Baconfest Chicago 2016

Hello fellow bacon lovers! For the fifth year in a row, I have attended Baconfest. My plan of attack for 2016 was the same as 2015 (i.e., walk up and down each aisle and try the dishes that looked appealing and didn't have a lot of bread). 

Here's the bacon deliciousness I had:

Burger Bar Chicago

Bacon Steak and Eggs: Applewood smoked bacon steak, cured egg yolk, pork glaze

Carnivale

Bacon Cheddar Cheesecake: Iberico bacon cheddar cheesecake, Iberico bacon jam, petit wasabi

Flo and Santos

Roasted Red Pepper & Bacon Gnocchi: Gnocchi made with potatoes, roasted red peppers and bacon, finished with a spicy arrabbiata sauce

Fork

Unwrapped Bacon Date: Bacon sausage wrapped in bacon with red wine-bacon date puree

Honey Butter Fried Chicken

Bacon Chicken and Grits

Hutch American Bistro

Meatball + Porkbelly with a carbonara sauce

Jellyfish

Karikaribekon Maki: Crispy applewood bacon, marinated sundried tomatoes, lettuce, jalapenos, avocado inside coated with cherrywood bacon and togarashi mayo

Jerk. Modern Jamaican Grill

Chocolate Covered Jerk Candied Bacon: Bacon marinated in Rude Boy Jerk marinade and candied with brown sugar then bathed in chocolate

Kitty O'Sheas

BBQ Pork Pie: Bacon lingonberry jam, spiced onions, petit celery

Mastro's Steakhouse

Bacon Adovado

Note: Adovado is pork simmered in a chili-based stew. 

Mity Nice Bar & Grill

Pigskin Wings: Bacon-skinned chicken wings dusted with peppered bacon spice, accompanied with assorted sauces.

Pearl's Southern Comfort

Tasso Bacon Pimento Cheese on a Cracklin

Sheekar Delights

Bacon and Bourbon Gourmet Baklava: Paper thin phyllo hand buttered and rolled with freshly chopped walnuts mixed with applewood smoked bacon, drizzled with a house made syrup with a splash of bourbon

Sociale Chicago

Bacon & Lamb Merguez Sausage

Note: Merguez is a traditional North African spicy lamb sausage

Stout Barrel House & Gallery

Sweet & Sour Braised Bacon with Bacon and Sweet Potato Farro Risotto: Braised bacon glazed with sweet and sour sauce on top of a bacon and sweet potato farro risotto. Topped with a crispy bacon and pickled onion salad.

The Cotton Duck

BLT Scrapple: Bacon scrapple, romaine butter, pickled tomatoes, candied beef tongue bacon vinaigrette

Note: Scrapple is essentially a loaf formed out of pork and cornmeal and possibly certain herbs and spices.

Troquet River North

Bacon Bourguignon

Note: Bourguignon is a red wine sauce with mushrooms and onions. 

West Town Bakery

Bacon Cinnamon Rolls: Brioche cinnamon rolls studded with bacon, topped with frosting and candied bacon

Wollensky's Grill

Beef Bacon with Blue Cheese Dip

World of Whirlpool

Bacoron (macaron)

Jewel-Osco

Deep Fried Bacon on a stick