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Baconfest Podcast #6 – Peter Sagal (Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me) Tackles The Meaning Of Bacon

Baconfest Podcast #6 – Peter Sagal (Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me) Tackles the Meaning of Bacon

  • April 28, 2016
  • seth
  • Podcast
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When Peter Sagal, beloved host of NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me (and infamous scriptwriter of the first draft of "Dirty Dancing 2 - Havana Nights") decided to join me for lunch at David Burke's Primehouse, I didn't know where our conversation would…

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Baconfest Podcast #5 – Fried Chicken Chat With Joshua Kulp And Christine Cikowski (Honey Butter Fried Chicken)

Baconfest Podcast #5 – Fried Chicken Chat with Joshua Kulp and Christine Cikowski (Honey Butter Fried Chicken)

  • April 15, 2016
  • seth
  • Blog, Podcast
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Seth sat down to explore Chicago's fried chicken community with chefs Josh Kulp and Christine Cikowski of Honey Butter Fried Chicken. Josh and Christine share their fried chicken philosophy, inspirations and we tried out their Baconfest dish - bacon grits…

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Baconfest Podcast #4 – Kevin Hickey & Bacon Poems

Baconfest Podcast #4 – Kevin Hickey & Bacon Poems

  • April 8, 2016
  • seth
  • Blog, Podcast
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Seth talks hotdogs, bacon and that eternal diner favorite, the Frankencheezie with renowned Chicago chef Kevin Hickey or The Duck Inn and Bottlefork.  Plus, hear award-winning poems from the annual Baconfest Best Bacon Poem competition. Want tickets to Baconfest?  Get…

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Baconfest Podcast #3 – Bacon Chocolate, Lipbalm And Gumballs With Dennis Lee (thepizzle.net)

Baconfest Podcast #3 – Bacon Chocolate, Lipbalm and Gumballs with Dennis Lee (thepizzle.net)

  • March 15, 2016
  • seth
  • Blog, Podcast
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In episode #3 of the podcast, Seth tastes a variety of new bacon products with Dennis Lee, beloved off-the-rails food blogger at thepizzle.net, followed by a fun arts & crafts project: bacon chocolate shot glasses.  Read Dennis's coverage of Baconfest 2015 here.…

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Baconfest Podcast #2 – Mike Sula Of The Chicago Reader

Baconfest Podcast #2 – Mike Sula of the Chicago Reader

  • March 7, 2016
  • seth
  • Podcast
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Here's the second episode of the Baconfest podcast, in which Seth talks with Chicago Reader food critic Mike Sula about his personal history with bacon, his experience as a judge at Baconfest and the eternal question: "has bacon jumped the…

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Baconfest Podcast # 1 – Seth Talks To Osteria Langhe’s Cameron Grant

Baconfest Podcast # 1 – Seth talks to Osteria Langhe’s Cameron Grant

  • March 4, 2016
  • seth
  • Blog, Podcast
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Listen to the first edition of the Baconfest Podcast right here - Chef Cameron Grant of Osteria Langhe and Seth from Baconfest discuss the art of bacon and try an amazing bacon bratwurst.  Subscribe with iTunes   Subscribe with RSS

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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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