top moments from baconfest 2k12

i'm gonna need some time to collect my thoughts about the 3 hour insanity that was baconfest. so much food..and drinks...and crazy foodies... but i thought in the meantime i'd run through some of the top moments of baconfest.

1. realizing there are a ton of people who are waaay more intense about food/bacon than i will ever be. we arrived about 10 mins before it was going to start and saw 100's of ppl who had been waiting there for hours. (congrats..you got like, 5 more minutes of baconness) so many bacon-themed shirts/hats/pants. legit saw a man wearing a pig mask (and an illinois jersey..?).

2. bone luging. what is it you ask? it's taking an order of bone marrow and using the hollowed out bone as a beer bong. as s.chen perfectly explained "it's like an arrogant foodie's version of a frat party". it was only something i had seen online but had yet to see in person. ohhhh but someone was serving them at baconfest. the drink had gin in it so i had to pass :(

3. seeing bacaro repping the 217! and getting a free shirt from them!! and also getting this chunk of bacon..? it's currently just chillin in my fridge..if u have ideas of what i should do with it holla at me

4. we ended up having a lot of drink tickets left over...

5. oh hey huge slabs of crispy pork. as if i wasn't already in love with the peninsula and have wanted my wedding there since i was 11...they had to bring these bad boys to baconfest and make me love them even more. oh, and the dude carving saw me taking a pic and gave me extra pieces of the ends aka the most crispy/fatty/best part :)

6. discovering a new business venture: cup holder belts. one of the hardest things to figure out was how to hold a drink and eat at the same time. hint: it's impossible. how could we have a drink, yet have our hands free too? oh...i know -- A CUP HOLDER BELT. and we could make a lot of money off of this and i wouldn't have to look for a job...totes legit, no?


so those were some of the highlights and i promise you there will be an extensive recap of the food later this week :)