Who’d a thought?
March 2, 2010
Everyone mark your calendars for this time next year.
The Iowa Bacon Board (YES!!!) hosts the annual Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival. http://blueribbonbaconfestival.com/
583 pounds of bacon were consumed in all sorts of ways. Here’s a few selections from the schedule of events:
10:00 am – Doors Open, Blazing Bacon Bloodies are Served, 1st Course is Served, Sign In for Bacon Eating Contest Begins (Sign In Closes at 2:30 pm), DJ Patrick Porto Sets the Mood
11:45 am – Second Seminar entitled, “Why Everything is So Much Better with Bacon” by Jonathan A. Campbell, MS with the Iowa State Meat Laboratory (This Lecture Will Be Repeated at 1:45 pm)
12:30 pm – Third Seminar entitled, “Templeton Rye Whiskey – An Iowa Classic” by Scott Bush, President of Templeton Rye
1:00 pm – Parade of Bacon Explosions by the BBQ Addicts, creators of the Bacon Explosion
3:15 pm – Bacon Eating Contest Begins (!)
photo by Philip Luedtke – http://philogyny.net/
4:00 pm – The After-Party Begins at High Life Lounge and El Bait Shop
Thinking of going next year? You’ll have to be on the ball cause this year they sold out of tickets.
In 25 minutes.
