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It’s a Bacon Bash

December 16th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Guest blog courtesy of Joel Danto and Bacon.

If your mouth isn't watering, you may be dead.

If your mouth isn't watering, you may be dead.

December 4th was a very momentous day.  You may be wondering, just as my people do during Passover, “Why is this night different from all other nights?”  Well, friendos, prepare to be shocked and possibly appalled, as I have done something completely reprehensible.  I…ate…bacon.  And I didn’t just eat bacon, I threw a BACON BASH — complete with a six course menu.  Yes, if it existed, I would probably be going to Jewish Hell, which likely consists of strapping me to a chair and making me watch Joan Rivers television shows on repeat with a bagel, cream cheese and lox slightly out of reach.  Hopefully this is a Hell that few will ever have to experience. Continue Reading»


Beer Me Some Breckenridge Agave Wheat

The taste of skiing?

Colorado is definitely a beer state, and not just because Coors comes from the Rocky Mountain State.  No, it is also home to New Belgium (of Fat Tire fame) and seemingly countless other micro and craft breweries.  While in Breckenridge for a ski weekend, I decided I had to at least try one of these, and because it turned out to be the only one available at dinner, my choice happened to come from the creatively named Breckenridge Brewery.  The brewery, by the way, is actually no longer in Breckenridge, having expanded and moved to Denver in 1992.

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