Greetings Bacon-Nation, Well, in the wake of last May's Paddy Long's 48hr BACONFEST CHICAGO's member offer (which was a great success), this just in from our friends at PADDY LONG'S: Hi Andre, I hope the summer is treating you well.…
Baconfest will release information on early-action VIP ticket sales this week. If you want to be the first to know, sign up for our email list at www.baconfestchicago.com. If you're already on Facebook, it's not enough! We will be using…
Greetings Bacon-nation: We hope you are enjoying your summers! We at Baconfest Chicago wanted to help get the word out about this great event that our friends at THE PUBLICAN are putting together. They’ve been AMAZING to Baconfest Chicago. Let’s…
Attention Bacon Nation, As the saying goes: "Membership has its privileges" Baconfest Chicago and Paddy Long's are teaming up for a joint promotion: Paddy Long's is offering a 43% discount to fans/followers of Baconfest Chicago. Beginning at noon this Thursday,…
Baconfest Chicago may have been the best co-idea I've ever had in all my life (excluding my marriage of course). There I've said it. Not only did it culminate in the stellar events at the Publican last Fall and the…
Greetings Bacon Nation: For those of you in Chicago-land serious about your Bacon-love, AND willing to drive for it, our pal and LEGENDARY bacon aficionado Ari Weinzweig is hosting an event in Ann Arbor Michigan called Zingerman's Camp Bacon. You…
Hi Bacon Nation This in from our friend Steve McDonaugh from Hearty Restaurant. "Thought I'd let you know we're starting our Bacon Bloody Mary this week. We infused Titos Organic Vodka with Bacon, pouring it with our own Bloody Mary…
Greetings Bacon Nation. When we started Baconfest, we dreamed of bringing people together around our favorite cured meat. On April 10, that dream came true - 900 people got together to eat a lot of bacon and connect with one…
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…
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…
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…
Hello Bacon-Nation. "Competition" in the culinary arts is such a sketchy word - so subjective, and to us, all 24 chefs are Winners with a capital W. But we did do a ballot for "Best Tasting Bacon Dish Period" as…
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…
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…
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…
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…
It's not easy or cheap throwing a Baconfest - TRUST US - we know. How did we get this far? Our AMAZING Sponsors. Over the next week, we'll be doing some dedicated blog postings about them. Starting today with The…
UPDATE - 4/4/10 Well friends, tough choices are part of life. I love every one of these 6 videos. But there can be only one Winner. AND THE WINNER IS.............. Paul Kim aka MC Sizzle for his tune/video "Sizzle Sizzle…
Baconfest Chicago is proud to welcome Pabst Blue Ribbon aboard our merry Bandwagon. They are now THE OFFICIAL BEER SPONSOR of Baconfest Chicago 2010. What else is there to say: It's PBR - and Baconfest Chicago joining forces. A match…