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Update: 2/20/2013 - Baconfest Chicago 2013 is SOLD OUT
Thank you once again Chicago for showing your sincere love for bacon! The event on April 20th, 2013 is sold out. Please follow Baconfest on Facebook, Twitter, and via our mailing list to receive updates on future contests to win tickets. For those of you who have tickets we look forward to celebrating the divine porcine with you in April!
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Terms and Conditions
Cancellations: VIP Tickets are non-refundable. General Admission tickets can be cancelled for a refund up to April 1, 2013. Cancellations should be sent via email to seth@baconfestchicago.com. Cancellations received before April 1 will incur a $10.00 per ticket cancellation fee. No refunds for tickets returned after April 1 5:00 PM.
Tickets are NON-TRANSFERABLE. IDs will be checked at the door. Eventbrite will ask for a name and email address for each ticketholder. If you have them, please put them in.
If you do not know the name and email address for everyone in your party, put your own name and your own email address. You and your guests must enter together, and one ID in the party must match the name on the tickets.
If you are ordering tickets for someone else as a gift, please fill in your information in the billing fields and the gift recipients' information in the ticket fields. If you would like the gift recipient to receive an emailed order confirmation immediately, put their email address in the ticket fields. If you want to surprise them, put your own email for each ticket - you'll receive the only emailed order confirmation.
How do I choose a shift?
Check out the line up below and pick the shift featuring the restaurants you most want to connect with.
Can I change shifts later?
Pending availability, we will do our best to accommodate shift change requests. We cannot guarantee that everyone who requests a ticket swap will receive one.
Baconfest Chicago 2013 at the UIC Forum on April 20, 2013
Fight Hunger and Receive Good Karma with Baconfest
A portion of each ticket sale will go to support The Greater Chicago Food Depository - our charity beneficiary for 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Schedule
11:30am - 12:30pm: Lunch Shift - VIP Hour
12:30pm - 3:00pm: Lunch Shift - General Admission
5:30pm - 6:30pm: Dinner Shift - VIP hour
6:30pm - 9:00pm: Dinner Shift - General Admission
LUNCH Session: VIP Hour – 11:30am-12:30pm, General Admission – 12:30pm-3pm
· BANG BANG PIE SHOP - Megan Miller
· BARN & COMPANY – Gary Wiviott
· BAUME & BRIX - Thomas Elliot Bowman and Ben Roche (* 4 year BFC VET - Thomas Bowman)
· BENNY’S CHOP HOUSE - Aaron Lindgren
· BEURRAGE - Jeffrey Hallenbeck
· BIG JONES – Paul Fehribach (* 4 year BFC VET)
· BREAD & WINE - Curtis Gamble
· BRISTOL/BALENA – Chris Pandel - (* 4 year BFC VET!)
· BURGER BAR CHICAGO - John McLean
· CENTRAL STANDARD - Ryan Wombacher
· EPIC RESTAURANT – Matt Pollock
· HEARTY – Dan Smith (* 4 Year BFC VET)
· HUB 51 - R.J. and Jerrod Melman
· J LAFAYETTE CATERING CO. – Alexander L. Martin
· LA SIRENA CLANDESTINA - John Manion
· LOCKWOOD RESTAURANT at the Palmer House - Joseph Rose
· MAY ST. CAFE – Mario Santiago
· MERCAT A LA PLANXA – Jose Garces and Cory Morris
· MICHAEL JORDAN'S STEAKHOUSE - James O'Donnell
· MRS. MURPHY & SONS IRISH BISTRO - Jeanne Carlson
· NONNA SANTI’S BISCOTTI – Jo-Marie Frigo
· OLD TOWN SOCIAL – Jared Van Camp
· PADDY LONG’S – Patrick Berger & Chris Latchford (* 4 year BFC VETS)
· PIECE – Bill Jacobs & Jonathan Cutler
· PLEASANT HOUSE BAKERY - Art and Chelsea Jackson
· PORKCHOP
· PRIMEHOUSE (David Burke’s) – Jove Hubbard - (* 5 year BFC VET Restaurant)
· RED BUTTER - Monica Sharma (* 2012 Golden Rasher Award Winner)
· RED DOOR - Troy Graves (* 5 year BFC VET)
· SIGNATURE ROOM - Rosalia Barron (5 year BFC vet restaurant)
· SLURPING TURTLE - Takashi Yagihashi
· SMALL BAR DIVISION – Justin White
· SOUTH WATER KITCHEN – Roger Waysok (* 4 year BFC VET)
· SPACCA NAPOLI – Jonathan Goldsmith
· THE COOKING CHICKS – Vanessa Moses
· THE FLORENTINE - Chris Macchia
· THE RADLER - Nathan Sears (* 5 year BFC VET)
· TOWNHOUSE RESTAURANT & WINE BAR – Kelly Jane Wilson
· VIE - Amber Blatt (* 5 year Baconfest Chicago Restaurant)
· WEST TOWN BAKERY & DINER - Chris Teixeira
· WEST TOWN TAVERN - Susan Goss
· ZED451 - Curtis Hawk - (* 2012 Golden Rasher Award Winner)
DINNER Session: VIP Hour – 5:30pm-6:30pm, General Admission – 6:30pm-9pm
· 3 FLOYDS BREWING Co. - Pat Niebling & Scout Hughes
· 312 CHICAGO - Luca Corazzina
· 676 RESTAURANT AND BAR – Joshua Hasho (* 2012 Golden Rasher Award Winner)
· 694 WINE & SPIRITS – Chris Dunstatter
· ATWOOD CAFE – Derek Simcik (* 4 year BFC VET)
· BAKIN’ & EGGS – Bob and Gina Hartwig
· BAR PASTORAL - Chrissy Camba
· BLACK DOG GELATO – Jessica Oloroso
· BRIDGE HOUSE TAVERN - Mark Hemmer
· CAFE SPIAGGIA – Sarah Grueneberg and Chris Marchino
· CRU KITCHEN & BAR - Alex Shalev
· DAVANTI ENOTECA – Jaysen Euler
· deca RESTAURANT + BAR at the Ritz Carlton - Mark Payne
· EDZO'S BURGER SHOP - Eddie Lakin
· FIREFLY GRILL - Niall D. Campbell II
· FLO AND SANTOS - Mark Rimkus
· FRANCESCA’S FORNO – Kevin Ives
· GINGERSNAP SWEETS & SUCH - Jen Templeton
· GLAZED AND INFUSED - Tom Culleeney
· JORDAN'S FOOD OF DISTINCTION - Jordan Spritz
· MARKET BAR CHICAGO – Evan Packer
· MERCADITO – Patricio Sandoval
· PARAMOUNT ROOM - Stephen Dunne
· PARK GRILL at Millenium Park – Bernie Laskowski
· PERENNIAL VIRANT – Paul Virant
· PHIL STEFANI'S 437 RUSH - Christian Fantoni
· PUBLIC HOUSE and BULL & BEAR - David Blonsky
· ROCKIT BAR & GRILL/ROCKIT BURGER BAR – Amanda Downing
· SABLE KITCHEN & BAR – Heather Terhune (* 4 year BFC VET)
· SAIGON SISTERS RESTAURANT – Matt Riordan
· Shanghai Terrace at The Peninsula Chicago - Ivan Yuen and Kai Lermen
· SPENCER'S JOLLY POSH BRITISH AND IRISH FOODS - Nick Spencer
· STATE & LAKE at The Wit Hotel – Evan Percoco
· SWEET BABY RAY'S RESTAURANTS & CATERING
· TERZO PIANO at the Art Institute of Chicago – Megan Neubeck
· THE BEDFORD/CARRIAGE HOUSE – Mark Steuer
· THE COOKING CHICKS – Vanessa Moses
· THREE ACES – Matt Troost (* 2012 Golden Rasher Award Winner)
· TRENCHERMEN – Pat Sheerin & Michael Sheerin - (* 5 year BFC VET - Pat Sheerin)
· TWO RESTAURANT AND BAR - Tom Van Lente
Please visit www.baconfestchicago.com for more information!