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Baconfest Chicago Festival

  • Blanca Valbuena
  • January 13, 2012

How did I not know about this event? I thought after working on the 25 Facts About Bacon infographic I had learned everything there was to know. I was wrong.

Today I learned that Baconfest will take place on April 14 at the UIC forum in Chicago. It is an event completely dedicated to bacon. The event will have both a lunch and a dinner and will feature restaurants including:

2 SPARROWS ” Gregory Ellis
694 WINE & SPIRITS ” Chris Dunstatter
AJA
ATWOOD CAFE ” Derek Simcik
AUTRE MONDE CAFE ” Dan Pancake & Beth Partridge
BAKIN’ & EGGS ” Bob and Gina Hartwig
BEDFORD (The) ” Mark Steuer
BENNY’S CHOP HOUSE ” Jonathan Lane
BIG JONES ” Paul Fehribach
BISTRO CAMPAGNE ” Michael Altenberg
BLACK DOG GELATO ” Jessica Oloroso
BLEEDING HEART BAKERY & CAFE
BLT AMERICAN BRASSERIE ” Aksel Theilkuhl
BLUE 13 ” Chris Curren
BRANCH 27 ” Cary Michael
BRIDGE HOUSE TAVERN ” Mark Hemmer
BRIDGEPORT PASTY ” Jay Sebastian & Carrie Clark
BRISTOL ” Chris Pandel ” (* 4 year BFC VET)
BROWNTROUT ” Sean Sanders
BURGER BAR CHICAGO ” John McLean
BUTCHER & THE BURGER ” Allen Sternweiler
CAFÉ des ARCHITECTES ” Greg Biggers
CAFE SPIAGGIA ” Sarah Grueneberg and Aaron Diener
CANTINA 46 ” Troy Graves ” (* 4 year BFC VET)
CANTINA LAREDO ” Larry Sinclair
CHALKBOARD ” Gilbert Langlois ” (* 4 year BFC VET)
CHIZAKAYA ” Harold Jurado
CUSTOM HOUSE TAVERN ” Perry Hendrix
DAVANTI ENOTECA ” Jonathan Beatty
deca RESTAURANT + BAR at the Ritz Carlton ” Mark Payne
ELLY’S PANCAKE HOUSE
EPIC RESTAURANT ” Mark Pollard
FARMHOUSE ” Eric Mansavage
FEAST ” Debbie Sharpe
FLIGHT 1551 ” Robyn Marfurt
FRANCESCA’S FORNO ” Kael Klassen
GEMINI BISTRO ” Jason Paskewitz
GIRL & THE GOAT ” Stephanie Izard
GLENVIEW HOUSE ” Grant Slauterbeck
HEARTY ” Dan Smith
HOPLEAF ” Ben Sheagren
INOVASI ” John des Rosiers
IPO ” Trevor Hoyte
J LAFAYETTE CATERING CO. ” Alexander L. Martin
LA MADIA ” Jonathan Fox
LEOPOLD ” Jeffrey Hedin
LILLIE’S Q ” Charlie Mckenna
LOCKWOOD RESTAURANT at the Palmer House ” Greg Elliott
LOKaL ” Artur Wnorowski and Ruben Torres
MAGNOLIA CAFE ” Kas Medhat
MARKET BAR CHICAGO ” Evan Packer
MARKET HOUSE ” Scott Walton
MAY ST. CAFE ” Mario Santiago
MERCADITO ” Patricio Sandoval
MERCAT A LA PLANXA ” Jose Garces and Cory Morris
MEXIQUE ” Carlos Gaytan
N9NE STEAK HOUSE ” Jimmy Farrell
NACIONAL 27 ” Francisco Vilchez
NANA ” Alan Krueger
NONNA SANTI’S BISCOTTI ” Jo-Marie Frigo
OLD TOWN SOCIAL ” Jared Vancamp
PADDY LONG’S ” Patrick Berger & Chris Latchford
PARK GRILL at Millenium Park ” Alex Shalev
PENINSULA HOTEL ” Kai Lermen
PENSIERO RISTORANTE ” Brandon Baltzley
PIECE ” Bill Jacobs, Jonathan Cutler & Antonio Jops
PLEASANT HOUSE BAKERY ” Art and Chelsea Jackson
PRIMEHOUSE (David Burke’s) ” Rick Gresh ” (* 4 year BFC VET)
PROVINCE ” Randy Zweiban
PUBLIC HOUSE and BULL & THE BEAR ” David Blonsky
PURE KITCHEN ” Steven Hubbell
QUINCE ” Andy Motto
RED BUTTER ” Monica Sharma
RED CANARY ” Daniel Tolentino
ROCK BOTTOM BREWERY CHICAGO ” Shawn Murphy
ROOTS HANDMADE PIZZA
ROSEBUD ” Michael Ponzio
SABLE KITCHEN & BAR ” Heather Terhune
SAIGON SISTERS RESTAURANT ” Mary Nguyen Aregoni
SIGNATURE ROOM ” Chef T.B.A.
SIXTEEN ” Sarah Kosikowski
SMALL BAR ” Justin White
Baconfest Chicago FestivalSOUTH WATER KITCHEN ” Roger Waysok
SPACCA NAPOLI ” Jonathan Goldsmith
STANLEY’S KITCHEN AND TAP ” Jaysen Euler
STATE & LAKE at The Wit Hotel ” Evan Percoco
SUNDA ” Jess De Guzman
TABLE FIFTY-TWO ” Chef Art Smith
TERZO PIANO at the Art Institute of Chicago ” Margaret Colleran Sahs
THE PIGGERY ” Thomas Riemer
THREE ACES ” Matt Troost
TINY LOUNGE ” Chef T.B.D.
TOWNHOUSE RESTAURANT & WINE BAR ” Kelly Jane Wilson
TRENCHERMEN ” Pat Sheerin & Michael Sheerin ” (* 4 year BFC VET ” Pat Sheerin)
UNCLE BUB’S BBQ ” Mark Link
UNION SUSHI + BARBEQUE BAR ” Chao
VIE ” Nathan Sears ” (* 4 year BFC VET)
WEST TOWN TAVERN ” Susan Goss
WILDFIRE ” Paul Guerrero
WITTS ” Chris Bromley
WOW BAO ” Hot Asian Buns
ZAPATISTA
ZED451 ” Patrick Quakenbush

It’s also tied into charity. Baconfest Chicago will donate a portion of proceeds to the Greater Chicago Food Depository and will host a Food Drive for the GCFD at the festival.

Tickets are $75 but are not on sale yet.

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