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Baconopolis: Sold OUT!

admin — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:22:55 +0000

This is killing me:

“BACONOPOLIS! SOLD OUT FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH 6-8PM

Join us in the Palace Ballroom for bacon’s biggest social event ever- Baconopolis! Who doesn’t love bacon? Even some vegetarians indulge in the occasional bacon treat because you just can’t beat the smoky deliciousness of bacon! By attending Baconopolis!, you’ll get the opportunity to taste 5 bacons from different producers side by side, and sample creative bacon dishes such as braised bacon “pork and beans”, classic bacon carbonara, and butterscotch bacon bits. Don’t miss this sensational bacon event.

Tickets are $20 plus tax and gratuity and must be purchased in advance. Tickets include one drink ticket for wine or beer, and a cash bar will be available.

To purchase tickets contact Christy at (206)448.2001 or via email at christinal@tomdouglas.com”

I wasn’t invited, I wasn’t even notified, but what makes it so exquisitely horrible is that it is going to be taking place right under me. In my day job, I work right above the venue. In the past we’ve suffered through the end of our work days with various delicious smells filtering up into our offices, but this is going to be too much. I’m either going to have to storm the gate, or slink away home before the cooking starts.

Bacon Makes It a Little Better

admin — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:19:48 +0000

I was about to get into our car this morning when I noticed that someone had creased the hell out of the driver’s side door. No note from anyone accepting responsibility.

Fortunately, I was on my way to breakfast. An extra order of bacon takes the edge off.

Bacon Wrapped Twinkie Stonehenge

admin — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:40:19 +0000

Thanks to Bill for calling my attention to this tragic waste of perfectly good bacon.

Bacon: A Love Story

admin — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:15:16 +0000

I was rooting around the web for some tasty bacony morsels to share with you all when I came across Bacon Unwrapped.

In looking around, I found that the blogger, Heather Lauer, has a book coming out called “Bacon: A Love Story” (pre-order link). I don’t know much about the book, but the cover is certainly attractive and the contents look appetizing, with sections on making bacon, recipies with Bacon, Bacon history, and more. Read more, and pre-order on amazon

Bacon Explosion Poses the Question: Is There Such Thing as Too Much Bacon?

admin — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:15:11 +0000

The New York Times Food and Dining section brings news of an important experiment. Jason Day and Aaron Chronister, two competitive BBQers from Kansas City have manged to fuse the three greatest pork preparations (Sausage, Bacon, and BBQ) into one amazing dish. They call it Bacon Explosion.

Details of the experiment are available on the BBQ Addicts website. Jason Day has provided all the information you need to create your own Bacon Explosion, including a deceptively short list of ingredients, and detailed assembly instructions, complete with helpful photos.

I’ll be honest, I admire the passion for Bacon in some of these projects, but I wouldn’t want to eat the end result. That’s not the case with Bacon Explosion. My mouth is watering, and not just because it is past lunch time.

Bacon Explosion: The BBQ Sausage Recipe of all Recipes.

Bacon Wrap?

admin — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:40:23 +0000

Bacon Wrap?

No, bacon RAP!

Drink a Bacony Toast to Bacon

admin — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:47:06 +0000

Bacon infused Vodka need I say more?

Which is Better, Bacon in Salad, or Salad in Bacon?

admin — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:19:27 +0000

If you are reading this blog, your probably have first hand experience with a salad that’s been improved by the addition of bacon. Well, Megan over at Not Martha shows how you can cut out the need for a salad plates by serving salad in bacon cups. That’s right! Dishaware made out of freshly cooked bacon! Genius!

Head on over to see how she perfected this important invention.

(via Tinderbox)

Tastefull Eveningware, the Bacon Tuxedo

admin — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 06:10:54 +0000

Couture house Archie McPhee agrees, bacon is the new black. They’ve debuted a bacon print tuxedo that doesn’t just look good, it smells good because it is BACON SCENTED.

Available from Archie McPhee today for $99.95

Bacon Flavor without Bacon?

admin — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 07:53:53 +0000

Is bacon salt the ultimate food seasoning?

Invented by “two regular guys who love grilling and football on Sunday afternoons,” bacon salt is both vegetarian and Kosher, and, of course, it promises to bring the great taste of Bacon to everything and everyone!

It sounds like a beautiful dream, doesn’t it? I’d like to believe, I really would, but I can’t help but be skeptical. After all, how can you possibly have the great taste of bacon without the great taste of pork? Pork, for those of you who might not know, is neither vegegarian, nor Kosher.

But that’s not all. Bacon salt is low-sodium! Again, I want to believe, I really do. But, but, but here is the thing. Salt is MADE of sodium. So how is it that you can have bacon salt that’s somehow low in salt and lacks bacon completely? What’s left?

I’ll be honest with you right now, I have no idea, I haven’t tried the stuff, and knowing what I know now, I don’t think I would, except for my deep sense of obligation, to you, my dear readers. And so, I will try this bacon salt that lacks bacon and comes up short on salt and report back to you.

Until then, I’ll leave you to ponder this. Bacon salt comes in 10 different flavors.

Bacon photo by Yogma, CreativeCommons Attribution License
Salt Shaker photo by GirlInTheCafe, , CreativeCommons Attribution License