Fayetteville, Arkansas: Wright's Barbecue

MY LIFE WITH BACON continues with a visit to Wright's BBQ in Fayetteville a few months ago. Sorry, I'm just getting around to posting this. Lots of backlog material in the queue.

THIS PLACE IS THE BOMB. Outstanding BBQ. On the plate you can see some brisket, ribs, tips and of course, there was also BACON. Highly recommended location; real hand-crafted smoked BBQ on site; if in Walmart-land, stop by.

BACON IN THE NEWS There are LOTS of bacon stories out there. Just two interesting ones
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KOSHER BACON possible? Maybe, according to Rabbi Gavriel Price of the Orthodox Union. He's in charge of determining if 'clean meat' could be turned into bacon."Clean meat' is not really meat; it's grown in a lab. The "Impossible Burger" is in this category; not really meat, but tastes like it. Interesting article. Some lab meat in a test tube above.

SUBWAY CUSTOMER MAD ABOUT UNDERCOOKED BACON: Yeah, I hate undercooked bacon too, but it's unfortunate that people get so rude about such a trivial matter. Video here. It almost turned into a bacon crime story, but not quite.

See you around!

Greenwood: American Kitchen and Bar in Highwood, Illinois

MY LIFE WITH BACON CONTINUES this week with a visit on my wedding anniversary to a new place in Highwood: Greenwood.

The site of an old bowling alley, Greenwood is naturally a complete makeover. And the interior wood paneling is actually greenish. It was very busy on Saturday night, but the noise was not overwhelming. Our server Sarah and her able assistant-in-training, Matt, were very attentive and even watched me do a bar trick (with which they will make lots of money).

The meal was excellent and very reasonably priced. Owner and head chef Mark Newman came out to visit when I asked where the bacon came from. Turns out that it's from the North Country Smoke House in New Hampshire! I was given some of this bacon as a gift in the past from my friend Bob at NEPS, and it was excellent. You can find my evaluation in the archives.

For my main course, I ordered the skirt steak, and in an attempt to go low carb, I did not want the potatoes; instead  I ordered a brussels sprouts side, which contained the aforementioned bacon. The sprouts were a little more cooked than I prefer, but the dish was excellent.

I highly recommend Greenwood. They certainly know how to source their ingredients!