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Dispatches from the Bacon Nation
Bacon Nation Unwrapped: Thanksgiving Edition
OK, I’m back from a week-long hiatus that involved moving apartments in DC, amongst other things. And now I give you Bacon Nation Unwrapped, Thanksgiving-style. November is the time of year when hogs are traditionally slaughtered. The event causes some people to reflect on the relationship humans have with pigs […]
Bacon Nation Unwrapped: Lamb Bacon, Autumn Bacon, Comfort Bacon
Recent news from the Bacon Nation… Bacon sausages in Chicago. A BLT that goes baaah instead of oink. ‘Tis the time of year for butternut-squash-everything. So here’s a butternut squash soup recipe with bacon in it. Bacon topped meatloaf burgers = comfort food overload. Another bacon-focused discussion forum is born. […]
Bourdain's Advice to Vegetarians
From Anthony Bourdain’s talk this week at Lisner Auditorium in Washington, DC (which I unfortunately missed): His advice to vegetarians: “Try bacon. It’s the gateway protein.” Click here for the full story.
Pork and Seeds
I recently received the following email from my dad: “It dawned upon me that your passion for bacon may have initially began at the Hong Kong Restaurant with Pork & Seeds!” There is probably some truth to that. My brothers and I were totally obsessed with pork and […]
Bacon Dinner in DC Next Week
Next week, the DC Bacon Nation can finally stop mourning the closure of David Greggory, a restaurant that once served as the de facto clubhouse for bacon lovers in the Nation’s Capital. Rejoice and be glad, for The Landmark Restaurant at The Melrose Hotel is bringin’ bacon back in the […]
Tocino at Phoenix Ranch Market
The goal of Pro’s Ranch Market in Phoenix, Arizona is “to give the Hispanic customer the variety, brands, and fresh authentic foods they know and love in a warm, upscale environment.” But Hispanic or not, you are missing out big time if you’ve never been to PRM, because this is […]
Lardons: The Frenchman’s "Bacon Bits"
Unless you happen to eat in a lot of French restaurants or are a big fan of French cooking, lardons are a bacon product most Americans aren’t familiar with. Lardons are small cubes of thick fatty bacon. They are larger than the “bacon bits” we Americans are familiar with, […]
Bacon Nation Unwrapped: Comfort Food, Bacon Funnies
Recent news from the Bacon Nation… Cream of mushroom soup, tater tots, and bacon. This Bacon Tater Bake looks easy to make and sounds like the perfect comfort food for a lazy Sunday. If you’re feeling a little more ambitious, try Crab Bacon Chowder with Anise Seed and Thyme. Don’t […]
Bacon lovers are mad as hell and aren’t going to take it anymore!
Every so often, some organization decides to produce a report that says bacon causes some sort of disease (along with 99.9% of everything else in the world). And like everything else, most of us read the report, toss it aside, and order another BLT. Because, hell, something is going to […]