Baconfest Chicago

Mike, Erin and I had the good fortune to attend the Mayfest Pig Roast at Paddy Long’s last Saturday in the wake of that killer Blackhawks OT win.
We of course had pulled pork sandwiches which were melt-in-your-mouth delicious.  Also finally got to try the legendary Bacon-Board (see vid below).  Mind-blowingly fantastic.  And we closed by [...]

Hi Bacon Nation,
Now, I’m not a food-critic, but I have tried a lot of bacon in the last year – this guy’s Bacon and Bangers are FANTASTIC!  If you didn’t get to meet Nick Spencer at BFC 2010, or sample his delish products, here is your chance!  And you’ll be supporting two great local businesses.
As [...]

Beth Cummings, one of Baconfest Chicago’s great vendors, is a local artisan who really takes bacon SERIOUSLY.
Check out her line of new Bacon-items at the links below. Go Beth!!

http://www.shopdiffraction.com/
http://www.etsy.com/listing/45174906/iron-on-bacon-patches–baconize-just-abo
http://www.etsy.com/listing/45200051/bacon-coasters–set-of-four?ref=vl_other_1
http://www.etsy.com/listing/42340035/my-kind-of-town-pillow
http://www.etsy.com/listing/33702919/chicago-flag-pillows
http://www.etsy.com/listing/43406412/tastes-like-bacon-lumbar-eco-felt-pillow

Hi Bacon Nation,
Check it below from Chris Latchford and our friends at Paddy Longs. I’ll be there. Swing by – and help us plant the seedlings for Baconfest Chicago 2011 over a pint!  Also below is Kyle’s Video of his visit to Paddy Long’s.  Uh…. A Bacon “Board”?!?  UNBELIEVABLE!! Ah the Irish.
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Mayfest [...]

Bacon Nation,
Our great friends at Salted Caramel want to continue the celebration from Baconfest Chicago.   Their BACON BOURBON CARAMEL CORN will be on sale at Provenance Food and Wine. Mention “Baconfest Chicago” when you go, and you’ll receive a 15% discount off of your Bacon Bourbon Caramel Corn purchase through April 30.  Provenance [...]

Here are the links to PDF downloads for the menus for yesterday’s fest:
Shift 1
Shift 2
ADDENDUM: Daniel Zemans of SeriousEats.com took a look at our menus and cross-checked them against his reporter’s notebook. He let us know about a few changes that chefs made between when we went to print with the menus and [...]

Michelle Garcia and the Bleeding Heart Bakery ROCK!!! – Literally and figuratively.
One of the original Baconfest Chicago Sponsors.  We love them, their space, their dedication to first-class locally-sourced premium organic ingredients – a first rate bakery that can’t be beat!
Swing by their table tomorrow at Baconfest and show them some love!
Bleeding Heart Bakery
Bleeding Heart Bakery [...]

We love our sponsors.  And we’re not just saying that.  Katie Das of Das Foods was a strong early advocate for BACONFEST CHICAGO and continues to support our efforts to bring bacon to you Bacon Nation.  She is joining us April 10th as a MAJOR Sponsor.  Stop by her table at the Expo and give [...]

We’re super excited about the bacon cooking demos we’ve set up for the fest.
In the first shift, Mike Gebert, king of Chicago’s spectacular food video podcast Sky Full of Bacon, will show attendees how to prepare a pork belly to make bacon at home.

http://skyfullofbacon.com
In the late shift, Gary Wiviott, BBQ life coach, author of the [...]

Hi Bacon Nation,
Kyle Hamman of KBH Media did Baconfest Chicago a huge SOLID (sounds dirty, I know). As you can imagine, coordinating the schedules of busy world-class chefs is not easy. He managed, as a favor to us, to get to a whole bunch of restaurants over the course of a few short [...]