HOW TO SUCCEED IN LIFE: Austin Bacon Takedown #4 was lesson #1!!!!!

Whuuuut??? Buhhh???? Austin you done did it. The 4th year of this here Austin Bacon Takedown busted up all previous bacon records of baconness previously in place!!!!! Austin’s best home cooks came from all over to make this thing a burgeoning local tradish, for real!!!

Thanks IMPORTANTLY to the greatest home cooks of Austin!!!  I have a very sincere and squishy hug for all of you, so line up and squishy hug me back, people!

PICS COMING SOON!!!!

Thanks huge to my sponsor Hormel, for making this 5-city tour the biggest and best bacon event for home cooks in the land!!! And all hail Hickory Street for being a super rad and wicked accommodating local venue- in the heart of Austin…

And now, with out no more ado, let’s see who won! And who played!

1st: Krista White: Whiskey Pigs (Smoked chicken and jalapeno wrapped in bacon and drowned in

whiskey sauce)

2nd: Megan Bratberg and Dave Bratberg: Bleu Bacodilla

3rd: Dana Archip, Megan Watkins, Andy Perez III and Mario Pena: Kevin Heaven

Addie Broyles: Austin American Statesman

Christy Horton: epicuriosities.com

Elizabeth Van Huffel: localsavour.com

Chef Joshua Valentine: Chef Pork Belly (Top Chef Season 10!)

1st: Alex LaRoche and Miltus Callahan-Barile with Austin Facial Hair Club: Bacon Tamales

2nd: Chris Thompson and Brian Angelico: Drunken Crusty Pig Dough

3rd: Amber Gulley and Sera Smith: Bacon Scotch Eggs

Lauren Gaetano and Missy Dickman: Bacon Ziti

David Terrell: Bacon Gumbo

Krista White: Whiskey Pigs (Smoked chicken and jalapeno wrapped in bacon and drowned in

whiskey sauce)

Starlo Brower and Ashton Garrett: Glazed Pig Donut

Anna Zovek: Cabbage Bacon Rolls

Robbie Sternenberg: The Dar-squealing Limited (Bacon tikka masala)

Beth Cooper and Erin Kelleher: Slaw P. Bacon (bacon adobo and jalapeno slaw)

Amber Gulley and Sera Smith: Bacon Scotch Eggs

Dana Archip, Megan Watkins, Andy Perez III and Mario Pena: Kevin Heaven

Alex LaRoche and Miltus Callahan-Barile with Austin Facial Hair Club: Bacon Tamales

Megan Bratberg and Dave Bratberg: Bleu Bacodilla

Joe John Watson and Jacey Park: Wake and Bacon (polenta, bacon and parmesan)

Chris Thompson and Brian Angelico: Drunken Crusty Pig Dough

Erin Dempsey and Julie Hall: Bacon Pesto

Mike Sentell: Bacon Ricotta Turnover

Karen and James Montgomery: Spring Bacon Buds (bacon-wrapped cherry tomato stuffed with chimichurri, and drizzled with jalapeno-lime crema)