Flying Pigs Farm is located in the Battenkill River Valley of New York State, which is actually about 200 miles north of New York City. But fortunately for Manhattanites, products of the farm are regularly featured at the Union Square Greenmarket. A variety of pork products are sold at the […]
Dispatches from the Bacon Nation
Bacon Nation Unwrapped: Around the globe
Recent news from the Bacon Nation… Visit the Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods video contest website to view and rate my Pitchfork Fondue Bacon video! My friends who are currently living in Paris share their impressions of French bacon culture. Speaking of French cuisine, The Amateur Gourmet makes cassoulet easy. Read […]
Bacon Wrapped Big Apple: Maremma Trattoria Toscana
Maremma Trattoria Toscana is a quirky, fun restaurant in the West Village of Manhattan. Named for a region of Tuscany that is supposedly known for its cowboys, Maremma offers unique Italian fare. The cowboy theme of the restaurant isn’t just for show. Maremma is so dedicated to the quality […]
Bacon Wrapped Big Apple: Commerce Restaurant
I met up with some friends for dinner on the Friday night of my bacon tour of Manhattan. We hadn’t made a reservation anywhere, and therefore our options were limited. We ended up at the recently opened Commerce Restaurant in Greenwich Village, a space that had previously been occupied by […]
Bacon Wrapped Big Apple: Gramercy Meat Market
Gramercy Meat Market is a butcher shop in the Gramercy neighborhood of Manhattan that specializes in grass fed and organic meats. The market is actually located in two shops right next door to each other. One of the shops sells seafood and the other one sells meat. The […]
Bacon Wrapped Big Apple: Crif Dogs
Eat me. That is how I was greeted at what was probably my favorite stop on my recent bacon tour of Manhattan. And it was a command that I was more than happy to comply with. What led me to Crif Dogs in the East Village was not […]
Bacon in Bon Appetit Magazine (3/08)
From the March issue of Bon Appetit… Of course an article about dining in Atlanta would mention bacon. Restaurant Eugene in Buckhead serves a Benton’s bacon-wrapped Georgia trout with cornmeal spoon bread for Sunday supper. Wisteria Restaurant offers an iron-skillet chicken with bacon-braised collard greens and a roasted sweet corn […]
Bacon Wrapped Big Apple: R.U.B.
During my recent bacon tour of Manhattan, I stopped for lunch at RUB BBQ. RUB, which stands for “Righteous Urban Barbeque,” is only a couple years old. But in that short period of time they have received significant media attention and become a popular spot for authentic BBQ in […]
Bacon in Gourmet Magazine (2/08)
There were only a couple bacon-related items in the February issue of Gourmet Magazine. Here they are: A delicious dinner of Orecchiette with Pancetta and Broccoli can be prepared in just 10 minutes. Pair a meatloaf made with prunes and bacon with a bottle of Zinfandel.
Bacon Wrapped Big Apple: Vosges Haut-Chocolat
The next stop on my bacon tour of Manhattan was Vosges Haut-Chocolat on the Upper East Side, home of Mo’s Bacon Bar (you can read my previous review of this product here). Vosges doesn’t allow photography in the store, so I wasn’t able to snap any photos of their […]