We were going to ask our intrepid Bay Area consultant, DelRaySteve, to track down some Who’s Your Daddy Bacon Potato Chips for us. Then, intrepid meatblogger Faith sent me a link and I realized we could just order them directly, so we’ll do that. Dramatic mailorder snackfood action, reported live from meatblog HQ! Does life get anymore exciting?

You really need to go read the entire post about the many ways that the mayonnaise wrestling event that was planned to launch Baconnaise went horribly wrong. It’s an cautionary tale from the nice folks at Bacon Salt.

Along the way, we actually had to test the theory that mayonnaise could sting your skin or eyes - the answer was a surprising no. Justin’s girlfriend also spent two days nonstop making approximately 2,000 slices of bacon. Her house smelled like the inside of a slaughterhouse - for 3 weeks.

The whole post is very funny, but if you’re the impatient type you can just skip to the video, which for some reason I find so hilarious that I’ve already posted it several other places.

Bacon cupcakes at Buzz Bakery, originally uploaded by meanlouise.

As we mentioned a few days ago, our favorite bakery is featuring Bacon cupcakes this month.

We went over there Sunday afternoon for coffee and cupcakes. We can now authoritatively report that the bacon cupcake was indeed salty, sweet and mighty tasty. Better hurry, August is almost over.

New Orleans, Elizabeth’s Restaurant: Praline Bacon, originally uploaded by Batty aka Photobat.

Over at House o’ Groove, Batgrl has blogged about the praline bacon she encountered (and devoured) in New Orleans. Her report? Tasty.

Buzz Bakery is already our favorite local bar/coffeeshop/bakery, so you can imagine our excitement when we picked up today’s Washington Post and saw that Buzz is featuring bacon cupcakes this month!

“You Have to Try This Bacon Cupcakes at Buzz”

Open a box of these Buzz Bakery treats and you’re greeted with the overwhelming aroma of crispy-fried bacon. The experience is as discordant as it sounds — until you try one.

The cupcakes themselves, as it turns out, are actually quite tasty. Peanut butter frosting flecked with itty bits of bacon tops a simple moist chocolate cake. It’s a marriage of salty and sweet that had all four of our testers wishing only for more bacon in the icing. Seriously.

Buzz pastry chef Josh Short is the mad scientist behind the dessert, which is offered at the Alexandria bakery through at least the end of August. For him, the earthy flavors in the dark chocolate, peanut butter and applewood-smoked bacon tie the cupcake together. For us, the peanut butter played a crucial role, bridging the chasm between breakfast meat and chocolate cake. The cupcake is a food dare — an I-bet-you-won’t-eat-this challenge. If you’re a bacon fan, you should.

– Julia Beizer

$2.75 at Buzz Bakery. 901 Slaters Lane, Alexandria. 703-600-2899

We haven’t tried them yet, but you know we’re going to.

I was perusing BaconUnwrapped’s twitter feed and came across a reference to a new restaurant being opened in Atlanta:

A team of Atlanta restaurateurs are planning to open a high-end restaurant that would be America’s first all-bacon establishment.

Called “Bacon-alia,” the eatery would feature a wide variety of bacon-based appetizers, entrees and deserts. “Bacon-alia is a concept whose time has come,” says chef/owner James Gammon. “With bacon mania sweeping America, it’s both a beloved comfort food and the ultimate indulgence.”

A google search didn’t reveal any additional info so I guess we’ll just have to wait and see how this works out.

“Bacon sandwich really does cure a hangover.”

“Bread is high in carbohydrates and bacon is full of protein, which breaks down into amino acids. Your body needs these amino acids, so eating them will make you feel good.”

Ms Roberts told The Mirror: “Bingeing on alcohol depletes neurotransmitters too, but bacon contains a high level of aminos which tops these up, giving you a clearer head.”

There you have it.

Porktopia presents: The Porkgasm:

You need to go read the whole post and look at the many, many step-by-step pictures to appreciate what true insanity this is. (And I we mean that in the best possible way, of course).

Link via BaconToday.

Thanks to BaconToday I finally remembered to post the video of Jon Stewart tasting Baconnaise on the Daily Show on February 25th. Additionally, you now have a step-by-step recipe for Bacon Mayo, should you feel the need to make bacon mayo in the comfort of your own home.

Oh…a beer reviews Maple Cinnamon Bacon. Other Mountain Products Smokehouse products have been recommended to the meatblog before, I believe we’ll have to investigate further…