2017 Menu
This is LAST year’s menu! 2018 Menu coming in March 2018!
2017 FRIDAY DINNER
1901 at Ace Bounce – Rick Gresh
Mini Bacon Tacos – bacon “taco meat”, bacon taco shell, cheddar, lettuce, sour cream
676 Restaurant and Bar – Jimmy Lisnard
Bacon Pho
Bang Bang Pie + Biscuits – Emily Stewart
Bacon Studded Biscuit with Bacon Infused Jam
Belly Up Smokehouse & Saloon – Julio Ambriz
Homemade Chocolate Brownie Cake – topped with our house-rub candied bacon with a bourbon caramel glaze
Black Dog Gelato – Jessica Oloroso
Bacon Fat Jelly Roll – chocolate Espresso cake, bacon fat gelato, candied bacon and black fig jam, burnt marshmallow
Boleo – Jessica Lambert
A Special Cocktail
Carlucci Restaurant – David Oland
Smoked bacon and pancetta arancini with bacon jam – traditional fried risotto ball with bacon, onion and pancetta “jam”
Chengdu Impression – Ryan Hu
Twice Cooked Pork – sichuan style stir fried pork belly bacon with leeks and red peppers
Chicago’s Community Kitchens – Karmela Galicia
Bacon Pecan Bar
ConEcepts – Turon Cummings
Bacon Mac ‘n Cheese with Pecan Bacon Brittle
Cooking Skills Academy – Paul Guerrero
Promiscuous Pork Belly – 48 hour red braised pork belly
Devon Seafood Grill – David Rolon
Smoked Duck Pate with Candied Bacon Jam – served over crostini
Earl’s BBQ – Art Wnorowski
Smoked Potato-Bacon Soup
Edzo’s Burger Shop – Eddie Lakin
Peanut-Butter Bacon Krispie Treats
El Mariachi Tequila Bar & Grill – Eduardo Hermenegildo
Nueske’s Bacon & Potato Croquette al Tequila – Yukon gold potatoes, Nueske’s bacon bits, guajillo panko bread crumbs, citrus agave infused tequila mayonnaise garnished with green onions
Filini – Aaron McKay
Bacon Focaccia Grilled Cheese and Apple Bacon Cream Soda – bacon focaccia, Taleggio, smoked tomato aioli served with Apple Bacon Cream Soda
FORK – Timothy Cottini and Charlie Zieseral
Homemade Bacon Texas Tommy – homemade bacon sausage, studded with cheddar cheese, wrapped in bacon with a bacon ketchup
Italian Village Restaurants – Jose Torres
Bacon Lobster Manicotti – bacon “crepe” shell filled with Nueske’s bacon, Maine lobster and seasoned ricotta cheese, with bacon arrabiatta sauce
Jam – Ian Voakes
Smoked Boar BLT – Mindoro Blue biscuit, smoked wild boar belly bacon, tomato jam, arugula
Jerry’s – Mark Bires
Jerry’s Bacon Sandwich – candied bacon, onion-bacon jam, cheddar, lettuce, maple aioli, parmesan roll
Jordan’s Food of Distinction – Stephanie Galvin
Lobster Pork Cappuccino – slow braised applewood smoked pork belly with creamy shallot-cented lobster bisque and chive oil
Kerasotes Theatres – Joseph Ritter
Bourbon Bacon Caramel Corn – popcorn coated with bourbon-infused caramel sauce with bits of maple glazed bacon
Madison Tavern – Wilbert Pagulayan
Coconut Braised Pork Belly – coconut and soy braised pork belly with bacon caviar, roasted cauliflower puree
Mastro’s – Rida Ennassiri
Steak Bacon – Brown sugar roasted and maple-bourbon glazed
Mercat a la Planxa – Diego Amat
Bacon Consomme – Mussels, bacon cracker
Mia Passione – Paul Guerrero
Bacon Butternut Squash Meatballs & Gravy – pine nuts, sage, and San Marzano tomatoes
Michael Jordan Steak House – Craig Couper
Bacon Gumbo File
Monti’s – James Gottwald
Bourbon Braised Bacon with a Smoked Corn Polenta – garnished with candied cherry peppers.
N’awlins Edibles Traveling Personal Chef & Caterer – Cheryl Bowman
Bacon Jambalaya with Cajun Veloute – rice-based dish with bacon crumbles, tomatoes, spices and Cajun sauce
Nonna Santi’s Biscotti – Jo-Marie Frigo
Biscotti
Novo – Corey Laub
Shrimp and Grit Croquettes – bacon bits, shrimp, lemon, truffle, parmesan, chive, worcestershire, spices, balled, breaded and fried; served with a bacon aioli, and bacon powder
Park Grill at Millennium Park – Alfredo Sandoval
El Porkeño Norteño – mini-weeny, stuffed with confit bacon & jack cheese, wrapped in Nueske’s bacon, topped with mayo-jalapeno mustard relish and pico de puerco on a brioche bun
Pinstripes – Cesar Gutierrez
Goat Cheese & Cashew Gelato – housemade goat cheese and cashew gelato served with candied peppercorn bacon and a bacon-infused waffle cone
Primehouse – Dino Tsaknis
Bacon Japanese Cheesecake – with cherry and bacon
Revolucion Steakhouse – Ivan Roa
Nueske’s Smoked Bacon Street Esquites – Nueske’s bacon, grilled corn, smoked green onions, queso coitja, mayonnaise, lime crema, chicharron-chile powder
Ronero – Cory Morris
Bolitos de Cubano – Iberico bacon, mustard, jamon, rum pickled summer squash
Salero – Ashlee Aubin
Bacon Gnocchi with Peas and Parmesan
Slurping Turtle – Takashi Yagahashi
Bacon Bincho – prune wrapped with bacon deep fried in bacon fat, served on a stick
Smack Dab – Axel Erkenswick
Biscuits and Gravy with Bacon Jam – our highly delicious cheesy herb biscuits, gravy and house-made bacon jam
State and Lake Chicago Tavern and Roof on the Wit – Nathan Sears
Bacon Rillette (Bacon Tasty Paste, Pickled Mustard Seed, Crispy Shallot)
Bacon Falafel (Cocido Mayo, Chickpea Crumbs, Chorizo)
The Grandstander – David Reyes
Bacon Arancini with Romesco Sauce – fried risotto balls stuffed with bacon served with traditional red pepper romesco sauce.
The Grillroom Chophouse and Winebar
Cheddar Bacon Mac ‘n Cheese – Grillroom’s delicious homemade cheddar sauce, with bacon and a dab of sour cream!
The Radler – John Crue
Bacon Cheddar Brat – with Goose Island Bourbon County beer cheese, pickled onion, chervil and bacon pretzel bread crumbs
Vie – Dan Compton
Bacon-o Tonnato – slow-cooked bacon, preserved tuna mayonnaise, bacon fat-fried capers, meyer lemon
Volume 39 – Nick Sutton
Smoked Bacon Mousse – with crisp spicy bacon, apple butter, housemade shallot pickle, aged Cabernet vinegar
Wyler Road – Sue Litz
BLFGT – Nueske’s bacon, lettuce, fried green tomato, hollandaise, DVR’s hot butter, challah
ZED451 – Andrea Williams
Grilled Maple Cajun Bacon – with Gorgonzola Dolce sauce and apple slaw
2017 SATURDAY LUNCH
Antique Taco – Rick Ortiz
Carnita Taco – roasted pork, queso, pickled onion, Nueske’s bacon, tortilla verde
Arbella – Najib Chabebe
Homemade Bacon Donut Hole – injected with a spiced rum custard sprinkled with diced candied bacon.
Autre Monde Café & Spirits – Dan Pancake & Beth Partridge
Green Chile Bacon Meatballs
Bacaro – Drew Starkey
Bacon Noodle Soup – bacon noodles, spring vegetables, bacon brodo
Bar Takito – Alberto Mendez
TBA
Big Jones – Paul Fehribach
Bacon and apple sorghum cake – bacon and apple sticky sorghum cake, honeyed bacon ice cream, bacon rum caramel, bacon Madeira syllabub
Bistro Campagne – Luke Creagan
Bacon and Rabbit Pate – with Chimay Sabayon and coriander on fleur de sel crostini
Bottlefork – Kevin Hickey
Bacon Churros
Cantina Laredo – Hector Rivera
Bacon Jam Tostadas – bacon jam with jalapeños, molasses, apricots and caramelized onions on a tostada
Carnivale – Rodolfo Cuadros
Iberico Bacon & Foie Gras Parfait – bacon foie gras mousse, salted onion caramel, ricotta cheese foam, pickled cherry, pork chicharron
Chicago Firehouse Restaurant – Carlos DeLeon
Bacon Foie Gras Toast
Chop Shop – Nick Moretti
The Butcher’s Bacon
Community Tavern – Joey Beato
Bacon and Prawn Dumplings with Spicy Coconut Puree – dumpling wrappers filled with bacon lardons, lime, shallot, ginger, fermented cherry bomb peppers, herbs, pureed gulf prawns, and cream cheese on top of a red-chili coconut puree
Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurants – Matt McMillin
Cooper’s Hawk Chef’s Snack Plate – Stracciatella, candied Nueske’s bacon, fig jam, polenta crostini, smoked honey, microgreens
Firecakes Donuts – Jonathan Fox
Maple Bacon Donut
Flo & Santos – Mark Rimkus
Da Bacon Reuben
Hearth at The Homestead – John “Woody” Linton
Bacon Hash Pierogi – egg yolk puree, smoked maple, rhubarb
Homestead on the Roof – Scott Shulman
Pork Belly Al Pastor – bao bun topped with pork belly finished with pineapple kimchi
Honey Butter Fried Chicken – Christine Cikowski and Josh Kulp
Loaded Mash! – schmaltz smashed potatoes, fried chicken, pimento Buffalo sauce, bacon crunchies, and chive crema
Howells & Hood – Brett Faldstein
Adobo Porkbelly & Plantain Skewer – tres amigo sauce, grilled pineapple chutney
Hutch American Bistro – Marc Wuenschel
Meatballs + pork belly – meatballs + pork belly carbonara style
Imperial Lamian – Victor Chong
Bacon Char Siu Bao – sweet bun filled with BBQ applewood smoked bacon, ginger and shallots, topped with crispy bacon bits
Jellyfish – Hector Marcial
TBA
Jerk Modern Jamaican Grill – Dion Solano
Chocolate Candied Jerk Bacon Pop – delicious applewood smoked bacon seasoned with our spicy “Rude Boy” Jerk marinade, caramelized in cane sugar and covered in semi sweet chocolate
Kaiser Tiger – Roberto Jacabo
BBQ Bacon Meatballs – bacon and beef meatballs cooked in our house made Alpha King BBQ sauce
Kinzie Chophouse – Susan Frasca
Chocolate Bacon Toffee Gelato – homemade vanilla bean gelato blended with our rendition of an english toffee infused with applewood smoked bacon
Kitty O’Sheas – Mario Garcia
Double Pig on a Stick
Le Bouchon & La Sardine – Oliver Poilevey & Scott Jambrosek
Maple-Bacon Macaron
Lokal – Art Wnorowski
Potato Pierogi – with applewood smoked bacon, leeks and sour cream
Orso’s Restaurant – Victor Flores
Mama Orso’s Meatballs – Italian meatball wrapped in bacon with spicy marinara sauce
Paddy Long’s – Krystin Fuller
Bacon Stout Custard Banana French Toast – maple bacon jam, stout cream cheese icing
Paulie Gee’s Logan Square – Derrick Tung
Swine-a-mon Roll – pastry dough and bacon jam swirl, Mike’s Hot Honey drizzle, sliced bacon candied in Mike’s Hot Honey garnish
Peckish Pig – Deborah Evans
Bacon Fat Popcorn with Salted Caramel
Piece Pizzeria – Bill Jacobs and Jonathan Cutler
Applewood Smoked Bacon Pizza paired with Dark Bier
Pork & Mindy’s – Jeff Mauro
Pig Candy Cannoli
Rack House Tavern – Bryant Anderson
Fried Green Tomato BLT – cornmeal crusted green tomato, bacon marmalade, Parmesan-bacon aioli, house cured garlic-peppercorn bacon, fresh arugula, toasted bun
Saigon Sisters – Kevin Marquardt
Chow Fun Noodle Roll with bacon, scallions, and dried shrimp. – wheat and rice flour noodle, bacon, garlic, shellfish, pork rind
Sheekar Delights – Diane Joseph
Maple Bacon and Bourbon Premium Baklava – paper thin phyllo sheets hand buttered and rolled with freshly chopped walnuts and crispy applewood bacon, baked to perfection and drizzled with our legendary syrup infused with Kentucky maple bourbon
Smylie Brothers Brewing Co. – Grant Carey
Applewood Smoked Bacon Pâté – pork & bacon pâté wrapped in applewood smoked bacon, served with beer mustard and cornichons
South Water Kitchen – Roger Waysok
Blue Cheese and Bacon Pierogi – bacon, blue cheese, and potato pierogi, caramelized bacon and onion, sour cream
Spacca Napoli – Jonathan Goldsmith
Arancini all’Amatriciana – Aquarello rice ball with guanciale, tomato, pecorino, Calabrian chili peppers
The Dawson – Jordan Parker
Bacon brioche donut, maple bacon cream, maple bacon glaze. Bacon butter coffee
The Duck Inn – Kevin Hickey
Frankenduckie – bacon wrapped duck fat hot dog, Wisconsin cheddar sauce, Calabrian chili relish
The Signature Room at the 95th – Cardel Reid
Bourbon-Glazed Smoked Pork Shoulder Taco – with pineapple, black bean, jalapeno pico, Nueske’s Applewood Smoked Bacon, cilantro
Troquet River North – Tim Davidson
Little Piggy Buns
Uncommon Ground Edgewater
Belly Buttons – pork belly sliders, navel jam, silver dollar buns
untitled supper club – Bryan Collante
Bacon Breakfast Buns
West Town Bakery – Chris Teixeira
Bourbon Bacon Doughnuts – Chocolate Bacon Cream Puff
WhirlyBall – Justin Vaiciunas
Chai BBQ Bacon – chai BBQ sauce, roasted bacon, coconut milk
Wild Monk
Smoked Pulled Pork Slider on Bacon Fat Brioche Bun – garnished with dehydrated bacon, served with bourbon & bacon candied pork rinds
Wildfire Restaurant
Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin – served with bacon, apples & cabbage
Wow Bao Restaurant
Bao (Hot Steamed Asian buns) – Egg, Bacon and Cheddar Bao (one of the most popular breakfast flavors)
BBQ Pork Bao (traditional, but all time favorite bao to many pork lovers)
2017 SATURDAY DINNER
312Chicago – Luca Corazzina
Bacon Brownies – with bourbon gelato and bacon caramel sauce
Amazing Edibles Catering – Alexi Mandolini
Charred Corn, Cheddar and Bacon Fritter – with tomato jam
Bakin’ & Eggs – Bob Hartwig
Maple Pepper Cornbread with Signature Cheese Grits – signature cheese grits, maple pepper cornbread, bacon BBQ glaze and bacon crisps; served with bacon chocolate chip cookies
Baptiste & Bottle – James Lintelmann
Maple Gravy Bacon Bomb – maple and bacon make sweet savory love in the confines of a buttery flaky biscuit
Barn & Company – Gary Wiviott
Kung Pao Bacon
Bon Appetit @ The Art Institute of Chicago – Charles Haracz
Bourbon Maple Bacon Cake Pop – sweet & salty with a little kick, if you know what I mean 😉
Bridge House Tavern –
Rumaki – Traditional Tiki Bar Hors D’oeuvre – water chestnut and duck liver wrapped in thick cut Nueske’s Applewood Smoked Bacon, served with candied ginger and a soy & stout sauce.
Charlatan – Matt Troost
Black Sabbath’s “Whore” Pigs – fried bacon-stuffed olives puttanesca style with preserved lemon and bacon fat aioli
Current – Alfredo Anaya
Braised Pork Belly – quail devil egg, aged balsamic-cider pearls
Dimo’s Pizza – Steve Hofstad
‘Murica – Braised Bacon, Pimento Cheese, Apples
Edge of Sweetness – Paige Tyler
Bourbon Bacon Caramel Popcorn
Chocolate Peanut Butter Salted Caramel Bacon Fudge
Farmhouse Chicago
Buttermilk Bacon Piggy Pancakes & All the Bacon Fixin’s
Flo Cafe & Bar – Leonard Sanchez
Bacon Rabbit Green Chile Sausage – smoked bacon, rabbit meat, hatch green chile sausages with a port wine mustard
Fourteen Sixteen – Bret Bohning
Braised Pork Belly, Pickled Ramp and Lamb Salad – brown butter & white balsamic emulsion
Franklee-Delish – Ellice Talbert
Rhubarb Strawberry Meringue Pie – with bacon brittle
Freehand Chicago – Jonathan Meyer
Braised Bacon Pozole Verde
Glazed and Infused – Kevin Gomez
Maple Bacon Long John and a Surprise Donut
Hash House A Go Go
Pork Belly Hash – braised pork belly, jalapenos, pineapple and crispy potatoes
Hubbard Inn – Matt Wilde
Melted bacon caramelized onion soup – accompanied with bacon croque-monsieur; finished with rosemary black pepper smoke
Lavergne’s Tavern – Mark Downing
Bacon, Jalepeno & Vidalia Onion Jam & Pimento Cheese Crostini – bacon fat ciabatta crostini, Irish Dubliner pimento cheese, bacon jalepeno vidalia onion jam
Links Taproom – Cary Michael
Spicy Chorizo Link with Bacon & Beer Onions – three-chile chorizo link topped with applewood bacon and beer onions, served on a bun
Market House – Daniel Marquis
Tostada Chicharon – braised bacon, pickled jalapeno, black beans, cotija, avocado crema.
McQ’s Bar and Grill
American Triple “B” Burger – applewood smoked bacon burger with bacon jam, candied bacon and American cheese on an Asiago black pepper roll
More – Patty Rothman
Bacon Maple Cupcakes – topped with housemade bacon brittle
Moxee BBQ & Mad Mouse Brewery – Rob Strom
Three Little Pigs In A Blanket – house-made bacon sausage wrapped in Nueske bacon, hickory smoked then baked in puff pastry and served with a maple-Bourbon-bacon & black peppercorn chutney
Naansense – Hiran Patel & Sahil Singh
Bacon Chaat – sweet savory spicy crunchy staple throughout the streets of India
Old Town Social – Cordero Miller
Pulled Bacon Rolls – pulled bacon wrapped in crispy wontons and deep fried
Osteria Langhe / Animale – Cameron Grant
BLAT Gnocchi – Diagnosis Delicious
Porkchop – Kenneth Robinson
Bacon Bourbon Cornbread with Honey Butter
Prime & Provisions – Joseph Rizza
House-Flared Thick-Cut Bacon – black pepper, Michigan maple syrup, dark chocolate
PUBLIC HOUSE – Jeremy Tannehill
Deviled Eggs
Rockit Bar and Grill – Michael Sheerin
Bacon Meatloaf
Sable – Shane Graybeal
Bacon Cheeseburger
Son of A Butcher by WHISK – Ricardo Rodriguez
Bourbon sweet potato bisque with sweet potato and bacon hash
Stan’s Donuts & Coffee – Rich Labriola
Maple Caramel Bacon Pecan Bar – buttermilk cake donut topped with a sweet and savory mélange of maple & caramel glaze, fresh pecans, and, of course, BACON!
Sunda New Asian – Jess Deguzman
Iberico Bacon Poke with Watermelon – seaweed, sesame seeds, scallions, shallots, sesame soy sauce
The Bad Apple – Craig Fass
Count Porcula’s Drac Snacks – bacon and boudin croquette and habanero and red cabbage slaw
The Blanchard – Ryan Burns
Frisee Aux Lardon – farm eggs, marinated tomato, haricot vert
The Roaming Hog – Eddie Aguilar
Vietnamese Pork Belly – marinated and sous vide pork belly with fresh herbs and peanut/peanut sauce
Three Floyds Brewpub – Pat Niebling
Empanada with Confit Bacon and XO
Ugo’s Kitchen & Bar – Stephen Hasson
Bacon Cannoli – Bacon fat cannoli shell, Bacon infused ricotta, pistachio, aged balsamic
WHISK – David Rodriguez
Peanut Butter Chocolate and Bacon Cheesecake
Wood Fire Counter – Kevin Whittier
Bacon-Wrapped Pork Belly
World Of Whirlpool – Ender Oktayuren
Bacon Explosion – bacon roll, bacon aioli, bacon cheddar, bacon creme brulee, bacon blueberries
Yolk – Juan Soto
Chicken ‘n’ Waffles – bacon waffle topped with crispy fried boneless chicken breast & sausage gravy