Presented by:
Vande Rose Farms
Event hosted by:
Harris Grill

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. There are a limited number of tickets available for this event, so reserve your spot today.

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Attendees will be treated to several bacon appetizers and small plates featuring Vande Rose Artisan Dry Cured bacon, rated #1 bacon by America’s Test Kitchen, featured in Cook’s Illustrated magazine and on the Today Show.

Pittsburgh’s own CoCo’s Cupcake Café will also be preparing bacon cupcakes to serve at the event.

Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour attendees will have the opportunity to purchase a signed copy of Bacon: A Love Story (HarperCollins, May 2009). The book was written by Heather Lauer, author of the blog, BaconUnwrapped.com. Lauer is co-hosting all Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour events being held around the country this summer. Local bacon blogger, Jason Mosley – aka “Mr. Baconpants” (www.mrbaconpants.com) – will also be co-hosting the event.

The event will be held at Harris Grill. Harris Grill is well known for its “Tuesday Bacon Night” at which happy hour patrons are treated to free bacon.

The Pittsburgh Bacon Tour event will also feature a bacon eating contest.

This half day festival dedicated to the Best Meat Ever will be held at Harris Grill in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Location:
Harris Grill
5747 Ellsworth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15232

Tickets:
$30 ticket includes admission, several bacon appetizers and small plates prepared by Harris Grill featuring Vande Rose Artisan Dry Cured bacon, and two beverage tickets (draft beer or well drink).

Tentative Menu
Bacon Pierogi, Bacon Wrapped Shimp, Bacon Brittle, Bacon Wings, Bacon Sushi, Chicken Fried Bacon, Bacon Cupcake

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Presented by:
Vande Rose Farms
Event hosted by:
Brick 29
Sponsored by:
Bacon Salt
Bakon Vodka

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. There are a limited number of tickets available for this event, so reserve your spot today.

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS

Attendees will be treated to several bacon appetizers and small plates featuring Vande Rose Artisan Dry Cured bacon, rated #1 bacon by America’s Test Kitchen, featured in Cook’s Illustrated magazine and on the Today Show. The food will be prepared by celebrated local chef Dustan Bristol of Brick 29. The event will also feature a bacon eating contest.

Representatives from Bacon Salt and Bakon Vodka will also be in attendance and serving samples of their products. Bacon Salt has been featured in several major media outlets including Good Morning America, and the inventors recently appeared on Oprah who gave their product, Baconnaise, her seal of approval. Bakon Vodka, which just hit liquor store shelves in April 2009, was recently featured in a skit on the Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien.

Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour attendees will also have the opportunity to purchase a signed copy of Bacon: A Love Story (HarperCollins, May 2009) at the event. The book was written by Nampa native, Heather Lauer, who is also author of the blog, BaconUnwrapped.com.

This half day festival dedicated to the Best Meat Ever will be held at Brick 29 in Nampa, Idaho from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

Location:
Brick 29
320 11th Ave S
Nampa, Idaho

Tickets:
$25 per person

Ticket includes:
-admission to the event
-several delicious bacon appetizers and small plates prepared by Brick 29 featuring Vande Rose Artisan Dry Cured bacon
-one beverage ticket for a drink made with Bakon Vodka (or a bottled domestic beer or well drink)

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We all managed to survive the Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour’s stop in Phoenix this past Sunday (although some of us are still recovering…). It was a really great day and there were several dozen super fun people in attendance. Our gracious hosts at Renee’s Grand Tavern threw an amazing party, the Vande Rose bacon was beyond delicious, and Bacon Restaurant did a most excellent job of creating bacon appetizers and desserts for everyone to enjoy – including bacon wraps, BLTs, bacon cookies, and many, many strips of glorious bacon.

We’ll be announcing more Bacon Tour cities/dates in the next few days, so stay tuned!