Bakon Vodka Cocktails

One of the sponsors at the Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour event earlier this month in Nampa, Idaho was Bakon Vodka. In coordination with the bar staff at Brick 29, a few signature cocktails were created for the event. All of them were really great – some of them in a […]

Calling all California bacon lovers!

If you live in the vicinity of Santa Barbara, there is an upcoming bacon event you need to attend!   The Royal Bacon Society will be hosting their 2nd Annual Bacon Day on Saturday, September 5 from 11 am to 2 pm. From their website:   “In addition to the […]

Bacon for dessert

The Ft. Worth Star-Telegram recently published an article about the use of bacon in desserts featuring some great recipes for things like Maple French Toast and Bacon Cupcakes, Bacon Pecan Caramel Ice Cream Balls, Maple Bacon Shake, Bacon Baklava, and Bacon and Tomato Jam. These are some of the more […]

Today’s bacon appearances

An article ran today in the Akron Beacon Journal in which I was featured alongside Michael Ruhlman (a culinary hero of mine…I’m definitely not worthy). The article starts out talking about my book and bacon madness and then leads into a lesson from Professor Ruhlman on making your own bacon […]

Book signing in Tempe, AZ tomorrow

Tomorrow – Tuesday, August 11 – I will be doing a book event at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, Arizona. The event starts at 7 pm and there will be bacon treats provided by The Wildflower Bread Company, so come for those if nothing else!

The Meat Shop

While sitting at the hair salon earlier this week, I was browsing through a back issue of Phoenix Magazine. In it was an article about a new pork butchery called The Meat Shop that opened in the last year just a couple blocks south of downtown Phoenix.   After getting […]