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The Menu – Baconfest Chicago 2014
Over these last six years, we've seen a lot of bacon come and a lot of bacon go. There have been dishes that amazed us with their technical prowess and nuanced complexity. There have been dishes that moved us with…
Blog Hop: Atwood & Sable Make a Mean One-Two Punch
The kind folks at Google / Zagat reached out to invite us to participate in our first blog hop – in which they’ve asked Chicago bloggers to write a little about good nights out in the city. They’re putting it together in honor of the release of their 2012 survey.
Guest Post: Charitable Thoughts From a Bride of Baconfest
(Ed.: We’re delighted that Kerensa Peterson, wife of Baconfest cofounder Seth Zurer, has lent her writing talents to our blog AND that she’s inspired our very first Baconfest volunteer day at the Greater Chicago Food Depository on May 5! RSVP below)
As one of the “Baconfest Wives” I’m often asked questions like, “Do you eat bacon all the time?” or “Do you ever get tired of eating bacon?”
Menus from Baconfest
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…
Gebert and Wiviott to Demo Recipes at Baconfest
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…
10/26: Chicagoist.com – Baconfest Chicago Cookoff Recap: Well, No One Died
Baconfest Chicago Cookoff Recap: Well, No One Died The Golden Rashers Baconfest Chicago proper won't be for another six months, but if Saturday's VIP pro cookoff is any indication organizers Seth Zurer, Michael Griggs and Andre Vonbaconvitch might want to…
10/26: Chicago Reader – Baconfest Pro Cookoff: we have a winnah
Baconfest Pro Cookoff: we have a winnah Posted by Mike Sula on Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 12:20 PM Ron Kaplan Chris Pandel's "breakfast braciole" In terms of attendance, Saturday's Baconfest Chicago Pro Cookoff at the Publican (the precursor to…
10/26: Serious Eats – Baconfest: An Ode to Pig Belly In Chicago
Baconfest: An Ode to Pig Belly in Chicago Posted by Daniel Zemans, October 26, 2009 at 5:15 PM "If any attendees walked out of Baconfest disappointed, 100% of the blame falls on their defective palates." Inside-out pig in a blanket…
10/28: Chicago Tribune – Bacon reaches new heights of popularity
Bacon reaches new heights of popularity By Rick Asa Special to the Tribune October 28, 2009 From the sublime to the ridiculous, bacon has the entire spectrum in tow these days. As cured pork belly reaches new heights of…
10/28: Medill Reports Chicago – Two top chefs bring home the bacon at Pro Bacon Cook-Off
Two top chefs bring home the bacon at Pro Bacon Cook-Off by Therese Ruiz Oct 28, 2009 Pan fried. Seared. Braised. Slow roasted. Deep fried. Sliced and served to perfection. Ten Chicago area chefs whipped up a variety of bacon…
Who Won The Golden Rashers?
At Saturday's Pro Bacon Cook-off, we were lucky to eat ten outstanding bacon-centric dishes. During our video shoots, we tried to get the chefs to act macho and competitive about the Golden Rasher competition. We thought it would make good…