Bacon makes me happy, and so do bacon t-shirts

Over the last few years, I’ve amassed quite a collection of bacon themed t-shirts. And here’s one more I’d like to add to the mix. The Coy Clothes “Bacon makes me happy” t-shirt is delicious. And they’ve put together a clever short commercial about the product which you can watch

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Bacon + BBQ Makes the World a Better Place

Last year when I was in Iowa for the Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival, I had the pleasure of meeting two guys who have rocked the bacon world recently – Aaron Chronister and Jason Day.  So what makes these two guys so special?  They are the brains behind the Bacon Explosion.

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Bacon: A Love Story…now in paperback!

Today, a little over a year after it was first released, my book – Bacon: A Love Story – is now available in paperback!   This blog was launched five years ago this month, so picking up a copy of the paperback version of the book is a nice little

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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Bacon

In case you missed it, there was a pretty amusing segment about bacon on last night’s episode of Nightline. Watch below. My favorite quotes:   “Bacon is like the character on a sitcom that’s brought in as the zany neighbor and then takes over the show with his catchphrases.”  

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North Country Smokehouse

While the southern and midwestern United States have their share of well-known artisanal, country cured bacon producers, there’s a smokehouse in New Hampshire giving them a run for their money.   North Country Smokehouse bacon is a third generation operation located in the hills of New Hampshire. Like many of

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Welcome to BaconUnwrapped.com version 4.0

With the five year anniversary of BaconUnwrapped.com coming up in June, I’ve decided to give the site a face lift. So here it is!   If you’re curious about how the website has looked at various points over the last five years, click on Best of the Blog.  On that

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Missing the Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival today…

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

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