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Baconpocalypse Now: “I love the smell of bacon in the morning”

On December 21, 2011 By

December 20, 2011 (Des Moines, IA)- On a warm Saturday afternoon last July, while stocking canned bacon on the shelves of a bomb shelter at an undisclosed location, organizers of the 5th Annual Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival, “Baconpocalypse Now: I love the smell of bacon in the morning” began to question whether hoarding [...]

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Mr. Baconpants Presents Bacon Bash 2011

On July 18, 2011 By

A day to celebrate one of Pittsburgh’s favorite foods, BACON!

Pittsburgh’s only bacon event, Bacon Bash, will take place at the Harris Grill in Shadyside on Saturday, September 17 from 12 pm to 3 pm. At last year’s Bacon Bash more than 185 people came to enjoy bacon. Event organizers Jason Mosley (better [...]

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Denny’s Test Kitchen Experience

On March 29, 2011 By

Most of you know by now that Denny’s paid for Sean and I to fly down to their Headquarters to try their new Baconalia menu. While we where there Sean and I got to see a place the many will never see, the Denny’s Test Kitchen.

When we walked in they had [...]

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Denny’s Baconalia: A Celebration of Bacon

On March 28, 2011 By

As many of you bacon fanatics already know Denny’s Restaurant has launched their first ever bacon event called Baconalia(facebook)! Proving that Denny’s is so committed to doing bacon right that they invited some experts down to their Head Quarters to try out their new menu, and by experts I mean, a [...]

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Road Trip: Denny’s is cooking something up with Bacon [Updated]

On March 23, 2011 By

Now I don’t know how much I can tell you right now, but since the guys at Bacon Salt already told the Bacon Nation a few deals, I guess tell you a little more.

Denny’s is planning something big with bacon. I still don’t know all the details but what I do know is, [...]

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Fourth Annual Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival

On January 14, 2011 By

It’s that time of year again when I start to get ready for my yearly pilgrimage to Des Moines, IA for the Annual Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival. Looks like the Brooks and the Bacon Board are really stepping it up this year. With the help of a national sponsor they hope to [...]

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‘Twas the Night Before Bacon Fest

On December 25, 2010 By

‘Twas the night before Bacon Fest and all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse
The frying pan was placed on the stove top with care
In hopes that Mr. Baconpants would soon be there

The children were nestled all snug in their beds
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Jones Bacon Flavored Soda Review

On November 22, 2010 By

It seems like every Thanksgiving Jones Soda comes out with a strange new flavor, this year it’s bacon.

When I first heard about it I was excited to hear that Justin and Dave from Bacon Salt had something to do with it. Knowing that all their other bacon products tasted relatively [...]

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Does Pancetta also make everything better?

On October 11, 2010 By

If I lived in Italy this blog would have been named “Mr. Pancettapants”. That’s because pancetta, what most people call Italian bacon, and American bacon are just about the same thing. The only difference is how they’re made.

Bacon is made from pork belly that is brined and then smoked. The belly [...]

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Take Action: We need to Stop Bad Bacon

On October 8, 2010 By

Picture this, you go to a restaurant for a nice meal. You look over the menu and inside your mind you begin to jump for joy because they have a new bacon cheese burger! It costs a little bit more than you would normally pay for a burger but you take the hit because [...]

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