Prosciutto di Iowa: A tour of La Quercia

Sky Full of Bacon put together this very nice video tour of La Quercia, the Iowa-based producers of incredibly delicious prosciutto and pancetta. I also had the opportunity to visit La Quercia when I was writing Bacon: A Love Story and they are featured in my book.

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Glendale book signing recap

Lesa Holstine wrote a great recap of my book signing at Velma Teague Library in Glendale, AZ earlier this week. It was a fun event – thanks to everyone who attended! The best quote from someone in the audience was “there should be a special place in hell for those

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Gearing up for Bacon Fest…

Today has been a very bacony day…there was an article in the Arizona Republic about the book signing I did at the Glendale Library this afternoon…Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour was featured on the AZCentral.com homepage for a while…Phoenix New Times posted a write up of Sunday’s Bacon Tour event at

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Getting ready for Bacon Fest

I’ll be appearing on Good Morning Arizona on Channel 3 in Phoenix tomorrow morning around 8:50 am MT. I’ll be on the show with the owners of Bacon Restaurant in Scottsdale, who will be catering the Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour event at Renee’s Grand Tavern on June 7. Click here

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