Diet Bacon?

 

Should “diet” and “bacon” ever be in the same sentence? Thanks to PhotoShop it is. But even if this were real, not even bacon flavor could make me drink diet soda. Via whatever-the-weather.

Bacon Take Down-er

After last weekend’s Great (or just okay) Greenpoint Mac Off and Sunday’s Bullshit Brooklyn Bacon Take Down—lesson learned: Never go to hipster infested (and in Radegast Hall’s case—stroller ridden?) bars promising food unless tickets are secured in advance. Both events lured me to parts of Brooklyn that I don’t particularly like and/or are difficult for me to get to. At least the Mac Off was free and I got to sample a couple of the macs. But the Take Down was so chaotic. I didn't stay and luckily didn’t pay. A commenter on Eater says:

“The organizers of this event should make sure that there is an organized line so that you are not required to be a pushy douchbag just to get to the items you paid for. Anyone defending the mass attack on a table is a douchbag who doesn't mind people knowing it (and in w-burg? what a surprise!). If this was free event, I would understand.”

Yes. Surprise, surprise...

Review: Daisy’s Diner

Brunch at Daisy’s on 5th Ave and 9th in Park Slope.

Side of bacon:

Review: Hea

Dinner at Hea on 13th and 3rd in the East Village.

Kurobuta pork belly:

Sad Panda

Again, I don’t normally blog about random shit but what’s up with this forlorn panda moping about downtown? Carrying a Duane Reade bag? Baby bear needs some bacon... 

Bacon Sales Sizzle

Even in this rough economy, bacon sales are up 10% according to CBS News. Just goes to show, bacon will never die!

Why the hell aren’t there any bars in New York that do the free bacon thing??

The Bacon Effect

This is exactly the effect bacon has on me. Note to self: steer clear of Union Square. Thanks to Becky for the great picture!

Speaking of Union Sq. (on a totally un-bacon-related subject) I seriously miss the old veggie peeler guy. He passed away last month. RIP Joe!