Next year’s menu is under construction. Here’s what guests at Baconfest ate in 2015.

Feast your eyes, engage your senses, imagine the bacon possibilities.

FRIDAY DINNER 2015

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Acre – Mike Lathrop

Chicken Liver & Bacon Paté – paté of chicken liver and bacon on bread with bacon sprinkles

Ara-on Restaurant – Trevor Hoyte

Shrimp Ravioli – pork consommé, morel mushroom, smoked bacon

Avli Restaurant – Louie Alexakis

Ravani with Cherry Sauce – traditional Greek semolina cake with walnuts with cherrywood smoked bacon and a Greek cherry preserve sauce

Bacino’s Restaurant – Allison Doerr

Toasted Bacon Ravioli with Bacon Mustard Jam – applewood smoked bacon crusted ravioli, ricotta bacon basil filling, bacon mustard jam

Big Jones – Paul Fehribach

Bacon Praline Bread Pudding – bacon and rum bread pudding with goat milk cajeta, bacon, benne, bacon fat whipped cream

Bistro Dre – Andre Christopher

Smoked Bacon Grit Cake – with sauteed ramps, smoked bacon and black truffle pesto

Black Dog Gelato – Jessica Oloroso

Chilled Affogato Float – Turkish coffee poured over our vanilla gelato, with bacon whipped cream and candied bacon bits

Bottlefork & The Duck Inn – Kevin Hickey

Wood Grilled Ground Bacon Burger – Vermillion blue, shoestrings, special sauce

The FrankenDuckie – duck fat dog wrapped in bacon with cheese sauce, pickled jalapeño and Calabrian chili relish

Carnivale – Rodolfo Cuadros

Bacon Almond Joy – applewood smoked pepper coated bacon, Ecuadorian dark chocolate, toasted coconut marshmallow, Marcona almonds

Ceres’ Table – Giuseppe Scurato

Meatloaf, Italian-Style – mashed potatoes, crispy bacon

Chicago 365 Hospitality – Erin Wishon

Sweet: Red Velvet Bacon Spoon with mango cotton candy

Savory: BLT Skewer – bacon cheddar monkey bread, smashed avocado, bacon lardon, tomato mousse, pepper relish, kale flakes

Courageous Bakery home of Cupcakes for Courage – Laura Pekarik

Maple Bacon Cupcake – maple cake dunked in maple glaze topped with maple roasted bacon

Edzo’s Burger Shop – Eddie Lakin

Maple-Bacon-Peanut-Butter Milkshake

EPIC Restaurant – Daniel Marquis

Bacon & Fudge Ice Cream – applewood smoked bacon and fudge ice-cream, waffle cone, spiced chocolate sauce

Fork – Tim Cottini

The Bacon Bomb – a medjool date stuffed with bacon sausage and wrapped in bacon, with a caramelized apple & bacon puree!

Fresco 21 – Brian Wolters

Pork Soda – bacon infused soda, bacon-wrapped pork belly “ice cube”

Inspiration Kitchens Uptown – Noel Schroeder

Bacon and Goat Cheese Mac and Cheese – topped with bacon and herb breadcrumbs, crumbled applewood smoked pepper bacon

Italian Village Restaurants – Jim Day

Tortine Di Funghi Misti e Bacon – garlic and bacon infused wild mushroom “souffle” with bacon onion-thyme cream sauce

Jordan’s Food of Distinction – Jordan Spritz

Tropical Pork Belly Satay – pineapple grilled pork belly satay with purple basil and yellow organic kiwi-Chartreuse reduction

Kanela Breakfast Club – Don Penza

Bacon Infused Loukoumades – Greek doughnuts infused with applewood smoked bacon, coated in a bourbon maple glaze, finished with bacon powder

Labriola Cafe and Ristorante – John Caputo

Ravioli Carbonara – with oven-dried tomatoes and baby arugula

Lockwood Restaurant and Bar – Mathew Wiltzius

Bertha’s Bacon Brownie Bar – chocolate brownie, crispy bacon, walnut, Palmer House Private Label Woodford Reserve Bourbon-infused rooftop honey

Maddy’s Dumpling House – Chrissy Camba

The Hot Mess – Louisiana-style BBQ shrimp, bacon, and pork smothered in cheese sauce topped with crispy bacon

Michael Jordan’s Steak House – Craig Couper

Crispy Bacon Gordita with chile braised bacon

Mity Nice Bar & Grill – John Chiakulas

Red Devils on Piggyback – bacon-wrapped sweet cherry pepper with bacon pimento cheese

Nonna Santi’s Biscotti – Jo-Marie Frigo

Bacon Old Fashioned Biscotti – What’s not to love….bacon, bourbon, orange rind, bitters all in a delicous biscotti!

Old Town Pour House – Paul Katz

Ebel’s Weiss Braised Pork Belly – onion marmalade, red pepper coulis, sweet serrano chili pepper

Osteria Via Stato – David DiGregorio

Hand-Rolled Cavatelli – bacon broth, spring garlic, local spinach, crispy bacon

Perennial Virant – Edward Sura & Paul Virant

Milk Braised Bacon – honey mashed carrot, oat crumble, watercress, ramp mostardo

Primebar – David Reyes

Applewood Bacon & Bluecheese Meatloaf – with tomato jam and baby cilantro

Pure Kitchen Catering – Sean Spradlin

Bacon Bulgogi – soy-ginger bacon glaze and bacon-candied pecans

Q-BBQ – Michael Lapidus

Bacon Dusted Potato Chip with BBQ Bacon Vinegar Pulled Pork – A hand-cut potato chip tossed with BBQ rub and dusted with bacon powder, topped with pulled pork and bacon-infused North Carolina vinegar BBQ sauce

Red Door – Troy Graves

Bacon and Wild Boar Arepa

Rub’s Backcountry Smokehouse & The Budlong – Jared Leonard

Nashville Hot Chicken Club – Nashville hot chicken paired with Nueske’s smoked bacon, house-made rouille and a fresh-pack pickle, served on white bread.

Seedling – Peter Klein

Bacon Smoothies – Combine a Classic Seedling Fruit Smoothie and the Glory of Bacon….

Sheekar Delights – Diane Khouri Joseph

Maple Bacon & Bourbon Gourmet Baklava – Paper-thin phyllo sheets hand buttered and rolled with freshly chopped walnuts and bacon, drizzled with a mixture of homemade syrup, locally made maple syrup, and bourbon

Stan’s Donuts – Rich Labriola

Maple Caramel Bacon Bar

State and Lake Chicago Tavern – Kevin Atkinson

Peanut Battered Bacon Wit-Nuggets – smoked banana BBQ, sweet and sour sauce

Sunda New Asian – Jess DeGuzman

Applewood Smoked Bacon & Wagyu Beef Loco Moco – with bacon gravy, quail egg, Jasmine rice and spicy banana ketchup

Taco Joint – Edgar Torres

Lincoln Pork Taco – Bacon wrapped pork tenderloin, bacon jam, chile-balsamic

Tanta – Jesus Delgado

Chicharron Glazed Bocado

Tavern On Rush – John Gatsos

Bacon Wrapped & Queso Fresco Stuffed Jalapenos – avocado and pico de gallo

TÊTE Charcuterie – Thomas Rice & Kurt Guzowski

Bacon Jagdwurst – bacon/mustard aioli on bacon-cheddar gougéres

The Bad Apple – Craig Fass

Gulliver’s Travels – porchetta stuffed with jagdwurst (bacon sausage) in a blanket of bacon, apple and jicama Slaw, on a bacon crustini

The Cheesie’s Truck

The Popper – cream cheese, Wisconsin cheddar cheese, fresh-cut jalapenos, pepper bacon on sourdough

The LaFreniere – Brie cheese, white cheddar, caramelized strawberries, applewood smoked bacon on sourdough

The Southern – Eric Michael

Bacon Fat Biscuit with Aerated Fried Chicken and Maple Bacon Jam – Each bite consists of a bacon fat buttermilk biscuit with a foam made from fried chicken thigh and a maple bacon jam

The Winchester – Greg Bastien

Fat Elvis Waffle Sandwich – liege waffle, candied apple wood smoked bacon, banana, peanut

Trenchermen – Patrick Sheerin

Bacon “Fried Rice”, Bacon Fat Hoisin, Bacon XO & Peanuts – cherrywood bacon, forbidden black rice, berkshire bacon, house made bacon fat hoisin sauce, bacon XO, toasted peanuts, charred scallions, lime, ginger, garlic, chiles, LOVE, LOTS OF LOVE, cilantro, egg

Ugly Mug Cafe – Mik Wright

I Hope I Don’t Fall In Love With You – coffee and bacon-laced chocolate cake, maple, jalapeño-bacon buttercream topped with fresh whipped cream and a sprinkle of, wait for it, more bacon

Uncle Bub’s BBQ – Jimmy Harvatt

Candied Bacon – Smoked bacon caramelized with caramel drizzle

Velvet Taco – John Franke

#7 Taco – The Cuban Pig – crisp flour tortilla, grain mustard, slow roasted chili rubbed pork butt, cured ham, applewood smoked peppered bacon, gruyere cheese, house brined pickles

Viand Bar & Kitchen – Tyler Nelson

Sweet Whiskey Bacon & Grits – smoky honey grits, whiskey cured pork belly, candied bacon, peppadews, cippolini, dates

West Loop Salumi – Gregory Laketek

Applewood and Cherrywood Bacon Salami – two different salami comprised of ground applewood bacon and cherrywood bacon

Wollensky’s Grill – Matt King

Cup O’ Beef Bacon – crispy house smoked beef bacon with bleu cheese dip

Woodhaven Bar and Kitchen – Zach Prince

The Ultimate Bacon Bison Bite – cherrywood bacon and goat cheese infused bison with pepperoni aioli and jalapeño, wrapped in smoked bacon and drizzled with a blueberry buffalo bacon dipping sauce

SATURDAY LUNCH 2015

Autre Monde Cafe & Spirits – Andrew Kerns

Fried Bacon Bologna Sliders – fried bacon bologna, dijonnaise, bread and butter pickles, brioche slider buns

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Bacon Guacamole – our classic guacamole with onion, tomato, jalapeno, cilantro, lime and bacon sprinkled in for extra deliciousness

Bacaro – Thad Morrow

Bacon Parfait – chocolate bacon bits, white chocolate bacon mousse, raspberry bacon crumble, and

salted pistachios

Barbakoa – Dudley Nieto

Bacon Al Pastor Taco – roasted pork shoulder and cherrywood bacon with morita salsa, chopped onions and cilantro

Beaver’s Coffee & Donuts

Bacon Donut Truffles – mini buttermilk bacon infused cake donuts covered in butterscotch chocolate bacon icing

Benny’s Chop House – Aaron Lindgren

Benny’s Croque Monsieur with Bacon – with McClure’s pickles, Tulip Tree Trillium cheese, Dijon aioli & Z Baking petit pain

Maple Crème Brulee with Bacon-Walnut Crisp (PIC)

Hawaiian Bacon-Pineapple Cocktail (PIC)

Blue Door Farm Stand – Justin Ferguson

Bacon Grilled Cheese

Browntrout – Sean Sanders

The Wedge – baby lettuce, grilled ramp ranch, house-made bacon lardon, shaved watermelon radish, Hook’s blue paradise

Burger Bar Chicago – John McLean

The Most Amazing, Delicious, Tasty Bacon Fried Pickles EVER! – Burger Bar Chicago’s famous fried pickles infused with applewood smoked bacon

Carnitas Uruapan – Marcos Carbajal

Carnitas – Carnitas are a braised pork dish from Central Mexico. Crispy and golden on the outside, moist and tender on the inside

Celeste – Nick Lacasse

Grilled Pork Belly – honey poached cranberries, roasted carrots, Anson Mills grits

Chicago q – Lee Ann Whippen

Apple Smoked Candied Bacon with Pig Powder Rub

David Burke’s Primehouse – Jove Hubbard

Bacon Tarte Flambe – Vidalia-braised applewood bacon, ramp soubise, black pepper hollandaise, crispy leeks, puff pastry

Dönermen – Shawn Podgurski

Bacon Currywurst: house made bacon sausage with bacon curry sauce and goats milk tzatziki

Firecakes – Jonathan Fox

Maple Glazed Pineapple and Bacon Donut

Firefly Grill – Niall D. Campbell II

Cauliflower Bacon Panna Cotta – with crispy bacon fat sage

Flo & Santos – Mark Rimkus

Bacon Whiskey River Lasagna – bacon barrel-aged whiskey served with a bacon five-way lasagna (bacon pasta, bacon ricotta, bacon bits, bacon sauce and bacon)

Flo Cafe & Bar – Leonard Sanchez

Hatch Green Chile Bacon Quiche – Hatch green chile, scrambled eggs, aged sharp cheddar in a bacon bowl

Bacon Infused Bourbon Bloody Mary Shooter – shooter of housemade bacon-infused bourbon with our New Mexico red chile Bloody Mary mix

Glazed and Infused – Chris White

Maple Bacon Long John – yeast-raised long john with a maple glaze and a full strip of peppered bacon on top

Honey Butter Fried Chicken – Christine Cikowski & Josh Kulp

Fried Chicken French Toast – with bacon honey butter and maple bourbon syrup

Howells & Hood – Brett Neubauer

Chicago Style Bacon Dog

HUB 51 – Mike Bellovich

Braised Applewood Bacon Tacos – with jalapeno slaw, oaxaca cheese, and cilantro

Husky Hog BBQ – Joseph Woodel

Smoked Bacon Garlic Soup & Bacon Hushpuppy – a duo of bacon-y goodness: hickory smoked bacon-garlic soup accompanied by a cherrywood smoked bacon hush puppy atop a dollop of smoked garlic mashed potatoes, drizzled with smoked bacon aioli

Hutch – Marc Wuenschel

Meatballs + Pork Belly – carbonara style, grilled bread

Kaiser Tiger – Roberto Jacabo

Bacon S’mores – roasted bacon marshmallows with chocolate bacon bark melted between graham crackers

Kama Bistro – Vikram Singh

Tandoori Pork Belly Namaste – braised pork belly: tamarind, jaggery, pickled spice BBQ glaze, charcoal tandoor smoked with bacon and rose jam

Le Bouchon – Oliver Poilevey & Scott Jambrosek

Bacon & Maple Macaron

Lobby Lounge

Bacon Popcorn – movie theatre popcorn with bacon seasoning and chunks of bacon goodness on top.

LOKaL – Artur Wnorowki

Bacon Lard Spread, Maple Crostini

Mercadito Counter – Aldo Ayala

Carnitas Style Bacon Taco – carnitas style bacon, cured onions and cilantro, spring greens slaw, bacon vinaigrette, crispy bacon, chicharron

Mindy’s Hot Chocolate – Amanda Barnes

Pig Liver & Bacon Mousse – aerated pig liver and bacon with crostini

Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro – Jeanne Carlson

Irish Bacon Butty – Irish style back bacon on traditional Blaa style roll with homemade “HP Sauce”

Old Town Social – Steven Paul

Maple & Bacon Ricotta Gougere – paté choux with Gruyere cheese, baby bacon lardons, maple-whipped ricotta, crushed pistachio, bacon-fat powdered sugar

Osteria La Madia – Jonathan Fox

Bacon Ravioli

Paddy Long’s – Pat Berger

Bacon Wrapped Onion Rings – Alpha King beer-battered bacon-wrapped onion rings with house-made curry ketchup

Piece Restaurant – Bill Jacobs & Jonathan Cutler

Bacon Pizza & Roland Oatmeal Stout – New Haven style pizza with applewood smoked bacon

Pleasant House Bakery – Art & Chelsea Jackson

Royal Bacon and Apple Galettes – rustic open faced tarts

Public House – Alex Munoz

Pork Belly Carnitas

Quince Restaurant – Kristine Antonian

When Pigs Fly – chocolate bacon oreo, bacon pop rocks

Randolph Tavern – Wilbert Pagulayan

Pork Belly Kare Kare – peanut braised pork belly, green beans, bok choy

Red Butter – Monica Sehgal Sharma

Ancho-Chile Candied Bacon Bhel Puri – Indian street food at it’s BEST! Puffed rice salad with ancho chile candied bacon, potatoes, onions, cilantro, serrano pepper, mint chutney, tamarind chutney, lime and Indian spices

Signature Room at the 95th – Cardel Reid

Pastrami Pork Belly – scotch bonnet slaw, scorched fruit, bacon focaccia roll

Slurping Turtle – Takashi Yagihashi

Bacon Chiyawanmushi – shiitake mushrooms, gingko nuts, bacon-dashi glaze and wasabi

Spacca Napoli – Jonathan Goldsmith

Involtini di Melanzane – eggplant in a roll with smoked pancetta, fior di latte mozzarella, sage; oven roasted

Sparrow Coffee Roastery – Chris Chacko

TBA

Stout Barrel House & Galley – Michael Matthews

Bourbon Braised Bacon Biscuit Slider – Buttermilk bacon cheddar jalapeño biscuit with bourbon braised bacon, pickled onion & zucchini, with a country style bacon gravy, topped with candied bacon & cayenne pepper

Table, Donkey and Stick – Scott Manley

Bacon Custard Pie

The Chop Shop – John Formica

Bacon Meringue Bites – bacon meringue disks, smoked applewood bacon mousse, bourbon maple bacon lardon, pickled red onion, micro chive

The Radler – Nathan Sears

PB&J – bacon peanut butter, bacon grape jam, bacon bread and bacon milk shot

The Salsa Truck – Dan Salls

Tamal de Tocino – bacon tamale with chipotle bacon crema

Troquet River North – Tim Davidson

Bacon Fromage Grillé (Bacon Grilled Cheese) – confit of bacon, truffled brioche, camembert, mornay sauce, shallot jam, mustard caviar

Unite Urban Grill – Trevin VanDyke

Grilled Hanger Steak Wrapped in Bacon – Painted Hills hanger steak, grilled and basted with house baste

Bacon Cocktail- mezcal, lemon, amaro, ginger, falernum

Untitled Supper Club – Ryan Kikkert

Bacon “Snickers” Bar – applewood smoked bacon, bacon fat caramel, bourbon nougat, peanuts, milk chocolate, sea salt

WHISK – Ricardo Rodriguez

Bacon Mac and Cheese Bites – homemade mac and cheese rolled into a ball, breaded with bacon, and deep-fried

WOW BAO

Bao – Steamed Asian Buns

BBQ Pork Bao

Egg, Bacon and Cheddar Bao

Xoco Wicker Park – Rick Bayless

Albondigas Torta – Gunthorp Farms pork meatballs, black bean spread, chipotle spread, chipotle sauce, anejo cheese, cilantro

ZED451 – Michael McDonald

ZED451 Bacon Wrapped Bacon Dog – crispy maple cajun bacon-wrapped bacon hot dog, served Chicago Style

SATURDAY DINNER 2015

312 Chicago – Luca Corazzina

Bombolini con Pancetta – fried savory doughnuts stuffed with bacon, caramelized onion, served with Taleggio cheese fondue and Barolo Chinato chili reduction

676 Restaurant and Bar – Anthony Herve

Chef Duo – foie gras and lamb bacon crème brulee and a nueske bacon jam and scallops tartine

694 Wine & Spirits – Chris Dunstatter

The Baconater – The only way for the future of humanity to continue on is through this prized pork program. Stay tuned

Atwood – Brian Millman

Braised Pork Belly BLT – spicy tomato jam, pickled slaw, brioche

Bakin’ & Eggs – Bob and Gina Hartwig

Bacon Tomato Bisque Mini Cheddar Feuillette – applewood smoked pepper coated bacon tomato bisque

mini cheddar brioche feuillette

Bang Bang Pie Shop – Patrick Cloud

Bacon Studded BLT Biscuit – bacon potato chip and red ham gravy

Barn & Company – Gary Wiviott

Smoked Jalapeno Bacon Cracker Jack

Birchwood Kitchen – Jesse Williams

The Most Baconiest Salad Ever (It’s Healthy, Right?) – frisee and kale with bacon-braised onions, cheddar bacon frico, spicy maple bacon lardons, bacon fat cauliflower, and a mustard bacon vinaigrette

Bite Cafe – Dave Cooper

Chocolate and Bacon Creme Sandwich Cookie – you know, like an oreo

Bridge House Tavern – Mark Hemmer

Nueske’s Bacon Headcheese – bacon headcheese served with smoked strawberry rhubarb & camomile gelee, micro arugula and green apple

Charlatan – Matt Troost & Christophe Mayhew

Bacon Stroganoff – bacon pasta, paprika pork belly, bacon fried mushrooms

Davanti Enoteca – Katie Ziemann-Diersen

Chocolate Bacon Candy Bar – with bourbon toffee sauce and pretzel bacon crumble

e+o Food and Drink – Rodelio Aglibot

Bacon and Albacore Poke – Hawaiian style bacon and albacore poke laced with inamona, avocado, ginger, chili water, sesame and shoyu

Farmhouse Chicago – Trevor Fleming & Emily Kraszyk

Letherbee Flying Pigs – cotton candy, white chocolate, Letherbee Besk, bacon hand pie

Francesca’s Restaurants – Massimo Salatino

Budino al Caramello – caramel budino, applewood caramel sauce, salty chocolate bacon-covered pretzel

freestyle food + drink – Ariel Bagadiong

Pepper and Applewood Smoked Bacon Waffles – with Sriracha butter, chicken-fried bacon, bacon bourbon gravy, sour cream, and green onion

Frontier Chicago – Brian Jupiter

Bacon-Wrapped Fried Oysters – cornmeal crusted bacon wrapped fried oysters with shrimp and bacon aioli

Fulton Market Kitchen – Kyle Petersen

Seared Bacon – pickled tomatoes, spinach cream, garlic aioli, croutons

Gayle’s Best Ever Grilled Cheese – Gayle Voss

The Abreo – your choice of Prairie Pure Butterkase cheese with bacon onion jam or Prairie Pure White Cheddar cheese with honey crisp apple and bacon onion jam

GingerSnap Sweets & Such – Jen Templeton

Bacon Sugar Pie – Canadian sugar pie with cherrywood bacon brisee and bacon pecan nougatine

Hash House A Go Go – Brad Gold

Sweet and Spicy Pork Belly Hash – braised slab bacon cubed with house-made soy BBQ sauce, tossed with potatoes, jalapenos and pineapple

Homestead On The Roof – Chris “Chip” Davies

Bacon Falafel – green chickpea bacon falafel, spiced crème fraiche, meyer lemon/bacon jam

Hubbard Inn – Bob Zrenner

Oyster Rockefeller Sausage – blue pointe oysters, spinach, garlic, cherry smoked bacon, parmesan

III Forks Prime Steakhouse – Billy Caruso

Belly and Grits – crispy citrus cured pork belly on white cheddar and bacon stone ground grits with red eye jus

Knife & Tine – Richard Ginn

BBQ Pork Belly – cornmeal dumplings, collard kraut, crispy hominy

Libertad – Armando Gonzalez

Tamales de Tocino – tamales with cherrywood smoked bacon, guajillo pepper, hoja santa, and salsa de aguacate

Links Taproom – Grover Betts

Bacon-Apple Chicken Sausage – topped with apple-bacon slaw and cider jalapeno mustard

Marion Street Market – Bret Bohning

Pork Belly & Lobster Polenta with Smoked Short Rib

MAX’s Wine Dive – Jessica Brumleve

Pig in a Pig Blanket

Mercat a la Planxa – Evan Behmer

Pork and Manchego Croquettes – with bacon-ramp romesco

More – Patty Rothman

Bacon Maple Moresel Cupcake – bacon maple cake with a brown sugar maple buttercream garnished with house made bacon brittle – YUM!!

Moxee – Rob Stromm

Moxee Maque Choux- spicy corn chowder with bacon, smoked chicken, gulf shrimp, toasted corn, cream, sweet & hot peppers; served with bacon cornbread

Paired Moxee Beer

Naansense – Sahil Singh & Hiran N. Patel

Bacon Biryani – flavored/scented with saffron, green cardamom, star anise, bacon, topped with bacon onion marmalade

Self-Serve Chutney Station: garlic/mint yogurt, green chili chutney, apple tamarind, curry mayo, & red fire chili

nana – Jeremy Kiens

Bacon Durrito – bacon fat fried durrito with bacon salad

Osteria Langhe – Cameron Grant

Bacon Cigar

Paramount Room – Stephen Dunne

Bacon Chocolate Peanut Gougeres – a savory pastry filled with peanut butter & topped with warm chocolate and bacon

Pi Gallery Bar – Nick Martaus

The Bourbon Babe – “That’ll do, pig.” – cocoa nib-infused bourbon, maple black pepper simple syrup, plum bitters, and candied, applewood smoked bacon

Pinstripes – Cesar Gutierrez

Pork Belly Risotto – braised pork belly served over bacon infused parmesan risotto

Salted Caramel Bacon Gelato – salted caramel bacon gelato garnished with a dark chocolate bacon cookie

Porkchop – Kenneth Robinson

Bacon Wrapped Rib Tips – slow smoked rib tips wrapped in bacon drizzled in bbq sauce

Revolution Brewing – Charlie Eure

Hopped Up House Cured Bacon – Spring Pea, Barrel Aged Hot Sauce

Rockit Bar and Grill/ Rockit Burger Bar – Amanda Downing

Bacon Chili – applewood smoked bacon, black beans, corn tortilla strips, sour cream, chives

Saigon Sisters – Matt Riordan

Thit Kho Ruoc Sa – bacon braised in lemongrass and fermented shrimp paste. With seasonal pickles

Son Of A Butcher Tavern – Frank Valdez

Pickled Bacon Chowder – smoked oyster relish, toasted fennel cracker

South Water Kitchen – Roger Waysok

BLT Skewers – thick cut bacon, lettuce, cherry tomato, toasted brioche, maple bacon aioli, on a skewer

Spencer’s Jolly Posh Foods – Nick Spencer

Earl Grey Bacon Jam Macaroons

Terzo Piano – Megan Neubeck

Banana-Bacon Whoopie Pie – marshmallow fluff, butterscotch

The Bedford & Carriage House – Mike Galen

Holy Molé Lil’ Bacon Smokies – bacon lil’ smokies, bacon molé sauce, bacon salt cured egg yolk

The Brixton – Kevin McMullen

Bacon Rangoon – housemade bacon sambal, scallions, bacon powder

The Dawson – Shaun King

Bacon Apple Aebleskiver – with maple creme fraiche

Three Aces – Matt Troost

Falafel Italiano – bacon and canellinni bean falafel with whipped bacon fat hummus, bacon sambal, and porchetta spiced tzatziki

Three Floyds Brewpub – Pat Niebling

Bacon and ‘Nduja Hot Link – with bacon jam, pickled fennel and Dark Lord hot sauce

Travelle – Tim Graham

Sweet Onion and Bacon Candle – a sweet onion and bacon marmalade topped with a bacon candle

TWO Restaurant and Bar – Kevin Cuddihee

Green Garlic and Bacon Sausage – applewood smoked bacon, berkshire pork, green garlic, herb and apple salad

Vanille Patisserie – Stacy Waldrop

Candied Bacon Caramel Tart – bacon fat bourbon caramel, candied bacon pieces, and maple mousse dome

Vie – Dan Compton

Bacon Slim Jim

Potato Bacon Soup

West Town Bakery & Diner – Chris Teixeira

Pork Fat Beignets – bacon marmalade, lemon jam

Zapatista – Alberto Mendez

Paella Fest – aged basmati rice, saffron sofrito, bacon broth, Mexican chorizo, applewood smoked pepper bacon-slab, green scallions

Baconada (Michelada with Bacon) – hand-squeezed lime juice, bacon-infused tomato juice, victoria beer, bacon bitters, bacon dust-rimmed garnish with a bacon skewer of jicama, cucumber, smoked gouda, and fresh jalapeno chile