chefwear – “The Look That Cooks” – has been synonymous with innovative culinary apparel. Born in 1990 out of the need to outfit chefs in comfortable, durable clothing infused with a sense of style, Chefwear has been offering stylish, trend-setting patterns for 21 years. Chefwear is known throughout the industry as [Read More]
Baconfest Chicago is pleased to announce that Zacapa Rum will be partnering with Sable Kitchen & Bar’s Mixologist Mike Ryan to sponsor a Bacon-Rum Cocktail for Baconfest Chicago 2011, April 9th at the UIC Forum. Mike Ryan is one of Chicago’s most innovative Mixologists and we’re thrilled to welcome his Zacapa-bacon creation to the roster of [Read More]
The Calphalon Corporation is a leader in premium kitchen housewares, featuring cookware, cutlery, bakeware, utensils and kitchen electrics. Our mission is to be the approachable culinary expert, enhancing the home chefs’ food experience during planning, prep, cooking and baking. We are available on the web at www.calphalon.com , on Facebook at [Read More]
Well Bacon-Nation, The Illinois Pork Producers Association and Baconfest Chicago are pleased to announce Goose Island Brewery as the newest member of the Baconfest Chicago Sponsor family. On April 9th at the UIC Forum, they will be pouring the following Goose Island brews: Matilda (Baconfest Andre’s personal favorite!!), Pere Jacques Pepe Nero What else is there to say? HUZZAH to the entire Goose [Read More]
Eventbrite Chicago is the official ticketing site of Baconfest Chicago. We’ve long admired them and their beautiful ticketing software so we’re thrilled to have them as a partner this year. For more information on what they can do for you and your next event check out http://www.eventbrite.com [Read More]
The Chicago Reader – official Media Sponsor of Baconfest Chicago. We’re excited to announce our partnership with the Chicago Reader, our official media sponsor of Baconfest 2011! The Reader has teamed up with Yellow Wing Productions to produce an exciting teaser video for us, featuring some of the festival’s chefs, as well [Read More]
The Greater Chicago Food Depository , Chicago’s food bank, is a nonprofit food distribution and training center providing food for hungry people while striving to end hunger in our community. The Food Depository distributes donated and purchased food through a network of 650 pantries, soup kitchens and shelters to 678,000 adults and children in Cook [Read More]
