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Seven signs that Denver is obsessed with bacon

By Kate Gibbons Tue., Mar. 12 2013 at 3:02 PM

Christopher Morgan

A scene from this year's Bacon and Beer Festival.

Several years ago, Purina started broadcasting a line of commercials featuring a dog awakened by the scent of Beggin' Strips. Not knowing the odor didn't belong to real bacon, the dog frantically ran through the house, then finally found a strip and exclaimed, "It's BACON!" But while dogs may not know it's not bacon, Denver diners certainly know when they've got a dish that contains the genuine article.

Here are seven signs that this city is obsessed with bacon.

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Denver Bacon Company launches in Denver -- and sizzles at the Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival

By Lori Midson Wed., Feb. 13 2013 at 11:50 AM

Categories: Bacon, Midson: Gastronaughty

Denver Bacon Company

Judging from the sentiments posted on the Denver Bacon Company's Facebook page -- emotions like the accolades below -- chef Justin Brunson's maple slabs of hog should have brought home the blue ribbon at last week's Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival, which took place in Iowa's capital city.

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Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival, Denver Bacon Company, Eric Clayman, Justin Brunson

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Bacon, beer and Justin Brunson: Porky photos from Denver's kick-ass Bacon and Beer Festival

By Lori Midson Mon., Dec. 10 2012 at 12:58 PM

Categories: Bacon, Booze News, Midson: Gastronaughty, Photos

Lori Midson

Porchetta po-boys with bacon jam; bacon and cashew caramel corn; bacon macaroni and cheese; bacon fat potato chips; bacon chocolate chip cookies; bacon and pork belly Reuben; bacon and ramen; bacon and oyster chowder; bacon fat duck sliders; bacon-strangled flying pig belly; candied bacon; bacon, goat cheese and kale tarts; bacon strips; bacon boardgames; bacon onesies for babies; bacon costumes; bacon gyrating -- and a pig necklace -- from Mark DeNittis; bacon deviled eggs; and Justin Brunson's bacon.

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Bacon and Beer Festival, Blackbelly Catering, Corner House, Euclid Hall, Justin Brunson, Masterpiece Deli, Old Major, Oskar Blues, pig, swine

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Do bacon and beer really go together? Find out at the Denver Bacon and Beer Fest

By Jonathan Shikes Wed., Nov. 21 2012 at 1:07 PM

Categories: Bacon, Beer Man

Fred and Ginger; baseball and hotdogs; sunsets and walks on the beach; Bella and Edward. Some things are meant for one another. But beer and bacon? The jury is still out on that one. Event planning company Eat Boston, along with Forkly and Denver Off the Wagon, hope to deliver a guilty verdict on December 9, though, when they host the Bacon & Beer Festival, a greasy, hoppy fiesta that will include 25 Denver/Boulder area chefs, who will make bacon-based dishes, and an equal number of breweries.

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Aaron Cohen, bacon, craft beer, Denver Bacon and Beer Fest, Denver Off The Wagon, Eat Boston, Forkly

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Oscar Mayer bacon barterer is living high on the hog

By Kalen Deremo Fri., Sep. 21 2012 at 7:59 AM

Categories: Bacon, Follow That Story

Everybody loves bacon, but what would you give up in exchange for a precious slice of pig? That was the question Oscar Mayer set out to answer when the company loaded comedian and actor John Sankey with 3,000 pounds of its new Thick Cut Bacon (that's about $20,000 of pig) to use as barter as he traveled across the country, from New York to L.A.

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Bacon, Great American Bacon Barter, John Sankey, Oscar Mayer

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Cafe Society

Photos: Panzano's Elise Wiggins breaks down a wild Russian boar

By Nick Lucchesi Tue., Apr. 24 2012 at 2:36 PM

Categories: Bacon, Cafe Society, Food for Thought, Photos

Eric Gruneisen

Elise Wiggins of Panzano.

Executive chef Elise Wiggins of Panzano, our Best Italian Restaurant in the Best of Denver 2012, broke down a 175-pound wild Russian boar from Tender Belly in her restaurant's kitchen on Saturday afternoon. And of course, we wanted to show you where the bacon -- and much of the other meat used in special dishes at Panzano this week -- comes from. Photos below! (Warning: Not for the squeamish, or probably vegetarians.)

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Bacon, Butchering, Elise Wiggins, Hack Saw, Pork Belly, Power Drill, Russian Wild Boar

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Jenn in Chains

Burger King's new bacon sundae -- thievery for no good reason

By Jenn Wohletz Wed., Apr. 18 2012 at 7:48 AM

Categories: Bacon, Fast Food, Jenn in Chains

When you are a thief, like Burger King, you have two possible paths to success: 1) be a really good thief and don't get caught, or 2) steal something big and pricey so you can retire early and faff around with the piss-ant stuff.

I couldn't help but think of this when I saw BK consistently and blatantly purloining the idea its new bacon sundae -- currently in test markets until it decides to unleash it on the fast-food scene.

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bacon, bacon sundae, Burger King, Denny's, Jack in the Box, McDonald's

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Photos: Pig roast at Oak at Fourteenth

By Laura Shunk Wed., Apr. 4 2012 at 8:01 AM

Categories: Bacon, Photos

Sarah Cowell

A snowstorm might not be the best weather for a pig roast, but that didn't prevent a crowd from descending on Boulder's Oak at Fourteenth last night for the restaurant's first quarterly pig roast, a new tradition that was slated to get off the ground the very week the six-month-old spot went up in flames last year.

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Bryan Dayton, Oak at Fourteenth, pig roast, Steve Redzikowski

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Burger King's new menu plays catch-up -- and kung pao -- with McDonald's

By Jenn Wohletz Tue., Apr. 3 2012 at 8:59 AM

Categories: Bacon, Fast Food, Jenn in Chains

J. Wohletz

Burger King issued a battle cry yesterday. In order to help boost its sluggish sales -- the chain has slipped to third, behind McDonald's and Wendy's -- the company rolled out the heavy artillery: ten new menu items, including specialty salads, chicken snack wraps, smoothies, flavored frozen coffee drinks, some slightly revamped burgers and a chicken-strip reboot. Some of these items sounded suspiciously like what McDonald's started introducing back in 2003. Has BK learned anything in the decade since then? I decided to find out.

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burger, Burger King, cheeseburger, chicken strips, coffee, mayonaise, McDonald's, salads, smoothies, White Castle

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Chef and Tell

In the kitchen with Ambria's Jeremy Kittelson: Scallops with bacon, watercress and butternut squash and green apple agrodolce

By Lori Midson Fri., Feb. 24 2012 at 8:52 AM

Categories: Bacon, Chef and Tell, Midson: Gastronaughty, Recipes, What's Cooking?

"This scallop recipe is a simple, seasonal dish that can be easily executed by a home cook -- and it's a definite crowd-pleaser," says Ambria executive chef Jeremy Kittelson, who's featured in this week's Chef and Tell interview. The agrodolce, which means "sweet and sour" in Italian, can be made in advance, as can the bacon. "Everyone love scallops, and the other flavors really blend perfectly, plus the dish pairs beautifully with wine, especially a riesling, sauvignon blanc or chardonnay," he notes.

And here's a tip from Kittelson for those of you making the recipe at home: "Use a paper towel to pat the scallops -- or any fish -- dry before you saute them. It removes any moisture from the surface and gives the fish a better crust." And, recommends Kittelson, "buy the freshest and best seafood you can find and afford."

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