On April 4, Honey Butter Fried Chicken held a class at Whole Foods, 1101 S. Canal St., in conjunction with Bacon Month.
Honey Butter chefs Joshua Kulp and Christine Cikowski entertained attendees with humor (with Kulp saying, “Let’s just get this out of the way: I’m Jewish and I’m eating bacon”) and, of course, good food. The duo prepared three dishes—bacon, goat-cheese and kale frittata; collards with bacon and preserved lemon; and apple-bacon dump cake—paired with beer samples from Lagunitas Brewing Company.
Baconfest Chicago sponsors Bacon Month activities. This year’s Baconfest Chicago will take place Friday-Saturday, April 17-18, at the UIC Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt Rd. (Depending on demand, a fourth session may be added on Sunday, April 19.)
There will again be three sessions: Friday dinner (6-7 p.m. for VIPs; 7-10 p.m. for general admission); Saturday lunch (11 a.m.-12 p.m. for VIPs; 12-3 p.m. for the public); and Saturday dinner (6-7 p.m. for VIPs; 7-10 p.m. for general admission).
Hundreds of chefs and restaurants will again take part. Among the restaurants/chefs slated to participate are 312 Chicago (Luca Corazzina), Farmhouse (Eric Mansavage), Son of a Butcher Tavern (Frank Valdez), Tanta (Jesus Delgado), Chicago q (Lee Ann Whippen), Honey Butter Fried Chicken (Joshua Kulp and Christine Cikowski), Slurping Turtle (Takashi Yagihashi) and Zapatista (Alberto Mendez).
VIP Tickets are $200 plsu ticketing fees; general admission is $100 plus fees. Tickets (and only the Friday-dinner passes remain) are available through Eventbrite: baconfestchicago2015.eventbrite.com.
The entire Bacon Month schedule can be found at baconfestchicago.com/bacon-month/.
WTTW has ‘Foodphiles’ digital series
WTTW’s new digital series Foodphiles profiles a diverse group of Chicago area restaurateurs, chefs, baristas and others.
The 13-part video series launched April 9 on a mobile-optimized website, wttw.com/foodphiles, where visitors will also find stories about each webisode, including recipes and more.
Among the eateries profiled are Bob Chinn’s Crab House, 5 Loaves Eatery, Arun’s, Elizabeth and bopNgrill.