Here’s the chef line-up for Baconfest Chicago 2013 on April 20!
LUNCH Session: VIP Hour – 11:30am-12:30pm, General Admission – 12:30pm-3pm
- BACARO - Thad Morrow
- BAKERSFIELD - Frank Mnuk
- BANG BANG PIE SHOP - Megan Miller
- BARN & COMPANY – Gary Wiviott
- BAUME & BRIX - Thomas Elliot Bowman and Ben Roche (* 4 year BFC VET - Thomas Bowman)
- BEL 50 - Brad Alexander
- bellyQ - Bill Kim
- BENNY’S CHOP HOUSE - Aaron Lindgren
- BEURRAGE - Jeffrey Hallenbeck
- BIG JONES – Paul Fehribach (* 4 year BFC VET)
- BREAD & WINE - Curtis Gamble
- BRISTOL/BALENA – Chris Pandel - (* 4 year BFC VET!)
- BROWNTROUT – Sean Sanders
- BURGER BAR CHICAGO - John McLean
- CARNIVALE - Rodolfo Cuadros
- CENTRAL STANDARD - Ryan Wombacher
- EPIC RESTAURANT – Matt Pollock
- FARMHOUSE – Eric Mansavage
- FIRECAKES - Jonathan Fox
- HEARTY – Dan Smith (* 4 Year BFC VET)
- HOPLEAF - Ben Sheagren
- HUB 51 - R.J. and Jerrod Melman
- J LAFAYETTE CATERING CO. – Alexander L. Martin
- LA MADIA – Jonathan Fox
- LA SIRENA CLANDESTINA - John Manion
- LOCKWOOD RESTAURANT at the Palmer House - Joseph Rose
- LOKaL – Artur Wnorowski
- MAY ST. CAFE – Mario Santiago
- MERCAT A LA PLANXA – Jose Garces and Cory Morris
- MEXIQUE - Carlos Gaytan
- MICHAEL JORDAN'S STEAKHOUSE - James O'Donnell
- MRS. MURPHY & SONS IRISH BISTRO - Jeanne Carlson
- N9NE STEAK HOUSE
- NANA – Ricardo Pineda
- NONNA SANTI’S BISCOTTI – Jo-Marie Frigo
- OLD TOWN SOCIAL – Jared Van Camp
- ONE NORTH - Will Pagulayan
- PADDY LONG’S – Patrick Berger & Chris Latchford (* 4 year BFC VETS)
- PIECE – Bill Jacobs & Jonathan Cutler
- PLEASANT HOUSE BAKERY - Art and Chelsea Jackson
- PORKCHOP
- PRIMEHOUSE (David Burke’s) – Jove Hubbard - (* 5 year BFC VET Restaurant)
- PURE KITCHEN - Joel Paige
- RED BUTTER - Monica Sharma (* 2012 Golden Rasher Award Winner)
- RED DOOR - Troy Graves (* 5 year BFC VET)
- SIGNATURE ROOM - Rosalia Barron (5 year BFC vet restaurant)
- SLURPING TURTLE - Takashi Yagihashi
- SMALL BAR DIVISION – Justin White
- SOUTH WATER KITCHEN – Roger Waysok (* 4 year BFC VET)
- SPACCA NAPOLI – Jonathan Goldsmith
- STOUT BARREL HOUSE & GALLEY
- THE COOKING CHICKS – Vanessa Moses
- THE FLORENTINE - Chris Macchia
- THE GAGE - Peter Coenen
- THE RADLER - Nathan Sears (* 5 year BFC VET)
- TOWNHOUSE RESTAURANT & WINE BAR – Kelly Jane Wilson
- TRENCHERMEN – Pat Sheerin & Michael Sheerin - (* 5 year BFC VET - Pat Sheerin)
- UNCLE BUB'S BBQ - Mark Link
- UNTITLED - Joseph Heppe
- VIE - Amber Blatt (* 5 year Baconfest Chicago Restaurant)
- WAVE - Greg Elliot
- WEST TOWN BAKERY & DINER - Chris Teixeira
- WEST TOWN TAVERN - Susan Goss
- WILDFIRE - Edgar Ojeda
- WOW BAO – Hot Asian Buns
- ZED451 - Curtis Hawk - (* 2012 Golden Rasher Award Winner)
DINNER Session: VIP Hour – 5:30pm-6:30pm, General Admission – 6:30pm-9pm
- 2 SPARROWS – Gregory Ellis
- 3 FLOYDS BREWING Co. - Pat Niebling & Scout Hughes
- 312 CHICAGO - Luca Corazzina
- 676 RESTAURANT AND BAR – Joshua Hasho (* 2012 Golden Rasher Award Winner)
- 694 WINE & SPIRITS – Chris Dunstatter
- ACADIA - Ryan McCaskey
- ATWOOD CAFE – Derek Simcik (* 4 year BFC VET)
- BAKIN’ & EGGS – Bob and Gina Hartwig
- BAR PASTORAL - Chrissy Camba
- BAR TOMA - Erik Freeberg
- BLACK DOG GELATO – Jessica Oloroso
- BLUE PLATE CATERING
- BRANCH 27 – Todd Dibkey
- BRIDGE HOUSE TAVERN - Mark Hemmer
- CAFE SPIAGGIA – Sarah Grueneberg and Chris Marchino
- CHICAGO q – Lee Ann Whippen
- CITY TAVERN - John Caputo
- CRU KITCHEN & BAR - Alex Shalev
- DAVANTI ENOTECA – Jaysen Euler
- deca RESTAURANT + BAR at the Ritz Carlton - Mark Payne
- EDZO'S BURGER SHOP - Eddie Lakin
- ELLY’S PANCAKE HOUSE
- FIREFLY GRILL - Niall D. Campbell II
- FLO AND SANTOS - Mark Rimkus
- FRANCESCA’S FORNO – Kevin Ives
- FRESCO 21 - Cameron Grant
- FRONTIER - Brian Jupiter
- GINGERSNAP SWEETS & SUCH - Jen Templeton
- GLAZED AND INFUSED - Tom Culleeney
- HASH HOUSE A GO GO
- HUBBARD INN - Matt Kerney
- IPO – Trevor Hoyte
- JORDAN'S FOOD OF DISTINCTION - Jordan Spritz
- LIBERTAD - Armando Gonzalez
- LITTLE MARKET - Ryan Poli
- MARKET BAR CHICAGO – Evan Packer
- MERCADITO – Patricio Sandoval
- PARAMOUNT ROOM - Stephen Dunne
- PARK GRILL at Millenium Park – Bernie Laskowski
- PERENNIAL VIRANT – Paul Virant
- PHIL STEFANI'S 437 RUSH - Christian Fantoni
- PUBLIC HOUSE and BULL & BEAR - David Blonsky
- QUAY - Dan Marquis
- ROCKIT BAR & GRILL/ROCKIT BURGER BAR – Amanda Downing
- ROSEBUD – Michael Ponzio
- SABLE KITCHEN & BAR – Heather Terhune (* 4 year BFC VET)
- SAIGON SISTERS RESTAURANT – Matt Riordan
- Shanghai Terrace at The Peninsula Chicago - Ivan Yuen and Kai Lermen
- SPENCER'S JOLLY POSH BRITISH AND IRISH FOODS - Nick Spencer
- STATE & LAKE at The Wit Hotel – Evan Percoco
- SUNDA – Jess De Guzman
- SWEET BABY RAY'S RESTAURANTS & CATERING
- TABLE FIFTY-TWO – Art Smith
- TAVERNITA - Greg Bastien
- TERZO PIANO at the Art Institute of Chicago – Megan Neubeck
- tesori - Andrew Deuel
- THE BEDFORD/CARRIAGE HOUSE – Mark Steuer
- THE COOKING CHICKS – Vanessa Moses
- THREE ACES – Matt Troost (* 2012 Golden Rasher Award Winner)
- TWO RESTAURANT AND BAR - Tom Van Lente
- VERA - Mark Mendez
- ZAPATISTA - Alberto Mendez
The line-ups are subject to change, but we don’t expect much fluctuation.
If you’re curious about last year’s line-up, you can check it out here: http://baconfestchicago.com/2012shifts
