Jeff Roberts and I have run into each other at about a hundred conferences over the years! We’ve shared thoughts, heard each other present, eaten a meal or two together. Over the last thirty-five years, I think it’s safe to say that we’ve travelled moderately parallel paths through the culinary world! Each, of course, in […]

Camp Bacon, a true pork lover’s paradise and fundraiser for Southern Foodways Alliance and Washtenaw County 4-H, is almost here! And it’s going to sizzle. Some events have already sold out, but you can still grab your tickets for our Camp Bacon Food Film Fest, Main Event and Bakin’ with Bacon. We’d also have some […]

Based in Missouri, Burgers’ Smokehouse is a four-generations-deep family business that’s been specializing in pork since 1952 (that’s the official date, but the family’s patriarch E.M. Burger, a farmer, began selling hams on the side in the 1920s). You might have read about the company in Zingerman’s Guide to Better Bacon, where Ari professed a […]

Detroit’s food scene has been enjoying the national spotlight as of late, and for good reason: there’s so much going on. And we want to show you around! Camp Bacon is hitting the road with Zingerman’s Food Tours again on June 2 for a high-energy jaunt through Detroit’s markets, kitchens and breweries. Our food adventurers […]

It’s no secret that we have a lot of love for Southern Foodways Alliance. Our annual Camp Bacon event is, in part, a fundraiser for the organization, which “documents, studies, and explores the diverse food cultures of the changing American South,” and Ari has been attending their annual symposium for over decade. “I’m a huge […]