My Life With Bacon

MY LIFE WITH BACON CONTINUES THIS WEEK  with a look at a legitimate church called the United Church of Bacon ... and an evaluation of another Stop & Shop bacon. LITTLE BACON MAN came into my life the other day. Here he is, pictured with my childhood hero, Gumby. Thanks you, Melissa Oakley, for spotting the little guy and bring him to me from your Florida vacation! He looks a llot more mischievous than Gumby, who is pure and wholesome, kind of like a 60's version of Sponge Bob. Hmmm, I wonder if there could be a cool mash-up of Sponge Bob and Gumby out there? I'll have to check. But the little bacon guy does seem more edgy. Maybe in my spare time I'll do a little 'stop-motion' of these guys doing something fun. Maybe another career entirely? Too many ideas, too little time (the only thing you can't get more of). Can't wait to go to the North Shore Baconfest . Participating restaurants include  Egg Harbor Cafe ,  Bravo Cucina ,  Hearty , North Branc...

MY LIFE WITH BACON CONTINUES THIS WEEK  with a a full week of business travel to Orlando, consumption of bacon on the road (of course) and meeting some great people. What the heck is that, you ask? Read on, greasy reader... MY TRIP TO ORLANDO  for the Xplorations 2015 conference was an outstanding success, personally and professionally. I made some new friends, some of whom I'm sure I'll be working with for a very long time. The conference has a traditional international attendance including a contingent from the Netherlands, and my new favorite company and associates, who are from South Africa. The founder of NEPS, Denise Miano , won the lifetime achievement award. This is a highly prestigious award from an important industry association, and we're all proud of Denise. Great picture below: George Webb, NEPS CTO , Mary Hegarty, General Manager CCM , Denise, and me . Connected to the Wyndham International Drive hotel & ...

MY LIFE WITH BACON CONTINUES THIS WEEK  with a visit to the Home restaurant in Branford, CT for my father-in-law's 80th birthday party, and Bacon Month in Chicago! THE HOME RESTAURANT hosted Rich's 80th birthday party on Saturday. Although his birthday is the infamous tax day (April 15), we held it on Saturday so we could maximize getting as many family as possible to attend. Scattered far and wide, we loved making the trip! Jared was our host, and Katie took great care of us. The Home restaurant is a beautiful, homey place with great food, procured locally. Highly recommended! And there are six menu items on the dinner menu that contain BACON. Jared told me about their pecan-smoked bacon, but everyone we so busy I never saw it. BACON IN THE NEWS YES, IT'S BACON MONTH IN CHICAGO.   Bacon fest is next weekend. I'm not going to attend, but I already have my tickets to the North Shore Bacon Fest in Glenview, Illinois. From an article in My Fox Chicago: CHICA...

MY LIFE WITH BACON CONTINUES THIS WEEK with a review of  Heinen's Own Wafer Thin Sliced bacon and someone who ate a full five pounds of bacon! BACON IN THE NEWS NICE LOOKING BURGER a friend sent this link which has quite the burger in it, bacon-wrapped, of course. Link here . Nice onion rings. As my friend Brad said, "I'm not too sure of that green chili sauce..." It looks like avocado (read on to find a bit of trivia about avocado, actually.) BACON PRICES DROPPING!   Yes, the market is finally turning around. Since the baby swine virus epidemic is over, supply is increasing, so prices are coming down. Great news! Maybe rib prices will drop too, and I'll be doing more smoking in my Big Poppa -based Ugly Drum Smoker ! Let's hope the weather turns soon (it's actually 60 today; this pic from a while back). BACON CAN EXTEND YOUR LIFE! T his news is a bit of pseudo-science , (click that link for the source) but an actual stu...