Bacon Unwrapped

Monday, June 27, 2005

Culinary Genius

Chandler Goff, owner of Mulligan's in Decatur, GA, was recently on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno to share his gift to human civilization - "The Hamdog."

The Hamdog is "a hot dog padded with sliced cheese and a half pound of hamburger, dropped in the deep fryer, bedded like the reclining Olympia on a hoagie roll, then lavished with chili, bacon, onions and a fried egg."

Another item on the Mulligan's menu - "The Luther Burger" - is "a bacon cheeseburger with a sliced, glazed Krispy Kreme doughnut for a bun, supposedly a favorite of Luther Vandross."

With all the hype surrounding the so-called "obesity epidemic," it's comforting to know that culinary pioneers such as Chandler Goff still exist.

I hope to one day be a Hamdog Pilgrim.

Links to related articles:
It's a deep-fried train wreck, but I can die happy
In Praise of the Luther Burger

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Wake n' Bacon

"An alarm clock that wakes you up with the smell and sizzle of cooking bacon."

http://www.mathlete.com/portfolio/wakeNbacon.php

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Wednesday, June 15, 2005

Bacon-Inspired Products

The Grateful Palate (www.gratefulpalate.com) has unique bacon-inspired products:

BLT Candles


Bacon-of-the-Month Club


Bacon Air Fresheners


Bacon Soap

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Bacon Soap???

Read this - it's pretty damn funny:

http://www.blacktable.com/bacon030515.htm

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Monday, June 13, 2005

Hungry for bakony in Hungary

Ran into this little treat at the Arany Pince restaurant in Budapest. Bacon fat as a side dish. That's hard core.

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Berner Würstel im Wien

There really aren't words to describe this delicacy. A cheese stuffed sausage wrapped in bacon. Einfach Speckvergnügen.

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Bryndzové Halusky

We didn't have time to eat a meal during our stop in Bratislava, and apparently that was a mistake. Here's a recipe for a typical Slovakian food called Bryndzové Halusky.

Ingredients (serves 6)
- 1 kg of potatoes
- 200 g of flour
- 2 eggs
- 250 g of bryndza (a Slovak ewe cheese)
- 120 g of cubes of bacon
- oil
- milk
- salt

Preparation
Grate the raw potatoes, add some spoons of milk, the eggs and the flour. Salt and mix. Knead the dough : it must be supple. Make rolls, and cut small slices on a moisten plank. Bring a big pan of salt water to a boil. Boil the slices in small numbers. When they come back up, cook 5 or 6 minutes. Drain them. Serve with crumbled bryndza. Coat with a lot of oil and add the fried cubes of bacon.

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Ensenada Bacon

I have no idea what a Mexican 'bacon dog' is, and unfortunately this little shack was never open so I couldn't find out, but I'm sure it's muy bien.

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Tuesday, June 07, 2005

Je'adore lard

I'm in Brussels, it’s 3:00 am and I can’t sleep. So in honor of the recent death of the EU Constitution, following are translations for “bacon” in the official languages of the EU. This week I will have the opportunity to eat lard, speck, szalonna and slanina.

Vote for your favorite.

Baconen (Danish)
Speck (German)
μπέικον (Greek)
Bacon (English)
Lard (French)
Pancetta (Italian)
Spek (Dutch)
Toicinho (Portuguese)
Pekoni (Finnish)
Bacon (Swedish)
Slanina (Czech)
Peekon (Estonian)
Bekons (Latvian)
Bekonas (Lithuanian)
Szalonna (Hungarian)
Bejken (Maltese)
Bekon (Polish)
Slanina (Slovak)
špeh (Slovene)

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Sunday, June 05, 2005

Cuddle with bacon

http://www.craftyplanet.com

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Saturday, June 04, 2005

Waikiki Bacon

Bacon - the perfect cure for a Mai Tai hangover.

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The Road to Hana ends with a tasty breakfast sandwich

The contents are simple - sesame bun, American cheese, scrambled eggs and our beloved bacon. The result is heaven.

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SPAM - Hawaiian for "Bacon"

It may not be the real thing, but boy do those Hawaiians love it...

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Bacon on Vacation

No matter where you are in the world, all you need are a skillet and tongs.

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Bacon for the Seoul

The W Hotel in Seoul is one of the city's hottest spots. But eating a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich from the comfort of your hotel room - with a great view of the city and Han River in the background - is even hotter.

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Friday, June 03, 2005

Can you hear the sizzle?

BaconUnwrapped.com. It's here.

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Wednesday, June 01, 2005

Bacon Unwrapped in the news

Following is an ongoing list of places where BaconUnwrapped.com and Bacon: A Love Story have appeared in media.

Lore of Bacon Festival sizzles as national fans catch a whiff - Des Moines Register, 02/27/10
Contenders line up for oddest title book prize - Guardian UK, 02/05/10
High on the Hog - Tablet Magazine, 02/05/10
Eat the Web: Eight Food Blogs Worth a Read - Guy Gourmet on MensHealth.com, 01/15/10
Restaurants and Retail Lead Bacon Bonanza - Pork Magazine, 01/13/10
Bacon Gets Its Just Desserts - NPR, 12/01/09
Bacon reaches new heights of popularity - Chicago Tribune, 10/28/09
Porky perfection - CanWest News Service, 10/22/09
Bacon crazy - The Post and Courier, 10/14/09
Chicago's Baconfest... - Digital City, 10/05/09
Savory, Salty Food of the Masses - Open Book with Diana Page Jordan, 09/28/09
"Best of Phoenix" Best Bacon Lady - Phoenix New Times, 09/24/09
Bacon tour your chance to pig out - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 09/24/09
Speck is a smokin' variation of proscuitto - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 09/23/09
Bacon is the New Black - My Foodservice News, 09/09
Trend Watch: Hog Wild for Bacon - Delta Sky Magazine, 09/09
KTRV Fox 12 - Fox 12 This Morning, 09/15/09
Five obvious food facts - Rabble.ca, 08/20/09
The New Art of Living Magazine Show with Olivia Wilder - Blog Talk Radio, 08/14/09
Bringing home the bacon - Akron Beacon Journal, 08/12/09
'Bacon' author to speak at Changing Hands tonight - East Valley Tribune "The Dish", 08/11/09
Heather "Bacon Lady" Lauer - Phoenix New Times, 08/07/09
KTRV Fox 12 - 9 pm News, 08/01/09
Mr. Bacon Pants and the Devoted Bacon Nation - Pop City, 07/15/09
Nampa Bacon Tour features products, including Bakon vodka made from Idaho potatoes - DIY Diva @ Idaho Press Tribune, 07/01/09
Wrapped up in bacon - San Diego Union Tribune, 06/17/09
Chewing the fat with Phoenix author of meaty blog, book - The Arizona Republic, 06/09/09
Bacon: A Love Story - New Jersey Life Magazine, 06/08/09
Bacon Bites: Briefcases, bourbon and more - all made with bacon - LA Times Daily Dish, 06/04/09
Bacon blogger takes obsession on sizzling tour - AZCentral.com, 06/03/09
Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour - Phoenix New Times, 06/04/09
Wine Me: Annual Summer Reading List for Foodies - Sea Coast Online, 06/03/09
Bacon blogger takes obsession on sizzling tour - The Arizona Republic, 06/02/09
Bacon: A Love Story drove me to Hog Heaven - DIY Diva @ Idaho Press Tribune, 06/01/09
Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour - Phoenix Metromix, 06/01/09
Good Morning Arizona - Channel 3 TV - Phoenix, 05/31/09
Morning Living - Martha Stewart Living Radio, 05/28/09
High on the Hog - Phoenix New Times, 05/28/09
Between the Lines: Great reads for Father's Day - Sacramento Bee, 05/25/09
Julie Powell review (BOO) - The Daily Beast, 05/15/09
KQ Trainwreck with Scott and Tony - 95 KQDS in Duluth, MN, 05/14/09
For the love of bacon - ABC News Now, 05/14/09
Mornings with Ray Dunaway - WTIC News/Talk 1080, 05/12/09
Center-Cut Cute - Slashfood, 05/12/09
Books to help turn pages of summer - AZCentral.com, 05/11/09
Web Exclusive Reviews: Week of 5/11/2009 - Publishers Weekly, 05/11/09
To bacon, with lots and lots and lots of love - The Shelf Life (Memphis Commercial Appeal), 05/06/09
Swine Flu Myths - CNBC.com, 04/29/09
Bacon - The Meat Show, 04/27/09
Interview with Tom Simplot on PHX11 - 04/10/09
Bacon Whoopee! - NY Post, 03/25/09
Bacon Nation - Baltimore Sun, 03/25/09
Bacon Crazy! - CantonRep.com, 01/20/09
Bacon, it's not just for breakfast anymore - MN Public Radio, 11/28/08
Americans are going hog wild... - St. Paul Pioneer Press, 11/06/08
Bacon Mania - Salon.com, 07/06/08
Crispy on the Outside Podcast, 06/04/08
Bacon's so popular, they're putting it in chocolate chip cookies - DallasNews.com, 04/16/08
Debating Bacon - Kim O'Donnel on WashingtonPost.com, 01/10/08
Make It Your New Year Of The Pig - Playboy.com, 12/21/07
Breakfast Beat: Bring on the Bacon - Restaurants & Institutions Magazine, 11/14/07
Site with Sizzle - Read Express, 10/30/07
Talking About Pitchfork Fondue - Cork and Knife, 10/12/07
Mr. Bacon Pants on WGN Radio, 09/09/07
Bringing Home the Bacon - Cork and Knife, 08/27/07
Internet Bacon - Mental Floss Magazine, 06/12/07
Sweet Bacon Deserts - City Food Magazine (Vancouver), 12/12/06
Bacon from A to Z - Chicago Sun-Times, 10/04/06
Tempura Bacon - David Greggory Restau-Lounge, 08/09/06
It's all about the bacon - Blogebrity.com, 11/18/05

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About Me

Hi. My name is Heather Lauer. And I'm here to tell you that bacon is the Best Meat Ever.

When I launched this Web site in June 2005, I was living in Washington, DC where I was a partner at a consulting firm and I was looking for a creative outlet outside of my professional life. My love poem to bacon is an idea that was conceived over cocktails with my brothers. After countless vodka tonics, we came to the conclusion that 1) everyone loves bacon and 2) there aren't nearly enough websites dedicated to the topic of bacon.

A few days later, as I was reflecting on that conversation, I started to think about how much fun it would be to take on the project of becoming a 'bacon connoisseur.' So I booted up my computer and created an account on Blogger. And thus began my love affair with bacon that is Bacon Unwrapped.

Then a couple years later came the book deal. How in the hell I ended up with a book deal is beyond me, but nonetheless, click here to order your very own copy of Bacon: A Love Story - A Salty Survey of Everybody's Favorite Meat. Curl up in bed with it and maybe while you sleep you'll have visions of bacon wrapped shrimp dancing in your head.

My adventures with this blog and the book have led to me consuming a really impressive amount of bacon over the last couple years (and probably more than is recommended by the USDA or any respectable cardiologist). Now my friends and family automatically think of me every time they eat bacon, and there's nothing weirder than receiving an email or call from someone who feels the need to report they had bacon for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and/or a snack at 2 am. But my adventures with bacon have been the source of much amusement, some incredible meals, and - best of all - many new friendships.

I've since left DC and moved back out West. Unfortunately my bacon hobby doesn't pay the mortgage, so I have a public affairs and social media consulting firm called Villageous that helps me keep food on the table. And no, the pork industry is not a client. My bacon adventures have and continue to take place all around the world, including in Arizona (where I have lived on and off since 1997), Washington, DC (where I have lived and worked at various points since the early 1990s), and Idaho (my native land).

So have a look around the site, try the Bacon Wrapped Tater Tots, and in the immortal words of Homer Simpson, "bacon up!"

Click here to email me.

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