can't wait till the 2010 baconfest.

April 10th!

Tickets go on sale at noon today. http://baconfestchicago.eventbrite.com/

Llama wrote:Tickets go on sale at noon today. http://baconfestchicago.eventbrite.com/

Just bought my tix for both sessions. This should be a lot of fun -- just as the fall 'preview' event was.

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I just bought session 2 for MincyBits and myself.

BaconFest's Twitter says they're almost sold out already.

You snooze, you lose. I just logged in to buy my tickets and both sessions were sold out.

You can ask to be put on the waitlist. Email michael@baconfestchicago.com

Wow...that sold out FAST!

Rescued from temptation.

$45 is too rich for my friends' blood for bacon. probably me too. good thing they sold out fast.

i thought it was going to be an outdoor festival with kiosks, kind of like a taste of chicago feel.

There's an amateur cook-off sponsored by Nueske's. The 5 winners will get in free.

http://baconfestchicago.com/2010/03/10/ ... tion-info/

They did a plug for baconfest in the daily herald today....what a tease!
Hey, it was a free plug for the fest tho, that's cool......
You kids that get to go, you remember us po' folk that didn't beat the clock and get great food porn pictures, ok?

Good to see that MikeG and G Wiv will be at Baconfest. http://baconfestchicago.com/2010/04/06/ ... baconfest/

If either of you need a sous chef or all around gofer, please don't hesitate to let me know Thought I was going to be out of town so didn't even try to get tix and plans changed...

I just got back from Baconfest. As soon as I walked in the door, the Chow Poodle said, "You smell like bacon!". I think that says it all. Congratulations to the Baconfest Boys. Nice job. I can hardly wait until Baconfest 2011. I'll post some pictures later.

stevez wrote: Congratulations to the Baconfest Boys. Nice job.

Terrific event, fun, tasty, delicious and one of the most well run events I've been. Seth, Mike and Andre should be running a major American city, they'd do a better job than 99% of the mayors.

Bacon expo was filled with an amazing number of vendors, who knew there was bacon soda syrup, multiple bacon mini cupcakes and, best bite at the expo, Sobrasada, a spreadable chorizo which is as close to nduja as I've been able to get.

Upstairs 12 chefs outdid themselves, most delicious in an over the top fashion, pastrami cured bacon from the Signature Room, most delicious in a surprisingly restrained fashion, crunchy light spring is here three pea salad with bacon crunch from the Purple Pig. Number of liquor stations, PBR, bacon infused vodka, sangria, Bar DeVille's bacon infused Makers Mark Cocktails and Wobble Stopper from Fifty/50, a bacon centric bloody mary with a salty crunchy corn and black bean rim.

Can't wait for Baconfest 2010, though it may be a month before I find myself wanting bacon again.

Enjoy,
Gary

Thanks for the kind words gents. It was a blast. Next year, Grant Park!

What a day!! First, how often does a person have to decide between hitting a hot new gourmet sausage/dog spot followed by a whole pig roast and BACONFEST!!! Right off the bat, those were some pretty special circumstances. And a GORGEOUS spring day to boot!

So Baconfest...yes it was worth giving up the Toon's piggy extravaganza...highlights for me were Cafe Matou's brochette of mussels, bacon and spring onions, Otom's vacuum oven pad thai bacon and my two faves--Longman and Eagle's decadent bacon waffle with brown sugar bacon ice cream and candied dehydrated bacon topping and the ridiculously gorgeous slab of Duroc bacon topped with roasted cashew, green chili, mustard greens and pickled bacon from Veerasway. All of the samplings were delish (there wasn't anything that I didn't want to finish) but these four were the prize winners in my book.

I also agree that the array of beverages and vendors was impressive. I was particularly fond of the bloody mary with the interesting dust on the lip of the glass--one of the best bloody's I've had in a long time and the huge slice of bacon at the bottom which somehow stayed fairly crispy) was certainly one of the reasons. I loved the little cupcakes, Vosges' new dark chocolate version of their bacon bar, the Dreymiller and Nueske's samples and the bacon caramel corn. The only item that I was moved to purchase on the spot though was the lovely back bacon from the English transplant, Spencer's. Can't wait to start making bacon and egg sandwiches with that!!

Caught a bit of Mike G's demo which was fun-next year they should do more of those--it was a good way to break from eating

Thanks to my ticket angel and to the baconmeisters who conceived of and staged this terrific event!!! I definitely look forward to next year

Seth Zurer wrote:Thanks for the kind words gents. It was a blast. Next year, Grant Park!

Seth,

Does a list of the actual dishes served by the chefs exist anywhere? Once I turned in my ballot, I was dismayed to find that only chef bios were listed in the program book.

Here're the PDFs of the menus; sorry I don't have the text only in a convenient place to cut and paste:

Shift One: http://baconfestchicago.com/wp-content/ ... iftone.pdf

Shift Two: http://baconfestchicago.com/wp-content/ ... ifttwo.pdf

Seth Zurer wrote:Here're the PDFs of the menus; sorry I don't have the text only in a convenient place to cut and paste:

Shift One: http://baconfestchicago.com/wp-content/ ... iftone.pdf

Shift Two: http://baconfestchicago.com/wp-content/ ... ifttwo.pdf

Thanks Seth. That's perfect.

boudreaulicious wrote:I didn't see any other LTH'ers or anyone else that I knew at BF). Can't wait for the next piggy roast!

Bunch o LTHers at 2nd shift Baconfest, made an already terrific even even better.

G Wiv wrote:

boudreaulicious wrote:I didn't see any other LTH'ers or anyone else that I knew at BF). Can't wait for the next piggy roast!

Bunch o LTHers at 2nd shift Baconfest, made an already terrific even even better.

I figured as much--I was first shift Was still a lot of fun though! Would've been that much more so if I'd been able to compare notes with a few others.

boudreaulicious wrote:

G Wiv wrote:

boudreaulicious wrote:I didn't see any other LTH'ers or anyone else that I knew at BF). Can't wait for the next piggy roast!

Bunch o LTHers at 2nd shift Baconfest, made an already terrific even even better.

I figured as much--I was first shift Was still a lot of fun though! Would've been that much more so if I'd been able to compare notes with a few others.

I got there a little late for the first shift. I must have just missed you.

stevez wrote:I got there a little late for the first shift. I must have just missed you.

I left around 1:00ish...couldn't eat anymore

boudreaulicious wrote:
I left around 1:00ish...couldn't eat anymore

I got there around 1:15ish and caught the end of the first shift and all of the second.

stevez wrote:

Seth Zurer wrote:Here're the PDFs of the menus; sorry I don't have the text only in a convenient place to cut and paste:

Shift One: http://baconfestchicago.com/wp-content/ ... iftone.pdf

Shift Two: http://baconfestchicago.com/wp-content/ ... ifttwo.pdf

Thanks Seth. That's perfect.

Actually, going to re-route this question where it belongs

So did you get to sample everything? And if so, what were your top tastes?

Baconfest 2010 - A Pictorial

The Scene of the Crime


Bacon Lovers Going Through "Security"


The Crowd in the Chef's Tasting Area


The Barons of Bacon


Verasway's Jaggery Cured Duroc Bacon


The Bristol's Corn Dogs


Socca's Triple Bacon Veal Meatballs (Winner of the Golden Rasher Award for the AM Session)


Chef Roger Herring Accepts the Award for His Meatballs


Lula's Texas Millionaire Hominy


Primehouse's Bacon Tacos on Bacon Tortillas




Balsan's Lyonais Salad


Signature Room's Bacon Pastrami "Reuben" (My Favorite Dish of the Day)


The Golden Rasher


Meanwhile, in the downstairs exhibit area:

Baconfest Tchotchke Booth


Vosages Bacon Chocolate Bars


Baconesque Cupcakes


Bacon Syrup


Man Bait (Bacon Maple Flavored Lollipops)


Bacon Novelty Items

Awww...can't bacon and tofu get along? At my house they do!

G Wiv wrote:Bacon expo was filled with an amazing number of vendors, who knew there was bacon soda syrup, multiple bacon mini cupcakes and, best bite at the expo, Sobrasada, a spreadable chorizo which is as close to nduja as I've been able to get.

Sobrasada is now available at Provenance Food & Wine shops, both shops.

Provenance Food & Wine
2312 W. Leland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
773-784-2314

Provenance Food & Wine
2528 N. California Avenue
Chicago, IL 60647
773-384-0699