Posts tagged bacon
Food in the News: 8/28-9/03
Sep 4th
Shit continues to hit the fan in the food world, and I wonder when everybody is going to snap out of it. We’ve got to return to our roots — local, organic, family farm production is our salvation. It’s the only way the world will become a better place.
City kids get a lesson in bacon, bloodshed (Chicago Tribune)
Kids learn where their meat comes from, and what is has to go through to get onto their plate.
Related video: Children react to animal slaughter
New York City restaurateurs under seige (Wall Street Journal via Slashfood)
Masaharu Morimoto is the latest in the string of high-profile chefs and restaurateurs getting slapped with lawsuits alleging that “restaurants are depriving low-level employees of due tip wages in violation of state and federal labor laws,” joining Chris Cannon, Mario Batali, and David Bastianich, among others who have been served with similar suits.
Skinny celebs selling out for fatty fast food (The Stir)
The Stir calls out the rail-thin models and actresses who are willing to pretend they love the likes of heart-stopping Double Downs and mystery meat McRibs in the name of the almighty dollar. Oh, and they throw Charles Barkley under the bus, too.
Cleaning the henhouse (New York Times)
An honest look at the idea of raising your own chickens for egg production. Given the recent salmonella outbreak, no doubt due in part to the fact that 95% of egg-laying chickens in the United States are raised in unsanitary battery cages, no larger around than a single sheet of paper, homegrown eggs can be a great solution for those with the space.
KFC Double Down: Gambling With Your Health
Apr 13th
KFC Double Down Sandwich
Perhaps playing for cash in Vegas isn’t exciting enough for you, but risking your life in Russian Roulette seems a bit too extreme? Enter the Colonel. His new passport to heart failure, dubbed the “Double Down”, seems to celebrate sweeping several of the seven deadly sins under the proverbial rug. I wish I’d been in the KFC marketing department when they thought up the name: “Since each subsequent bite is like gambling with your health, why don’t we name it Double Down?”
So, what the hell is this behemoth? I’m glad you asked. Not looking to be outdone by other gustatory abominations like the McRib, KFC decided to stack two slices of Monterey Jack cheese, two slices of Pepper Jack, two pieces of bacon, and an oil slick better known as the Colonel’s hate sauce in between “two thick and juicy boneless white meat chicken filets”. Ignoring all the obvious roads that lead straight to cardiac arrest, I have to immediately point out that this is no sandwich. Read the rest of this entry »
Bacon Is Sent From Heaven
Dec 2nd
Lucky Boy BLT Sandwich © Ollylain
You know, I think I could make it as a vegetarian — for a while at least. It could last a few months, hell, I might be stubborn and let the whole charade go on for a few years. But no matter how long I held out, I guarantee bacon would have something to do with my falling off the wagon.
Bacon just combines such wonderful elements — smoke, salt, fat, pork. Divine intervention had to take place somewhere in the timeline of the creation of bacon. Perhaps it was some fabled 11th Commandment that got lost along the way. “Thou shalt eat bacon” or something to that effect. For those that subscribe to a different dogma that perhaps prohibits porcine indulgences, I do sympathize. I certainly mean no disrespect, but c’mon. You mean to tell me that you wouldn’t devour a Bacon Explosion if you found out tomorrow that you had one week to live? But hey, if that’s your thing, I respect and envy your strength.
The fact is, bacon makes just about everything taste better, as the folks behind Bacon Salt set out to prove. Bacon Salt is fantastic sprinkled on eggs, french fries, popcorn, or anything your little clogged heart desires. All that sodium is likely to get you thirsty. How about a Bacon Chocolate Martini to wash it down? Making your own bacon vodka is a piece of cake.
Cake? Ah yes, the dessert world. No place for pork, right? Think again. After giggling like a schoolgirl at Boneyard Bistro upon biting into their Maple Bacon Pecan Cupcake, I’ve had bacon desserts on the brain. Apparently I wasn’t the only one. Susan Russo and NPR just yesterday put out a sinful spread of bacon gilded goodies like Chocolate-Bacon-Peanut Bark and Peanut Butter-Maple Bacon Fudge. Be careful, the beautiful pictures might even contain calories, and they could very well get you demanding bacon in every dessert. Just don’t get too crazy and start dreaming up ideas for Candied Bacon Ice Cream or anything.
Let’s not get too carried away here. We should note that bacon isn’t the healthiest item, even if it is the tastiest. As with any temptation, temperance and moderation are advised. If you feel your obsession is bordering on addiction, perhaps you might want to ration your rashers. Maybe just one package of artisan bacon delivered to your door monthly through the Bacon of the Month Club would be the best option for you?
