A vegetarian rediscovers bacon

Photoblogger mandydale is rediscovering meat after 12 years of being a vegetarian, and she is sharing her experience on Flickr with “30 days of pork.” An entry associated with one of her photos explains her reasons for deciding to eat meat again, and she also talks about how some vegetarians […]

The secret is bacon

Did you know that an A&W Restaurant was the first restaurant to serve bacon on a cheeseburger? Or at least that is what they are claiming anyways. According to their website:   “In 1963, A&W® restaurants introduced The Burger Family®, which included a Mama Burger®, Papa Burger®, Teen Burger® and […]

"Black Friday" shopping, bacon-style

The Grateful Palate has just rolled out a new line of products, many of which are in celebration of the 2007 Chinese Year of the Pig. You should definitely check out their website but here are a few highlights:   Vitamin G Container: Don’t throw away that precious bacon fat […]

Pork 101

As I was milling around my mother’s kitchen while at home for Thanksgiving this week (where despite the large turkey dinner and subsequent leftovers, I’ve still somehow managed to consume a respectable amount of bacon over the last couple days – go figure), I came across a book about pork […]

Graphic Pig

This image is both disturbing and intriguing. I found it on a random vintage poster website (ah…the wonders of StumbleUpon). Courtesy of freetranslation.com, here’s a rough translation:   Eat with pleasure and without fatigue Auvergne sausage Absolute food purity The good sausages of the extravagant pig   Yeah, eat the […]

Bacon in paradise

My quest to prove everyone does (or should) love bacon was recently expanded to the animal kingdom.   While on vacation in Bora Bora last week, we took advantage of the glass doors in the floor of our overwater bungalow. The purpose of these glass doors is so that guests […]

The Whole Hog

Earlier this week, on a cross country flight, I immersed myself in Bruce Aidell’s ‘ode to the pig’ – the Complete Book of Pork. This book truly is the bible of all things pork. Aidell thoroughly explores the pig as an intelligent animal, a food source for many cultures over […]

Bacon bits experiment

Have you ever wondered how many strips of bacon it takes to make a serving of bacon bits? Thanks to the online publication Cockeyed.com, now we know.

Pork art

Having one of these paintings by Victoria Reynolds hanging above your fireplace mantel would almost certainly create interesting conversation over cocktails with friends.