True story: What happens when you live in Brooklyn, but your heart is in Chicago? Thanks for asking! Well, I typically like to make love to my own heart in the center of the dance floor at Lincoln Hall, with all the Bacontestants cheering and slapping hi fives. And then also I’m president of the whole United States and I decree from this day forth bacon is the only thing allowed, and all girls get to kiss me. After a good bacon takedown, my dreams are always this true, and prescient!
Thanks so much to Hormel Black Label Bacon for this tour, which is about to skip on in to its final destination, Brooklyn, Oct 14! Thanks MOST IMPORTANTLY to all the fine-ass contestants, for they are the life blood of this rad event… In fact, why don’t we meet them? Here, after the jump, is all the recipes and the winners of this year’s awesomest 3rd Annual Chicago Bacon Takedown!!!
This year, the People’s Choice coincided exactly with the Judge’s pics! Which is kind of the most amazing thing, if you think about it…
Judges: Seth Zurer and Andre Pluess (Baconfest) and Andrea Cordts (Chicago Now)
People’s AND Judges’ Choice Awards
1st: Nick Angel and Josh Gutzwiller—Bacon Tostada with bacon refried beans, bacon salsa and
bacon sour cream
2nd: Todd Clement and Ryana Cunningham— Sweet and Spicy Piggy Pearwich
3rd: Jane Penly and Dillon Nagel—BLT Eggroll with Basil Aioli.
Additional Awards:
4th: Freya Olsen— Black Label Bacon Bark
5th: Chelsea and Reed Black and Caitlin Brown—Triple Bypass, bacon with pulled pork, bell
peppers and fontina cheese
6th: Denise Young and Dear Thamasucharit—Sweet potato ice cream sandwiches with candied bacon
Full Contestant List & Recipes
Grillers Anonymous, Jeremy Kossak and Sean Mulcahey– Atomic Buffalo Turds (Cream cheese filled bacon wrapped jalapenos)
Grillers Anonymous #2, Jeremy Kossak and Sean Mulcahey– Bacon Wrapped Oink Balls (Ground pork and bacon wrapped in bacon)
Todd Clement and Ryan Cunningham– Sweet and Spicy Piggy Pearwich
Mike Nickerson– Bacon egg and cheese deviled eggs with bacon mayonnaise
Jane Penley and Dillon Nagle – BLT eggrolls with basil aioli
Freya Olsen- Black Label bacon bark
Jen and Adam Murphy, Salade Lyonnaise (Bacon fat crouton, bacon fat dressing and poached quail egg
Patty and Eric Nicpon, Bacon Pillows (puff pastry with caramelized onion, cheese, spinach and bacon; mustard and chipotle dipping sauce
Denise Young and Dear Thamasucharit – Sweet potato ice cream sandwich with candied bacon
John Ihns– Sticky Potbelly (bacon with date chutney and goat cheese)
Caitlin and Geoff Klien– Ginger maple sweet potato with brown sugar bacon
Chelsea and Reed Black, Caitlin Brown– The Triple Bypass (Bacon with pulled pork, bell peppers and fontina cheese)
Vince Cassidy and Amy Gutierrez– Balsamic bacon cheesecake with black pepper walnut crust and warm bacon strawberry jam
Victoria Kent and Catherine Weiner– Sweet potato ice cream with candied bacon, bourbon caramel sauce and marshmallows
Nick Angel and Josh Gutzwiller– Bacon Tostada with bacon refried beans, bacon salsa and bacon sour cream
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Portion of procedes benefit Women’s Education Project!
