So I met these two great girls at Bacon Day, Jennifer and Lauren, and we talked a bit about theatre and whatnot. I was super impressed that they drove all the way from Los Angeles for the event, and very…
MarianneSeptember 9, 2009
I have to start this post with two apologies. First, I apologize to the Paradise Island Gourmet Popcorn company. We were remiss in sampling your product. Second, I apologize to our readers, for not getting the word out sooner about…
MarianneJuly 8, 2009
We recently received a delightful surprise in the mail from Das Foods: the Man Bait Lollipop! Das Foods specializes in lots of gourmet goodies including a variety of caramels, lollipops and sea salts. For obvious reasons, Founder and CEO Katie…
MarianneMarch 16, 2009
By now you've all seen Foodproof's Bacon and Cheese Roll. This thing is a modern marvel and fully deserves the wild acclaim it has received. I mean, seriously, that was brilliant. But, as with all great ideas, this one has…
MarianneJanuary 22, 2009
Hey everyone! Hope you had a great Martin Luther King Day, and that you're having an even better Inauguration Day! I'm starting the day off with a sad confession: I've been really bad about trying the hippest new bacon creations…
MarianneJanuary 20, 2009
Here in the West, I think Sprinkles has become the cupcake standard. They make huge, beautiful cupcakes in lots of amazing flavors with every kind of colorful confetti topping you can imagine. Soon they'll be expanding across the country and…
MarianneJanuary 15, 2009
Once again I'm blown away by a simple yet profound use for bacon. Why did I never think of this before? Because I tend to get too complicated. I need to remember that the simplest food ideas are the best.…
MarianneJanuary 14, 2009
By now you've no doubt heard: Taco Bell has taken the bacon world by storm! It's all everyone is talking about. Its face seems to be painted across every surface I encounter. It's the bacon-cheddar-gordita-crunch, and it has come to…
MarianneJanuary 9, 2009
It was way back in November when we featured Boca Java's Maple Bacon Morning coffee. I think I ordered it that very day, it just sounded too irresistible. When it arrived, I was thrilled to find it had a one-way air…
MarianneJanuary 6, 2009
Aaaah, the holidays. I just finished a nine-day weekend, and will be back at work for just two days before another five-day weekend. And amazingly, I still feel like I could use more time. I'm pretty confident that I could…
MarianneDecember 29, 2008
I think there are people out there who consider coffee to be their morning fuel. Can't get started without it. Must have caffeine to function. I'm fortunate not to be in this classification. I no longer drink coffee every day…
MarianneNovember 20, 2008
I gave a brief review of Daily's thick-cut, hardwood smoked peppered bacon after the big Bacon Day Bash, but I decided to give this great bacon some more attention. Naseem, Cameron and I attended a beer festival this weekend, and…
MarianneOctober 21, 2008
Want the great taste of bacon in your recipes, but don't want to deal with the greasy mess of frying actual bacon? Well Minor's has just the thing for you! This Nestle affiliate has created Bacon Base, a "savory bacon…
MarianneOctober 8, 2008
Since beginning this blog, I've been looking around for bacon beer. Of course, right? I've found so many different alcohol/bacon combinations, it seemed logical that somewhere out there someone had put bacon and beer together. But alas, my past searches…
MarianneSeptember 23, 2008
As I mentioned during the Bacon Day posts, Rocco from BaconFreak gave us A LOT of bacon. We had already purchased many pounds of bacon ourselves, so were not able to use it all on Bacon Day. Fortunately, this means…
MarianneSeptember 18, 2008
Could Homer Simpson ask for a more perfect creation? A doughnut...with bacon on top? This creation could have come straight out of Matt Groening's brain. But instead it came out of Portland's now-famous Voodoo Doughnut. I know this probably isn't…
MarianneJuly 9, 2008
What a week for bacon! Salon Magazine has officially dubbed this "Pork Week" and kicked it off with an article about America's Bacon Mania. Something like BeatleMania for carnivores? This article gave it up for lots of our favorite bacon…
MarianneJuly 8, 2008