Bacon Nation News

Recent news from the Bacon Nation… A golden piggy to store your data. Pig shaped clouds. Here’s a yummy sounding appetizer idea: Raspberry Chipotle, Manchego, Chicken & Bacon Tapas. Could pork become a luxury item in the future? A melted brie and bacon sandwich…what a great idea. Why didn’t I

While I was on the East Coast last week, my friend Carole had the pleasure of enjoying a Bacon Sloppy Joe at Matt’s Big Breakfast in Phoenix. I asked her to tell me about it so I could enjoy the sandwich vicariously through her. And now I share it with

It should come as no surprise that Vesuvio’s Cheesesteak BLT won The Today Show’s best sandwich in America contest. Anyone who didn’t think the sandwich with bacon would win needs to get their head examined. Click here for the video.

In the October issue of Bon Appetit… The annual Bon Appetit award for “Food Artisans” goes to Herb and Kathy Eckhouse of La Quercia, an Iowa-based company producing high quality cured meats such as guanciale, pancetta, and proscuitto. A Mini Chicken Pot Pie with Bacon and Marjoram is a quick

Oscar Mayer, the inventor of cellophane packaging for bacon, has recently introduced a new kind of bacon packaging. The Stay Fresh Reclosable Tray is made of hard plastic and features a lid that easily snaps on and off. This is one of those inventions that seems long overdue, as regular

Thanks to the following Australian McDonald’s commercial, for the next few days I will be singing this song about bacon in my head.

Jason Mosley, aka Mr. Bacon Pants, was recently on Nick Digilio’s show on WGN radio talking about the “anti-bacn” movement. He gave a shout out to Bacon Unwrapped and the anti-bacn petition. Click here to listen.