In the November issue of Gourmet Magazine… The editors highlight the 13 best cookbooks of the year, “and for true devotees, The Bacon Cookbook by James Villas, contains explanatory notes on types of bacon and more than a hundred bacon recipes, from a BLT to Portuguese egg and bacon pudding, […]
Dispatches from the Bacon Nation
Bacon Unwrapped Profiled on DC's Read Express Blog
Read Express (a Washington Post publication) posted a profile of Bacon Unwrapped on their blog, Free Ride. Click here to read the article which includes excerpts from my interview with Express contributor, Erin Zimmer.
A Multi-Course Bacon Dinner, Idaho-Style
I was in Idaho visiting family this past weekend. So Saturday night a group of us got together for dinner at Brick 29 in Nampa. Click here for my previous post about Brick 29. In an unusually adventurous move on my family’s part, we put ourselves in the hands […]
Bacon Nation Unwrapped: Fire Pigs and Pigs Gone Wild
Recent news from the Bacon Nation… Pigs jumping through fire in Thailand. Bacon-wrapped cheddar-stuffed hot dog goodness. An article about Kevin Bacon full of delicious bacon puns. Pigs gone wild in Idaho.
Maple Bacon Doughnut
I was recently able to catch the rerun of No Reservations that took place in the Pacific Northwest. This particular episode was significant for this blog because of Bourdain’s visit to Voodoo Doughnut where he encountered the infamous maple bacon doughnut. From the show: Anthony Bourdain: (looking at the maple […]
Beautiful Creatures
The following post’s relevance to bacon may not seem immediately obvious, but bear with me for a moment… My friend Jen’s younger brother, Andrew Zuckerman, is an accomplished photographer and film director in NYC. Andrew has just published a beautiful book of photographs called “Creature.” The subjects of […]
Bacon Nation Unwrapped: Makin' Bacon, Cookin' Bacon, and Freedom Tastes Like Bacon
Recent news from the Bacon Nation… If I were 93 years old and just spent the last 5 years in prison, I’d want bacon upon my release too. The weather is finally getting cooler. Bacon Chili sounds good (via And Rightly So!). Beautiful pork products from Bologna, Italy (via The […]
Interview with James Villas, Author of The Bacon Cookbook
James Villas, renowned author of numerous cookbooks and food-related essays (The Glory of Southern Cooking, Stalking the Green Fairy, Between Bites: Memoirs of a Hungry Hedonist) and former Food and Wine Editor of Town & Country Magazine, recently published a book about the Best Meat Ever. The Bacon Cookbook […]
My Cassoulet Weekend
I’ve been talking about it for weeks, but this past weekend I finally got around to making a cassoulet. Cassoulet is a traditional French dish of slow cooked beans, pork, and duck. The process of making it takes 2-3 days. And some of the ingredients are difficult to […]
Bacon in Food & Wine Magazine (11/07)
In the November issue of Food & Wine Magazine… The wait staff at Niche Restaurant in St. Louis, MO recommends the “Bacon and Eggs” – a sandwich of braised pork belly, brioche, and poached egg. Potato Chips with Chevre Pepper Jelly and Bacon is a Thanksgiving hors d’oeuvres option sure […]