In the December issue of Bon Appetit Magazine… 32 East in Delray Beach, Florida offers diners a Chicken Breast with Bacon, Haricots Verts, and Cipolline Onions. Bacon-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin with Apple, Dates, and Baby Potatoes is a staple at a farm in Provence. White Bean and Halibut Stew gets its […]
Month: November 2007
Je t’adore Pâté en Croute
I made pâté en croute for dinner last night. While not specifically bacon-related, the result was a heavenly pocket of pork and pastry goodness that was too delicious not to share with you. Best of all…they were really easy to make. And they are pretty decent as leftovers the next […]
Bacon Cheddar Bread is in the "Oven" and the "Christmas Tree" is Lit
As I mentioned last week, I recently moved to a new apartment in DC. Moving generally sucks, but the worst thing about moving is that very little about your life is “normal” while you’re in transition. Particularly when it comes to meals – until you find all of your equipment […]
Bacon Nation Unwrapped: Thanksgiving Hangover Edition
Recent news from the Bacon Nation… Beer and bacon always go well together. They also make good bread together. Ruhlman gets in the Thanksgiving spirit with some pork bellies. Is bacon ice cream going mainstream?
Bacon Nation Unwrapped: Thanksgiving Edition
OK, I’m back from a week-long hiatus that involved moving apartments in DC, amongst other things. And now I give you Bacon Nation Unwrapped, Thanksgiving-style. November is the time of year when hogs are traditionally slaughtered. The event causes some people to reflect on the relationship humans have with pigs […]
Bacon Nation Unwrapped: Lamb Bacon, Autumn Bacon, Comfort Bacon
Recent news from the Bacon Nation… Bacon sausages in Chicago. A BLT that goes baaah instead of oink. ‘Tis the time of year for butternut-squash-everything. So here’s a butternut squash soup recipe with bacon in it. Bacon topped meatloaf burgers = comfort food overload. Another bacon-focused discussion forum is born. […]
Bourdain's Advice to Vegetarians
From Anthony Bourdain’s talk this week at Lisner Auditorium in Washington, DC (which I unfortunately missed): His advice to vegetarians: “Try bacon. It’s the gateway protein.” Click here for the full story.
Pork and Seeds
I recently received the following email from my dad: “It dawned upon me that your passion for bacon may have initially began at the Hong Kong Restaurant with Pork & Seeds!” There is probably some truth to that. My brothers and I were totally obsessed with pork and […]
Bacon Dinner in DC Next Week
Next week, the DC Bacon Nation can finally stop mourning the closure of David Greggory, a restaurant that once served as the de facto clubhouse for bacon lovers in the Nation’s Capital. Rejoice and be glad, for The Landmark Restaurant at The Melrose Hotel is bringin’ bacon back in the […]