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Braised, deep-fried, stir-fried—pig uterus has its merits.
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, Feb 15, 2013
A bill to label genetically modified foods, and other food news bites
Weak bourbon, strong bacon, and more
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, Nov 30, 2012
Young bacon outlaws and other food news bites
Beard Papa dies, Kevin Boehm digs Wendy's, Next goes vegan, and more
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, Oct 18, 2012
Malort night at Paddy Long's and other food and drink events
Pumpkin festivals, beer celebrations, Malort night, and local farming fund-raisers fill this week's event calendar
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, Sep 28, 2012
So long Jimmy John's and other food news bites
Mooncakes, the bacon shortage, food desert extortion, and more
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, Sep 13, 2012
Berghoff Oktoberfest and other food and drink events
Oktoberfest celebrations and ethical food sources are highlights this week, along with Mexican Independence day and puppy philanthropy
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, Jul 6, 2012
Made of 100-percent ground bacon
Slater's 50/50 introduces a 100-percent ground bacon burger, the 'Merica Burger
by Kevin Warwick
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, Apr 16, 2012
A cinderella story at Baconfest
A porky Indian sweet won this year's Golden Rasher for Most Creative Use of Bacon
by Mike Sula
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, Apr 9, 2012
Take a sip: the fat-washed Barded Black Bird
Make your own fat-washed scotch cocktail with the recipe for Reader's Baconfest 2012 cocktail challenge winner.
by Mike Sula
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, Mar 28, 2012
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We want your bacon cocktails (with video!)
Enter the Reader's Bacon Cocktail Challenge and enjoy the world premiere of the new Baconfest 2012 video
by Mike Sula
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, Sep 9, 2011
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Against all odds
A night at karaoke.
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, Jun 23, 2011
Best karaoke venue that gives you a plate of bacon if you buy two pitchers of beer
Lincoln Karaoke
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Key Ingredient: Red Bean Paste
Everything's better with bacon, right?
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, Nov 30, 2009
Taking Things Too Far
Bacon-scented laundry detergent?
by Julia Thiel
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, Nov 26, 2009
The Charcuterie Underground
In the view of a burgeoning number of outlaw bacon curers and sausage grinders, some rules are made to be broken.
by Mike Sula
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, Oct 29, 2008
New on the bacon beat
Free all-you-can-eat bacon, DIY bacon-infused vodka, a paean to bacon in the form of a flowchart . . .
by Kate Schmidt
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, Aug 29, 2008
Cupcakes full of bacon
Savory cakes strike again.
by Julia Thiel
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