Bacon Nation Unwrapped: Bacon in unusual places

Recent news from the Bacon Nation… Cupcakes are very trendy these days. And bacon is always in style. Endless Simmer highlights a few bacon cupcake creations from the blogosphere. Bacon is never in style in Kuwait where it is prohibited for religious reasons. But fortunately American troops can eat bacon

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Loans for Hogs

I’ve been threatening for a while now to adopt a potbelly pig. My friends look at me like I’m crazy anytime I bring it up. Unfortunately for them I’m used to people looking at me crazy so it has very little impact. But deep in the back of my mind

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Bacon in Food & Wine (5/08)

From the May issue of Food & Wine Magazine… Chef Rob Evans of Hugo’s Restaurant in Portland, Maine highlights restaurants he and his wife visited during their cross country motorcycle ride for their honeymoon. Binkley’s in Cave Creek, Arizona was one of his favorites – he especially enjoyed the pancetta

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Bacon in Bon Appetit (5/08)

From the May issue of Bon Appetit Magazine… A reader from Los Angeles asked the editors of the magazine to track down a recipe for Hawaiian Seafood Chowder as prepared by the chef of Palm Terrace on the island of Oahu. This Polynesian favorite is made with thick cut bacon

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Drew Carey takes on the L.A. Food Police

Drew Carey recently did some investigative reporting for the Reason Foundation about the ongoing controversy over bacon hot dogs being sold on the streets of Los Angeles.   “Amid the hustle and bustle of downtown Los Angeles, there exists another world, an underground world of illicit trade in—not drugs or

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Bacon Nation Unwrapped: Obsession

Recent news from the Bacon Nation… Do you think I’m obsessed? Like, I don’t think I’m obsessed, but some people think I am. But I don’t think I am. Is obsession such a bad thing anyways? So I guess maybe I am a little bit obsessed. What do you think???

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