Today is the annual Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival in Des Moines, Iowa. I attended last year and had one of the best bacon-themed days of my life. Unfortunately I couldn’t make it this year. But the next best thing is following everyone’s Tweets – for live updates you can follow […]
Month: February 2010
Bacon: A Love Story nominated for Oddest Book Title of 2009
Competing with the likes of “The Origin of Faeces” and “The Quotable Douchebag” and let’s not forget “Collectable Spoons of the Third Reich”…I’ve recently learned that “Bacon: A Love Story” has been nominated for perhaps the highest honor I’ve ever been nominated for: Oddest Book Title of 2009. Apparently […]
To many Jews, the allure of pork is simply irresistible
I was quoted in an article just published in Tablet Magazine about dietary exceptions that elements of Jewish culture are making for bacon, and pork in general. “This movement evolved thanks, in part, to the increased prominence of celebrity chefs, says Heather Lauer, author of Bacon: A Love Story: A […]