So I know this here blog is supposed to be all about bacon, but let's be honest. There's a whole lot more to the proud pig than his delicious belly. One of the most versatile cuts (and my second favorite)…
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…
While listening to NPR last October or so, I heard an interview with the inventors of a miracle. It's called BaconSalt, and I was immediately enthralled. There was even a really great creative financing story behind its inception, so I…
There are so many things to love about springtime in Santa Barbara. Warm weather. Long days. The smell of jasmine. Beautiful fruit. Fresh, crisp veggies. One of our favorite spring and summer activities is to fire up the BBQ, no…
Great news from Rocco at Bacon Freak! There's been a lot of talk lately about whether you can pair bacon with wine, and if so, how? RBS did just such a thing at our Bacon Day party, and it was…
Born in Ireland to English parents, Francis Bacon was a sickly child. He spent much of his unhappy childhood sedated on morphine to battle illness and allergic attacks. As a young adult, Bacon drifted from city to city, relationship to…