According to the National Pig Association (NPA) in the UK, the British pig industry is currently facing a crisis. Increases in feed prices caused by rising world wheat prices has many British hog farmers selling their pigs at a loss. But leave it to the British to find a […]
Month: February 2008
Those rascally kids at Vosges Haut-Chocolat are at it again…
Is the size of Vosges’ Mo’s Bacon Bar the one thing holding you back from treating yourself to this delicious confection? Are you afraid that if you purchase one, you will think it is so delicious that you can’t prevent yourself from eating all 3 ounces in 3 seconds? […]
Tyler Florence hearts bacon
Jennifer from …and the eggs reports from the South Beach Wine and Food Festival: “At Tyler Florence’s cooking demonstration over the weekend, he used bacon in his casino sauce which he poured over oysters and then cooked on the grill. I got a pretty good shot of the bacon […]
Bacon Nation Unwrapped: Degrees of Bacon
Recent news from the Bacon Nation… Tater Tots and Bacon Bloody Marys – good. Crayon wax in your water – bad. The perfect breakfast burrito – good. Chocolate chip pancakes with bacon – brilliant. Sippy straws – functional. Bacon straws – awesome.
McCain hearts pigs
While watching the evening news, I miraculously managed to capture this 2 second video of John McCain hugging someone dressed in a pig costume on a campaign stop (it was miraculous because I captured it while watching the CBS Evening News, which I never watch because the sound of Katie […]
The Winter of the Bacon Scarf
Apparently bacon scarves are all the rage this winter. I recently modeled and wrote about the bacon scarf I purchased for myself a couple months ago, but following is a list of all the bacon scarves currently on the market. Get yours before spring arrives! Shopsin’s General Store Bacon Scarf […]
The eye of the beholder
Some people look at the layers of snow on this rooftop and just see snow. I look at it and see pork belly.
Bacon Nation Unwrapped: Bacon so good it is (or should be) illegal
Recent news from the Bacon Nation… …and the eggs highlights the Tamworth pork belly from Gryffon’s Aerie, a farm in Gordonsville, Virginia, which Sydney Meers (of the restaurant Stove in Hampton Roads, Virginia) uses to make bacon. Wooly Pigs talks about the reality of taking their Berkshire hogs to market […]