The Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour is coming to Nampa, idaho!

Join us on Saturday, August 1, 2009 in Nampa, Idaho for the next stop on the Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour presented by Vande Rose Farms! CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS

Presented by:
Vande Rose Farms
Event hosted by:
Brick 29
Sponsored by:
Bacon Salt
Bakon Vodka

The Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival in Des Moines, Iowa has been going strong for two years and now we’re taking it on the road to several cities around the United States during the summer of 2009! The Bacon Tour will bring together bacon enthusiasts for a celebration of all things bacon. There are a limited number of tickets available for this event, so reserve your spot today.

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS

Attendees will be treated to several bacon appetizers and small plates featuring Vande Rose Artisan Dry Cured bacon, rated #1 bacon by America’s Test Kitchen, featured in Cook’s Illustrated magazine and on the Today Show. The food will be prepared by celebrated local chef Dustan Bristol of Brick 29. The event will also feature a bacon eating contest.

Representatives from Bacon Salt and Bakon Vodka will also be in attendance and serving samples of their products. Bacon Salt has been featured in several major media outlets including Good Morning America, and the inventors recently appeared on Oprah who gave their product, Baconnaise, her seal of approval. Bakon Vodka, which just hit liquor store shelves in April 2009, was recently featured in a skit on the Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien.

Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour attendees will also have the opportunity to purchase a signed copy of Bacon: A Love Story (HarperCollins, May 2009) at the event. The book was written by Nampa native, Heather Lauer, who is also author of the blog, BaconUnwrapped.com.

This half day festival dedicated to the Best Meat Ever will be held at Brick 29 in Nampa, Idaho from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

Location:
Brick 29
320 11th Ave S
Nampa, Idaho

Tickets:
$25 per person

Ticket includes:
-admission to the event
-several delicious bacon appetizers and small plates prepared by Brick 29 featuring Vande Rose Artisan Dry Cured bacon
-one beverage ticket for a drink made with Bakon Vodka (or a bottled domestic beer or well drink)

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS

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The Other Bacon Brothers

via AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com

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When getting laid off isn't so bad

via WebDonuts

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Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour Phoenix Recap

Find more photos like this on The Bacon Nation

We all managed to survive the Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour's stop in Phoenix this past Sunday (although some of us are still recovering...). It was a really great day and there were several dozen super fun people in attendance. Our gracious hosts at Renee's Grand Tavern threw an amazing party, the Vande Rose bacon was beyond delicious, and Bacon Restaurant did a most excellent job of creating bacon appetizers and desserts for everyone to enjoy - including bacon wraps, BLTs, bacon cookies, and many, many strips of glorious bacon.

We'll be announcing more Bacon Tour cities/dates in the next few days, so stay tuned!

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Tomorrow's story in The Arizona Republic

Chewing the fat with Phoenix author of meaty blog, book is an article about me and my book that will appear in tomorrow's Arizona Republic. In the meantime, click here to read the online version.

And no, I did not eat that plate of bacon in the photo - it was fried the night before and had been sitting around at room temperature for some time. The photographer also sprayed canola oil on it to make it shine. It may look appetizing, but it definitely would not have tasted good!

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Prosciutto di Iowa: A tour of La Quercia

Sky Full of Bacon put together this very nice video tour of La Quercia, the Iowa-based producers of incredibly delicious prosciutto and pancetta. I also had the opportunity to visit La Quercia when I was writing Bacon: A Love Story and they are featured in my book.

Sky Full of Bacon 10: Prosciutto di Iowa from Michael Gebert on Vimeo.

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Glendale book signing recap

Lesa Holstine wrote a great recap of my book signing at Velma Teague Library in Glendale, AZ earlier this week. It was a fun event - thanks to everyone who attended! The best quote from someone in the audience was "there should be a special place in hell for those people who mess with bacon." Good times.

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Gearing up for Bacon Fest...

Today has been a very bacony day...there was an article in the Arizona Republic about the book signing I did at the Glendale Library this afternoon...Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour was featured on the AZCentral.com homepage for a while...Phoenix New Times posted a write up of Sunday's Bacon Tour event at Renee's Grand Tavern. All in all it has been a great way to celebrate the 4 year anniversary of this blog.

It's Bacon Week here in Phoenix, folks! Click here to get your tickets for the Bacon Tour event on Sunday if you haven't already purchased one!

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Come yak with me about bacon tomorrow in Glendale, AZ

Tomorrow I'll be giving a talk and signing books at 2 pm at the Velma Teague Branch Library in Glendale, Arizona. The library is located at 7010 N. 58th Avenue. Take a late lunch hour and come enjoy some bacon with us - the event will be catered! Cha-ching!

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Bacon: A Love Story drove me to Hog Heaven

A nice write up about my book from the Managing Editor of my hometown newspaper in Idaho.

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Phoenix Metromix on the Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour

Click here to read my interview with Phoenix.Metromix.com about the Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour.

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Getting ready for Bacon Fest

I'll be appearing on Good Morning Arizona on Channel 3 in Phoenix tomorrow morning around 8:50 am MT. I'll be on the show with the owners of Bacon Restaurant in Scottsdale, who will be catering the Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour event at Renee's Grand Tavern on June 7. Click here if you haven't purchased your tickets yet.

Vande Rose Farms out of Iowa is the presenting sponsor of the tour, so I'm taking some of their bacon with me to tomorrow's GMA appearance - until then their bacon is hanging out in my fridge, taunting me and making me very hungry every time I open the door.

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Tune into Martha Stewart Living Radio tomorrow morning

Tomorrow morning I'm going to be on Morning Living with Kim and Betsy on Martha Stewart Living Radio Sirius 112. Tune in around 9:45 am ET.

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I'm a chick who likes meat

Lemondrop.com posted a nice little blurb about me and a couple other chicks who have blogs about meat. Click here to check it out.

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A trip to the bookstore

I stopped by my local Bookstar yesterday afternoon and decided to help them with some redecorating.

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AFTER

















Much better.

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You won't want to miss this bacon eating contest in Phoenix next month!

This just in...there is going to be a bacon eating contest at the Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour event in Phoenix on June 7! The bacon eating contest was probably the highlight of the Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival in Des Moines earlier this year, so if you think you're up for the challenge (or if you just want to watch a bunch of crazy people eat as much bacon as they are physically capable of consuming in 3 minutes) then click here today to get your ticket to the event!

Following is the video of the bacon eating contest that took place in Des Moines earlier this year.

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My interview with Chip Griffin

Earlier today I spoke with Chip Griffin about the process of writing Bacon: A Love Story. Click here to listen to the podcast.

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My interview with The Bacon Institute

I recently spoke with Aaron over at The Bacon Institute about my book, blogging, and life as a bacon lover. Click here to read the interview.

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A trip to the Pork Shop redux

I'm posting this again because it got buried in the frenzy of the book launch last week, and it's just too good to go unnoticed. My friend Dean did an awesome job of producing it and it was a really fun project to work on.

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A few weeks ago, I took a trip to The Pork Shop in Queen Creek, Arizona with a couple friends. We were able to peek behind the counter and spend some time talking with owner, Greg Combs, about his delicious craft. I reference The Pork Shop several times in my book, Bacon: A Love Story.

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The Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour is coming to Phoenix, Arizona on June 7!

Join us on Sunday, June 7, 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona for the first stop on the Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour presented by Vande Rose Farms!


CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO PURCHASE TICKETS





Presented by:
Vande Rose Farms

Sponsored by:
Eden Farms

Food prepared by:
Bacon Restaurant in Scottsdale, Arizona

The Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival in Des Moines, Iowa has been going strong for two years and now we’re taking it on the road to several cities around the United States during the summer of 2009! The Bacon Tour will bring together bacon enthusiasts for a celebration of all things bacon. This is one of the most fun ways to spend a day eating bacon! There are a limited number of tickets available for this event, so reserve your spot today.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO PURCHASE TICKETS

The first stop of this half day festival dedicated to the Best Meat Ever will be held at Renee’s Grand Tavern in Phoenix, Arizona from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.

Tickets:
$35 per person in advance, $40 per person at the door

Ticket includes:
-admission to the event
-a copy of the book “Bacon: A Love Story” by Heather Lauer, author of the blog BaconUnwrapped.com
-several delicious bacon appetizers
-two beverage tickets (bottled beer or well drinks)

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO PURCHASE TICKETS

Bacon Tour events are also being planned this summer for the following cities: New York City, Minneapolis, Washington DC, Boise, Seattle, Pittsburgh, Las Vegas and Chicago. If you can’t make it to the Phoenix event, more dates will be announced soon so stay tuned!

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