Baconfest Chicago 2014 Is Sold Out
Friends, you know we love you. We want to see you. We like hanging out, chilling, eating bacon. But friends, if you didn’t buy a ticket for Baconfest, we’re going to have to take a raincheck. Our event is sold…
Some "Thank You"'s to the unsung Heros of Baconfest Chicago
Dear Bacon Nation, We at Baconfest Chicago wanted to take this opportunity to offer up a word of gratitude to some of our sponsors who help make the experience that much more entertaining, green and well stocked with the necessary…
FIFTY/50's "Wobble Stopper": OFFICIAL BACON BLOODY MARY of Baconfest Chicago 2014
Bacon-Nation! The Fifty/50 is back as a Baconfest Chicago Sponsor for 2014. Owners Greg Mohr and Scott Weiner are bringing back their patented Bacon Bloody Mary - the Wobble Stopper. This is a Bloody Mary so delicious that we’ve named it the Official…
Announcing Baconfest Chicago 2014's Lineup of Experience Partners
We’re thrilled to welcome the following Experience Partner Sponsors to Baconfest Chicago 2014. These artisan producers of bacon and bacon-related merchandise represent an astonishing range of creativity and fun. They run the gamut from artisan bacon-makers, to hip designers of…
LABATT BLUE joins Baconfest Chicago 2014 as a Beer Sponsor
Website - Facebook - Twitter - Instagram - YouTube Baconfest Chicago is pleased to welcome aboard our new friends from the country that gave us Neil Young and Ice Hockey (among many other great things). Labatt Blue is joining us as a Beer Sponsor for Baconfest Chicago on April…
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…
Tito’s Handmade Vodka joins Baconfest Chicago 2014 – Yay Vodka!
Bacon and Vodka – always a great match. Baconfest Chicago is pleased to welcome Tito’s Handmade Vodka as a Sponsor. They’ll be sampling their tasty vodka in a cocktail to the Bacon loving masses on April 25/26. Tito’s is terrific!…
And the Winner of the Baconfest Chicago 2014 Poetry Contest is….
Hello Bacon Nation: We are pleased to announce the winner of the 2014 Bacon Poetry Contest. Congratulations to Angela Allan. Her piece Bringin’ the Bacon Home has been selected as winner by the BFC Literary Panel. We’re pleased to award her with…
Wirtz Beverage Illinois is Flooding The Zone!
If you live in Chicago, you know the Wirtz name. This pre-eminent family has done amazing things for our city. Last year, they brought the Stanley Cup home with an astounding display of Blackhawk prowess. This year, they’re also…
The Greater Chicago Food Depository Food Drive and Raffle at Baconfest 2014
Greetings Bacon Nation (and more specifically, all those with tickets to Baconfest Chicago on April 25/26), We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: Baconfest Chicago is NOT merely a celebration of Bacon-gluttony, (though yes, that’s undeniably the huge…
PABST BLUE RIBBON and OLD STYLE join Baconfest Chicago 2014
Bacon Nation, Loyalty and seniority must be rewarded, and we at Baconfest Chicago are so thrilled to welcome Pabst Blue Ribbon back for their fifth straight year at Baconfest. They’ve been with us since back in the days of the…
Some Old Forester to wet your whistle at Baconfest Chicago 2014!
Website - Facebook - Twitter Let’s give a big ol’ Baconfest Chicago welcome to our new friends at Old Forester Whisky. They’ll be joining us for the first time serving their delicious bourbon to the bacon-loving masses on April 25/26! About Love Life. Sip…
Onyx Distribution Sponsors Baconfest Chicago 2014 With Green Products!
Greetings Bacon Nation, Well, as you can imagine, getting 160+ restaurants, 30 vendors/sponsors and 4000+ bacon crazed fans together generates a lot of used disposable plates/napkins/cups and flatware. We at Baconfest Chicago believe in being…
Candid Wines returns as Official Wine Sponsor of Baconfest Chicago 2014
“Wine and Swine, together Divine” – Dante’s Inferno (canto xix) Greetings Bacon Nation: We at Baconfest Chicago are pleased and proud to welcome back long-time Baconfest supporters Candid Wines who will be on hand April 25th and 26th with their vino. They’ve…
Lagunitas Brewing Company Returns to Baconfest Chicago with Tasty Beer Aplenty!
Website - Facebook - Twitter - YouTube Baconfest Chicago is proud to welcome aboard our friends from sunny California and now the South Side, Lagunitas Brewing Company. They’ll be with us on April 25th and 26th pouring a variety of seasonal flavors for you thirsty bacon-chomping…
Announcing the 2014 Baconfest Chicago Poetry Contest
Ok Bacon Nation, As you all know by now, Baconfest Chicago is on April 25th and 26th at the UIC Forum. As always, we are STOKED to give you ticket holders out there the GREATEST culinary experience of your lives. …
Greenbush Brewing Co. is back for Baconfest Chicago 2014
Bacon Nation, Let’s give a big ol’ Baconfest Chicago WELCOME BACK to the great folks at Greenbush Brewing Co. They are joining us on April 25th & 26th as one of our Beer Sponsors and we are thrilled to have them…
Goose Island Beer Company returns to Sponsor Baconfest Chicago 2014
Website - Facebook - Twitter Well Bacon-Nation, Baconfest Chicago is pleased to announce Goose Island Brewery as a returning veteran of the Baconfest Chicago Sponsor family. On April 25th and 26th at the UIC Forum, they will be pouring an assortment of Goose Island brews. Read about…
SMERALDINA – The Official Mineral Water of Baconfest Chicago 2014
Website - Facebook - Twitter Baconfest Chicago is pleased to welcome back Smeraldina water as the official mineral water of Baconfest Chicago 2014. Eating all of those delicious bacon dishes and sampling the many tasty cocktails will make you thirsty. Have no fear! Smeraldina…
Whole Foods Market to Sponsor Baconfest Chicago 2014
Website - Facebook - Twitter Well Bacon Nation, Baconfest Chicago is pleased to announce Whole Foods Market as our newest Sponsor for both Bacon Month and Baconfest Chicago 4/25 & 4/26. Our friends at all five area Whole Foods Markets will be throwing…