Lately I've been trying to determine my specific relationship to food. I love to cook and experiment in the kitchen, but I'm no gourmet. I love to eat, but I don't think I qualify as a "foodie." I think what…
While listening to NPR last October or so, I heard an interview with the inventors of a miracle. It's called BaconSalt, and I was immediately enthralled. There was even a really great creative financing story behind its inception, so I…
I've mentioned before how much I enjoy Dave's Cupboard. This New Englander is a truly gifted cook who seems to give instructions on everything I've ever wanted to know, like how to make your own bacon. He's also a food…
I used to have a roommate who religiously did the wake & bake, something I found pretty irritating most days, since he had to walk through my bedroom to get to the bathroom for his morning shower. (Worst house design…
Has anyone noticed that, um...people like bacon? Seriously good things keep being churned out by artists and chefs and hucksters alike. Today I bring you another Etsy artist, Melbell, whose shop is just full of cute novelty jewelry. Much of…
I knew that certain Jewish and Islamic traditions forbade the eating of pork, but when did the Christians turn on us? This is even more harsh, although more straightforward, than the last religious tirade aimed at bacon.