Some of you will be familiar with native Texans' love of bacon. I am no exception. But, as it turns out, Chicagoans adore it even more. A Chicago neighborhood, Logan Square, will devote an entire day and a city block to celebrating the joys of bacon. On April 10th, Baconfest will absorb the energies of hundreds of hungry folk. "Let’s face it," as the organizers announce in their slick brochure, "bacon is popular for good reasons, it’s fun to eat and a wonderful addition to almost any meal." A few other points in bacon’s favor-it’s natural, it’s delicious, and it’s a pretty utilitarian food. Bacon is now being featured on a donut at Voodoo Donut in Oregon. The Maple Bacon Bar is a donut with maple frosting and bacon pieces on top. In Chicago, Vosges Chocolate produces Mo’s Bacon Chocolate Bar.
For all of my readers who are already searching for flights, forget it. All I can say to explain what I am about to reveal is that pigs have magical powers. All 300 tickets (at $45 each) sold out in the first ten minutes. Wow! To Sandburg's famous line about Chicago, "Hog-butcher to the world," I would add, "Hog-consumer of the world."
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Two Texans in California have made a Bourbon-bacon infusion. I have yet to sample this marvel.
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