When Peter Sagal, beloved host of NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Meand infamous scriptwriter of the first draft of "DirtyDancing 2 - Havana Nights" decided to join me for lunch at DavidBurke's Primehouse, I didn't know where our conversation wou

Baconfest Podcast #5 - Joshua Kulp and Christine Cikowski (Honey Butter Fried Chicken)

Apr 15th, 2016 20m 23s

Seth sat down to explore Chicago's fried chicken community with chefs Josh Kulp and Christine Cikowski of Honey Butter Fried Chicken. Josh and Christine share their fried chicken philosophy, inspirations and we tried out their Baconfest dish -

Baconfest Podcast #4 - Chef Kevin Hickey (Duck Inn/Bottlefork) and Bacon Poems!

Apr 8th, 2016 17m 32s

Seth talks hotdogs, bacon and that eternal diner favorite, the Frankencheezie with renowned Chicago chef Kevin Hickey or The Duck Inn and Bottlefork. Plus, hear award-winning poems from the annual Baconfest Best Bacon Poem competition.

Baconfest Podcast #3 - Tasting Bacon Chocolate, Gumballs and Lip Balm with Dennis Lee (thepizzle.net)

Mar 15th, 2016 15m 7s

We've recruited Chicago's favorite gross-out food blogger Dennis Lee of ThePizzle.net to try the latest bacon products (bacon chocolate, bacon lip-balm, bacon gumballs) and to explore the world of bacon arts & crafts in this third episode of th

Baconfest Podcast #2 - Mike Sula (Chicago Reader), Chief Justice of the Baconfest Judging Panel

Mar 7th, 2016 10m 14s

In this edition of the podcast, Seth from Baconfest talks talks with Mike Sula about his personal history with bacon and they answer the question, "Has bacon jumped the shark?". Spoilers: bacon will never die!

Baconfest Podcast #1 - Cameron Grant (Osteria Langhe) Talks Bacon

Mar 4th, 2016 9m 34s

In this inaugural episode of the podcast, Baconfest co-founder Seth Zurer talks bacon and Baconfest with chef Cameron Grant of Logan Square's Osteria Langhe.

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