Bacon in a glass

Pinot Noir wines often have a bold, smoky flavor that complements bacon quite nicely. Earlier this evening, I had a glass of Pinot Noir at Vidalia in Washington, DC that is probably the most bacon-y Pinot I’ve ever tasted. The 2005 Hunterdon Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands has a distinctly […]

Bobby Van's Bacon

When most people think of Bobby Van’s, they think of steak. But until recently, I’d never noticed how many bacon items they have on their menu. For lunch your bacon options include Harry’s Salad, Spinach Salad, Cobb Salad, bacon on your hamburger, BLT, Crab BLT, Rigatoni Carbonara, and even Eggs […]

Bacon in a glass

Pinot Noir wines often have a bold, smoky flavor that complements bacon quite nicely. Earlier this evening, I had a glass of Pinot Noir at Vidalia in Washington, DC that is probably the most bacon-y Pinot I’ve ever tasted. The 2005 Hunterdon Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands has a distinctly […]

Bitchin’ Roast

The idea of sweating and slaving over a grill when it’s 110 degrees in Phoenix just doesn’t appeal to me, so once again our Bitch and BBQ session this past weekend was moved indoors. Instead, we did a Bitch and Roast.   Despite the heat, which tends to curb my […]

Bitchin’ Roast

The idea of sweating and slaving over a grill when it’s 110 degrees in Phoenix just doesn’t appeal to me, so once again our Bitch and BBQ session this past weekend was moved indoors. Instead, we did a Bitch and Roast.   Despite the heat, which tends to curb my […]

Bacon Amore

There is a whole lot of cured pork in September’s issue of Food and Wine Magazine, but not in the form of bacon. Instead, bacon’s Italian cousins – prosciutto and pancetta – are prominently featured due to this particular issue’s focus on Italy.   Even though prosciutto and pancetta are […]

Bacon Amore

There is a whole lot of cured pork in September’s issue of Food and Wine Magazine, but not in the form of bacon. Instead, bacon’s Italian cousins – prosciutto and pancetta – are prominently featured due to this particular issue’s focus on Italy.   Even though prosciutto and pancetta are […]

Geckos love bacon?

This little guy normally lives in the cactus bed below my kitchen window – he hides underneath a barrel cactus to stay cool on hot Phoenix summer days. But tonight he showed up on the window as I was frying some leftover Swiss Meats bacon for the carbonara I was […]

Bacon Reading List

Given that this blog is updated on a somewhat regular basis, it goes without saying that I often think about bacon. As in I probably think about bacon more than 99.9999% of the population, second only perhaps to those chefs who have to think about bacon on a daily basis […]