Bacon in a glass

Pinot Noir wines often have a bold, smoky flavor that complements bacon quite nicely. Earlier this evening, I had a glass of Pinot Noir at Vidalia in Washington, DC that is probably the most bacon-y Pinot I’ve ever tasted. The 2005 Hunterdon Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands has a distinctly

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Bitchin’ Roast

The idea of sweating and slaving over a grill when it’s 110 degrees in Phoenix just doesn’t appeal to me, so once again our Bitch and BBQ session this past weekend was moved indoors. Instead, we did a Bitch and Roast.   Despite the heat, which tends to curb my

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Bitchin’ Roast

The idea of sweating and slaving over a grill when it’s 110 degrees in Phoenix just doesn’t appeal to me, so once again our Bitch and BBQ session this past weekend was moved indoors. Instead, we did a Bitch and Roast.   Despite the heat, which tends to curb my

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Bacon Amore

There is a whole lot of cured pork in September’s issue of Food and Wine Magazine, but not in the form of bacon. Instead, bacon’s Italian cousins – prosciutto and pancetta – are prominently featured due to this particular issue’s focus on Italy.   Even though prosciutto and pancetta are

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Bacon Amore

There is a whole lot of cured pork in September’s issue of Food and Wine Magazine, but not in the form of bacon. Instead, bacon’s Italian cousins – prosciutto and pancetta – are prominently featured due to this particular issue’s focus on Italy.   Even though prosciutto and pancetta are

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Geckos love bacon?

This little guy normally lives in the cactus bed below my kitchen window – he hides underneath a barrel cactus to stay cool on hot Phoenix summer days. But tonight he showed up on the window as I was frying some leftover Swiss Meats bacon for the carbonara I was

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Bacon Reading List

Given that this blog is updated on a somewhat regular basis, it goes without saying that I often think about bacon. As in I probably think about bacon more than 99.9999% of the population, second only perhaps to those chefs who have to think about bacon on a daily basis

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Geckos love bacon?

This little guy normally lives in the cactus bed below my kitchen window – he hides underneath a barrel cactus to stay cool on hot Phoenix summer days. But tonight he showed up on the window as I was frying some leftover Swiss Meats bacon for the carbonara I was

Read More »

Bacon Reading List

Given that this blog is updated on a somewhat regular basis, it goes without saying that I often think about bacon. As in I probably think about bacon more than 99.9999% of the population, second only perhaps to those chefs who have to think about bacon on a daily basis

Read More »