May 17, 2015: Hofherr's bacon, The Northshore Baconfest at Wagner Farms, and more Bacon Crime!

MY LIFE WITH BACON continues this week with another taste of Sean Hofherr's bacon, and a ton of bacon treats at the North Shore Baconfest at Wagner Farms in Glenview,IL.

CHANGING THINGS UP, I thought I'd show you the great bacon from Hofherr's Meats in Northbrook, IL first thing. I've purchased much meat from this great purveyor, not the least of which is their bacon. I had an unbelievable crown roast of beef for the holidays, and multiple pork shoulders for pulled pork (about which I've written before). This bacon was outstanding; high marks across the board.

THE NORTH SHORE BACON FEST HELD AT WAGNER FARMS was a blast. So much bacon, so little time. We enjoyed the evening with our friends, the Oakleys, and I think everyone's favorite was the grilled cheese and crawfish bisque from Bluegrass Restaurant in Highland Park, IL. A few pictures follow, some of which are similar to last year:

The bourbon candied bacon (above) was simply irresistable.

Another huge hit were these bacon-smoked Castelvetrano olives. Really unbelievable. They smoked these olives in a rack above the bacon, which was actively smoking. Not stuffed with anything, they were delicious. I think an improvement might be to stuff them with a small bit of gouda...

After tasting these great bacon treats from Pinstripes, we had an after-baconfest afterparty at Pinstripes (the restaurant). Sitting outside was like being at a resort; great conversation, weather and fun!

Looking forward to an even better event at Wagner Farm next spring (if that's even possible)!

BACON IN THE NEWS: Yes, there's more crime involving bacon. Seems a young lady was caught stealing bacon. With bacon prices coming down, why would you do this? Mindy, Mindy, Mindy, what would Mork think?