Website - Facebook - Twitter Are you one of those cocktail-fiends who follows your favorite bartender around the city? If so, then you are no doubt already familiar with the work of Benjamin Schiller, who has been raising the bar on the art of…
Website - Facebook - Twitter Hello Bacon Nation!! Love Bacon… and Gin? Baconfest Chicago is pleased to welcome SCOFFLAW to the family! Last year, master drinks-maker and Scofflaw partner Danny Shapiro was kind enough to serve our bacon-community as a judge for the Golden…
In any community, there are a few true pioneers: visionaries who see the road ahead and arrive before anybody else on the scene. Koval Distillery is just such a pioneer in Chicago’s food and beverage community – they started crafting…
Baconfest Chicago is proud to welcome back EVENTBRITE as the Official Ticketing Sponsor of Baconfest Chicago 2014. They’ve been with us since the beginning. Their user friendly interface, amazing customer support and unrivaled day-of technical support have…
Greetings Bacon Nation: We hope by now you’ve heard of the expanded 2-day culinary extravaganza to be held on April 25th & 26th at the UIC Forum. Over 160 chefs from Chicago’s unbelievable restaurant scene are getting together to to showcase…
Greetings Bacon Nation, General Admission tickets will be on sale real soon! To help you pick which shift to attend, here’s more info on the exhibition roster, ticket sales, and our beverage partners! First things first: General Admission tickets ($100 plus…
Happy New Year, Bacon Nation! Baconfest (4/25 & 4/26) is T-minus 14 weeks away and we have two delicious news nuggets for you today. Mark your calendars! General Admission Tickets ($100) go on sale FEBRUARY 24th. (Can’t wait that long?…
Greetings Bacon Nation, We hope you have all had a great summer!! Here at Bacon Headquarters, we are setting in motion preparations for the 6th Annual Baconfest Chicago. It’s no secret that Baconfest Chicago is one of the toughest tickets…
Just a quick post to say thank you to everyone for joining us at Baconfest Chicago! Chefs, sponsors, partners, volunteers, guests – we salute you! Your love of bacon is an inspiration and we couldn’t be happier that you were…
Baconfest Chicago tickets are sold out, but you shouldn’t let that stop you from enjoying the pleasures of Baconfest on your own! Today, we are delighted to release the list of dishes that Baconfest chefs will be presenting on April…
Greetings Bacon Nation, As you veterans of our event already know, Baconfest Chicago is not merely a celebration of Bacon-gluttony though that is undoubtedly our biggest selling point. Central to our mission is supporting our charitable partner: THE GREATER CHICAGO…
Greetings Bacon Nation: By now you’ve no doubt heard that tickets for Baconfest Chicago 2013 on April 20th have COMPLETELY SOLD OUT. Whiplash fast. Awesome. Just awesome. To those of you out there who did not get tickets and are currently…
Hello Bacon Nation, Yes. We know. SOLD OUT are the saddest two words in the English language when referencing a bacon festival for which you have no tickets. We want to help you use your imagination and creativity to find…
UPDATE: 3/20/2013 Hi Nation, Ok, we’ve had like a zillion poems submitted. We, the Baconfest Chicago Literary Board, are reading through them all with love and appreciation (or as much as there can be in the subjective process that is…
Hi Bacon Nation, The fourth and final installment of the Baconfest Chicago Satellite Dinner Series will be held at Three Aces on Monday January 14th. The Three Aces team, led by Chef Matt Troost, won the Golden Rasher award at last April’s Baconfest Chicago for…
Hello Bacon Nation, Last night, at Maison Brasserie, a group of intrepid bacon explorers were treated to a culinary odyssey so steeped in bacony goodness, it was gloriously… overwhelming (in the best possible way). Thank you Chef Perry Hendrix and Owners Sue…
