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  • November 30, 2015
  • seth
  • Baconfest News, Uncategorized
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Saturday Lunch - April 30 11:00 AM - 12:00 Noon VIP Hour 12:00 Noon - 3:00 PM General Admission Buy Saturday Lunch Saturday Dinner - April 30 6:00 PM -7:00 PM: VIP Hour 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM General Admission Buy…

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Volunteer Day Video

  • June 19, 2015
  • seth
  • Baconfest News
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Welcome XRT Listeners!

Welcome XRT Listeners!

  • January 30, 2015
  • seth
  • Baconfest News, Uncategorized
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Hiya!  Thanks for listening to XRT and checking out Baconfest Chicago. If you'd like to buy all-inclusive tickets to our 2015 event, please click here: Buy Baconfest Tickets   If you'd like to learn more, check out our FAQ.

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Give The Gift Of Baconfest Chicago 2014 – Cooking Channel VIP Tickets On Sale Monday 12/2 At 10am

Give the Gift of Baconfest Chicago 2014 – Cooking Channel VIP Tickets on Sale Monday 12/2 at 10am

  • December 1, 2013
  • baconfest
  • Baconfest Journal, Baconfest News, Blog, Chicago Blog, Events, Upcoming Events

Greetings Bacon-Nation: Well, here we are again in December on the verge of our annual crescendo towards Baconfest Chicago 2014 – April 25th and 26th the UIC Forum.  This will be our 6th multi-chef event since our inaugural outing at the…

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Bacon-brunch With Chef Ryan Poli At Tavernita! 9/22/2013

Bacon-brunch with Chef Ryan Poli at Tavernita! 9/22/2013

  • September 13, 2013
  • andre
  • Baconfest Journal, Baconfest News, Baconfest Partners, Blog

  Website - Facebook - Twitter Tavernita 151 W. Erie Chicago, IL 60654 Tel: 312-274-1111 Greetings Bacon Nation, On Sunday September 22, our good friends at Tavernita Restaurant are hosting a Bacon Brunch led by BFC vet and all around awesome Chef Ryan Poli.…

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Just Learning About Baconfest?

Just learning about Baconfest?

  • May 27, 2013
  • baconfest
  • Baconfest News, Blog, Chicago Blog, DC Blog, SF Blog

Did you just learn about us? Welcome!  We're delighted to meet you.  Here's a little information: Baconfest Chicago The Fifth Annual Baconfest Chicago happened on April 20, 2013.   The next Baconfest Chicago will happen in April 2014, date to…

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Announcing The Baconfest Chicago 2013 Exhibition Roster

Announcing the Baconfest Chicago 2013 Exhibition Roster

  • January 15, 2013
  • baconfest
  • Baconfest Journal, Baconfest News, Blog, Chicago Blog

Happy New Year, Bacon Nation! April 20th is T-minus 14 weeks away.  We are excited to share a sneak peek at the restaurant and chef roster for Baconfest Chicago 2103 at the UIC Forum.  Think of Baconfest as the Chicago chef Super Group…

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Announcing Baconfest Chicago 2013 – Date And Venue

Announcing Baconfest Chicago 2013 – Date and Venue

  • August 28, 2012
  • baconfest
  • Baconfest Journal, Baconfest News, Blog, Chicago Blog

Greetings Bacon Nation, We hope you have all had a great summer!!  We here at Bacon Headquarters are setting in motion preparations for the 5th annual Baconfest Chicago.  We have a date and venue to announce! Baconfest Chicago 2013 will…

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Announcing Baconfest's Lineup Of Bacon Vendors

Announcing Baconfest's Lineup of Bacon Vendors

  • April 2, 2012
  • baconfest
  • Baconfest News, Baconfest Partners, Blog, Chicago Blog

We’re thrilled to welcome the following vendors to Baconfest 2012.  These artisan producers of bacon and bacon-related merchandise represent an astonishing range of creativity and fun.

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Diary Of A Bacon-pimp: Nueske's And Paulina "Meat" [sic]

Diary of a Bacon-pimp: Nueske's and Paulina "Meat" [sic]

  • August 17, 2011
  • andre
  • Baconfest Journal, Baconfest News, Baconfest Partners, Blog, Chicago Blog

Hi Friends, I'm totally one of those people that quietly scoffs when their friends post on Facebook and Twitter every time they sneeze, fart or eat a good meal - but here I am doing the same thing.  Call me…

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Diary Of A Bacon-pimp:  NUESKE'S Headquarters On-site Visit

Diary of a Bacon-pimp: NUESKE'S Headquarters on-site visit

  • August 2, 2011
  • andre
  • Baconfest Journal, Baconfest News, Baconfest Partners, Blog, Chicago Blog, Sponsors

Hello Bacon-Nation: So my lovely wife (Mrs. Chloe Vonbaconvitch) and I were up in northern Wisconsin over the weekend visiting some friends at their cottage on Post Lake near Nicollette National Forest.  On our drive back south, we stopped in…

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Is This Your First Time?

Is this your first time?

  • April 15, 2011
  • baconfest
  • Baconfest News, Blog, Chicago Blog

Oh, hello there. I didn't see you come in. If you're just learning about Baconfest Chicago (Thanks New York Times and Kai Kronfield!) this is the place to get situated! Yes, it's real. We're really here, waiting for you. What…

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Denny’s Kicks Off Baconalia By Giving You The Chance To Win A Trip To Baconfest 2011!

Denny’s Kicks Off Baconalia By Giving You the Chance to Win a Trip to Baconfest 2011!

  • March 29, 2011
  • baconfest
  • Baconfest News, Blog, Chicago Blog

Friends - we have another amazing ticket giveaway running! ------ To celebrate the launch of Baconalia, Denny’s has launched a Facebook sweepstakes to send one bacon lover and a guest to the sold out Baconfest 2011 on April 9th in…

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And The 2011 Bacon Poetry Champ Is….(Q Drumroll)

And the 2011 Bacon Poetry Champ is….(Q Drumroll)

  • March 19, 2011
  • baconfest
  • Baconfest Journal, Baconfest News, Blog, Chicago Blog

Congratulations to Joel Chmara!!!!  His poem "Johnny Baconseed:  A Poem for the Hopeless Romantics" was voted Best Bacon Poem by both popular and internal review.  On behalf of the Illinois Pork Producers Association and Baconfest Chicago, we salute you Joel,…

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EVENTBRITE – The Official Ticketing Sponsor Of Baconfest Chicago 2011

EVENTBRITE – The Official Ticketing Sponsor of Baconfest Chicago 2011

  • March 15, 2011
  • baconfest
  • Baconfest News, Baconfest Partners, Blog, Chicago Blog

The Illinois Pork Producers Association and Baconfest Chicago are proud to announce EVENTBRITE as the Official Ticketing Sponsor of Baconfest Chicago 2011. Eventbrite thinks events are awesome. They believe that anyone can be an event organizer.  That’s why they created…

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FIG CATERING To Sponsor Baconfest Chicago 2011

FIG CATERING to Sponsor Baconfest Chicago 2011

  • March 14, 2011
  • baconfest
  • Baconfest News, Baconfest Partners, Blog, Chicago Blog

Greetings Bacon Nation, We at Baconfest Chicago are pleased to welcome back Molly Schemper and FIG CATERING as the Official Catering Sponsor of Baconfest Chicago 2011 on April 9th at the UIC Forum. What does this mean?  Think about it…

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Announcing The 6 Finalists Of The Bacon Poetry Contest – Please Vote!

Announcing the 6 Finalists of the Bacon Poetry Contest – Please Vote!

  • March 13, 2011
  • andre
  • Baconfest Journal, Baconfest News, Blog, Chicago Blog

Hello Bacon Nation and all you Bacon Poets, First of all, we at Baconfest Chicago are BLOWN AWAY by the number of truly fantastic poems we've received.  I've been doing interpretive readings of them for my wife (much to her…

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Bakon Vodka And The Piggery Join Forces To Sponsor Baconfest Chicago 2011

Bakon Vodka and The Piggery Join Forces to Sponsor Baconfest Chicago 2011

  • March 12, 2011
  • baconfest
  • Baconfest News, Baconfest Partners, Blog, Chicago Blog

Could a Baconfest be complete without Bakon Vodka?  Nope.  We at Baconfest Chicago are pleased to welcome back veteran sponsor BAKON VODKA for Baconfest Chicago 2011, April 9th at the UIC Forum.  They will be partnering with the great Lakeview…

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There Will Be PABST In The House At Baconfest Chicago!!

There will be PABST in the house at Baconfest Chicago!!

  • March 11, 2011
  • baconfest
  • Baconfest News, Baconfest Partners, Blog, Chicago Blog

Ok Bacon Nation, Things just keep getting better and better.  In addition to all the other great cocktails and beer already announced, our good friends at Pabst Blue Ribbon have decided to join us again as a Beer Sponsor for…

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Chicago Reader Joins Baconfest Chicago As Official Media Sponsor

Chicago Reader Joins Baconfest Chicago as Official Media Sponsor

  • March 4, 2011
  • baconfest
  • Baconfest News, Baconfest Partners, Blog, Chicago Blog

The Chicago Reader - official Media Sponsor of Baconfest Chicago. We're excited to announce our partnership with the Chicago Reader, our official media sponsor of Baconfest 2011!  The Reader has teamed up with Yellow Wing Productions to produce an exciting…

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What is Baconfest Chicago?
Baconfest Chicago is a nationally renowned, locally beloved festival dedicated to America’s favorite cured meat: bacon! At Baconfest, Chicago’s best chefs concoct and serve brilliant bacon dishes to thousands of passionate bacon lovers. Liquor sponsors provide cocktails, beer and wine designed to complement a bacon meal. Bacontrepreneurs and bacon-friendly brands exhibit their wares and connect with our bacon community. A panel of judges bestows the Golden Rasher awards on chefs and guests for achievement in the bacon arts. It is a raucous, rockin’ good time for everybody involved.
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