There is a very small but very popular breakfast joint located on an unassuming corner just north of downtown Phoenix called Matt’s Big Breakfast. Matt’s is not the kind of place you would just stumble upon. There is nothing else around that would give you reason to drive down […]
Dispatches from the Bacon Nation
Bacon Nation Unwrapped: Bacon Boomerangs, Wendy's Bacon World Domination, iVillage Loves Bacon Too, and Bacon Makes Stuff Better
Recent news from the Bacon Nation… Check this out – a bacon boomerang. I know I’m missing the marketing message of this gimmick by saying this, but yes – I would want the boomerang of bacon to return to me. Over and over. Wendy’s quest to dominate the world of […]
Fake-O Bac-O
I know this isn’t surprising, but did you know Betty Crocker Bac-O Bits and Chips are made completely of soy and contain no animal products? They are even certified kosher. I personally don’t like the taste of Bac-O Bits, but it just never ceases to amaze me how there are […]
Bobby Flay's Mac and Cheese Carbonara
On a recent episode of Throwdown, Bobby Flay goes up against America’s Queen of Macaroni and Cheese, Delilah Winder. Bobby’s Mac and Cheese had pancetta in it…and naturally it won. For Delilah’s recipe, click here. Also, she recently published a book about Southern cooking.
Bacon Nation Unwrapped: Bacon-Flavored Coffee, Carbonara Imposters, Baconater Milestone, and Eat at Bacon
Recent news from the Bacon Nation… Bacon-flavored coffee…I wonder how that would taste with a shot of Bailey’s. At what point is carbonara no longer carbonara? Wendy’s has sold 25 million Baconaters. Bacon wrapped macaroni and cheese…thanks Paula Deen! (and thanks Misty for the tip) This Ham and Bacon Cheesy […]
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Sometime in the near future, I plan to debut a Bacon Unwrapped newsletter that will be delivered via email. If you want to be on the list, sign up using the form on the right side of this page.
Petit Verdot isn’t Bitch, but it’s good with BBQ
I’m in Idaho visiting family for Labor Day weekend, and Saturday afternoon we went across the street to my uncle’s house to grill some hamburgers for lunch. We also had fresh corn on the cob and peach cobbler made from peaches that were purchased at the local produce stand. […]
Caramelized Bacon at Brick 29
I spent the first 18 years of my life in a sagebrush desert town called Nampa in Southwest Idaho. Like many towns in the West, Nampa has experienced unprecedented growth in the last 15 years. Today, Nampa’s population is over 80,000, up from 40,000 residents just a couple decades ago. […]
Carnivore Cocktails
In my recent interview with Cork and Knife, I mentioned a bacon martini that is being served at the Double Down Saloon in Las Vegas. Chow.com recently published an article about this bacon blessed concoction. Click here to read the article.
Bacon in Bon Appetit Magazine (09/07)
In the September issue of Bon Appetit… The editors recently produced a special for the Food Network that highlights America’s three best restaurants in the categories of pizza, steak, tacos, hamburgers, fried chicken, and ribs. One of the steakhouse finalists is Peter Luger’s in Brooklyn, which is also known for […]