Join us on Sunday, June 7, 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona for the first stop on the Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour presented by Vande Rose Farms!

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Presented by:
Vande Rose Farms

Sponsored by:
Eden Farms

Food prepared by:
Bacon Restaurant in Scottsdale, Arizona

The Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival in Des Moines, Iowa has been going strong for two years and now we’re taking it on the road to several cities around the United States during the summer of 2009! The Bacon Tour will bring together bacon enthusiasts for a celebration of all things bacon. This is one of the most fun ways to spend a day eating bacon! There are a limited number of tickets available for this event, so reserve your spot today.

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The first stop of this half day festival dedicated to the Best Meat Ever will be held at Renee’s Grand Tavern in Phoenix, Arizona from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.

Tickets:
$35 per person in advance, $40 per person at the door

Ticket includes:
-admission to the event
-a copy of the book “Bacon: A Love Story” by Heather Lauer, author of the blog BaconUnwrapped.com
-several delicious bacon appetizers
-two beverage tickets (bottled beer or well drinks)

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Bacon Tour events are also being planned this summer for the following cities: New York City, Minneapolis, Washington DC, Boise, Seattle, Pittsburgh, Las Vegas and Chicago. If you can’t make it to the Phoenix event, more dates will be announced soon so stay tuned!

The 2nd Annual Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival presented by Des Moines Metromix
Saturday, Feb 28, 2009 10:00 AM
@El Bait Shop

Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival is gearing up for its second year of bringing bacon enthusiasts together for a day-long celebration of all things bacon. This year’s event will prove to bring over 300 bacon lovers together for bacon education, bacon awareness, bacon recipe sharing, and of course, bacon tastings!

BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW – $32.50 (Sold Out)
Price includes General Admission for one (GA) and one t-shirt. T-shirts can be picked up at the event.

Schedule of Events (Bacon Showcase open throughout event)

• 10:00 a.m. Registration – Bacon Bloody Marys are served
• 11:00 a.m. Bacon Invocation
• 11:15 a.m. 1st Bacon Lecture “Baconology part II”
• 12:30 pm. 2nd Bacon Lecture
• 1:00 p.m. Frozen Hosen on the patio (Free Beer on the patio while it lasts!)
• 2:00 p.m. 3rd Bacon Lecture
• 3:30 Bacon Eating Contest (Here is a video of last years)

Menu (will be served in a flighted fashion throughout the day)

• Bacon & Egg breakfast sandwich
• Bacon Lettuce & Tomato sandwich
• Bacon Cheeseburger Slider
• Bacon wrapped Hot Dog
• Brooks Bacon Popper Pizza from Fong’s Pizza
• Candied Bacon Ice Cream
• 2 additional items, which will be revealed the day of the event

Bacon producers:

• Vande Rose Farms
• Iowa Farm Family
• Hormel
• Tiefenthaler Quality Meats
• Applegate Farms of Massachusetts
• Coastal Vineyards of California
• Django

Find more information about the event here. Also, if you have any questions feel free to contact us.