That's right, bacon.
I went solo, and ended up seated to a very interesting 60-something year old woman named Lynn, who is originally from Northwest Iowa, so we had lots to talk about pre-bacon time.
The lecture consisted of two speakers; Chef Jorge de la Torre, who is the Dean of Culinary Education at Johnson & Wales University in Denver, and Pete Marczyk, who is owner of Marczyk Fine Foods in Denver. The night included a sampling of bacon infused vodka and bloody mary mix (delicious and I HATE bloody mary's!), a You Tube clip of Chicken Fried Bacon (well worth the time to watch it! Scary and reminiscent of not only Texas, but for all you midwesterners, you will love it), a discussion of the parts of the pig and where bacon comes from (the belly)!, as well as a delicious dinner that included bacon candy and a peanut butter bacon truffle from a new restaurant in the Stapleton neighborhood of Denver that I am blanking on the name of right now, but that I am TOTALLY going to again. There were also a few other fabulous pieces parts of the meal, all with bacon in them, including a jalapeño bacon cornbread.
It was fabulous to be in a room of over 100 people who all LOVED bacon. I mean, it truly is fabulous. I also learned that while Riesling is a great wine with bacon, you just can't beat bacon with PBR. Turns out there already is a Bacon Ice Cream, which I invented back in 2006 and am convinced someone stole the idea from my blog. hahaha. At any rate, both lecturers were entertaining and engaging, the food was fabulous, and The Lab again had mini Miller High Lifes, what more could I want on a Thursday?I want this t-shirt.
