My Life With Bacon

MY LIFE WITH BACON continues this week with a review of bacon at a local eatery, a review of bacon cooking with a microwave tool, and some great recipes online. BACON IN THE NEWS   This week, my news feed served up a great set of recipes "Around the web: 5 satisfying, healthy(ish) bacon snacks."   Check out the brussels sprouts with bacon and cheese! Of course, the pig virus news is all over the web .  I guess the supposed "waning" of the bacon "fad" has been completely overcome by this new (old), scary, "newsworthy" information.  It is continually amazing to me how the media exaggerates virtually everything.  Bacon prices may go up a few cents, but don't worry, eat bacon and be happy! WE HAD BRUNCH at Kevin's Place in Deerfield, Illinois .  A very cool retro-ish diner/restaurant, they offer some great dishes.  My son Jack had the crunchy french toast, which he thought was better than mine (insert unhappy face here).  Their sec...

MY LIFE WITH BACON continues with some bacon news and a Bacon-Off between Jones Dairy Farm and Boar's Head brand bacon BACON IN THE NEWS this week starts with my trip to Fayetteville, AR, for the kickoff of our Field Agent (TM) year.  It was a great several days with my friends and colleagues.  Field Agent is the leader in mobile market research and crowdsourced information gathering. For more info, go to the website and watch the 90-second video, and then contact me.  There is not a single business that can't use these services which are faster, better and significantly less expensive than traditional methods. My colleagues and I landed in Kansas City, and drove to Fayetteville.  On the way, we stopped at Arthur Bryant's . Since the BBQ Pit Boss for many years was named Woodrow Bacon, I had to include a picture. Bryant's, one of the most famous BBQ joints in the world.  Check out their website and when in Kansas City, be sure to visit!  Don't ...

MY LIFE WITH BACON continues this week with some roller-coaster news about bacon prices, and a bacon-off between the North Country bacon out of New Hampshire. BACON IN THE NEWS "Pig Virus May Send Bacon Prices Soaring" Oddly enough, just last week we commented on widely reported news that bacon prices were coming DOWN due to the "fad" about bacon going away.  My father-in-law, Rich, sent me a clipping from the newspaper that said this also.  Nothing could be further from the truth: first of all, the love of bacon as a food group is not a fad, nor is demand going away for any other reason.  Demand for bacon will always be high.  Well, wouldn't you know it, just this week, it is being reported that the pork virus is back at work , and that bacon prices are going up again!  Which is it, media?  Up or down?  In any event, it's only going to add or subtract maybe fifty cents on a pound of bacon.  I wonder what the sensitivity to price fluct...

MY LIFE WITH BACON CONTINUES with a look at Dabecca Bacon and some bacon news. BACON IN THE NEWS Bacon Prices Dropping!   Great news for porcine lovers.  They attribute it to the 'fad' passing.  But bacon loving is as human as the love of libation, and goes pretty far back in recorded history .  Who are they kidding, it's not a fad but a simple love of good food! I had a business network meeting last week in Wheeling, IL.  We initially planned to meet at a Starbucks at 11:00; unfortunately it was a drive-through only.  Next possibility was Cooper's Hawk , a great wine-themed restaurant.  However, that opened at 11:30 and I only had until noon. Finally, like Laurel & Hardy realizing that the solution to the problem was staring them in the face all along , we decided to head over to the Twin Peaks Restaurant .  Our waitress, Bella, a former Miss Wheeling, served me up a great-tasting Bloody Mary, complete with a thick slice of bacon....