Baconfest Chicago 2015
UIC Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt Road

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Baconfest Chicago is a nationally renowned, locally beloved festival dedicated to America’s favorite cured meat: bacon!  At Baconfest, Chicago’s best chefs concoct and serve brilliant bacon dishes to thousands of passionate bacon lovers and provide tasting portions of their creative bacon-inspired dishes! This year, 170 chefs and restaurants will join the bacon festivities.

A portion of the proceeds from the event go to the Greater Chicago Food Depository. There will also be a raffle and food drive at the event.

Baconfest Chicago is divided into three exhibition sessions: Friday Dinner, Saturday Lunch and Saturday Dinner. Each shift will feature a “Cooking Channel VIP Hour” prior to the three hour “General Admission” period.

April 17

Friday Dinner

6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Cooking Channel VIP Hour
7:00 - 10:00 p.m. General Admission

April 18

Saturday Lunch

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Cooking Channel VIP Hour
12:00 - 3:00 p.m. General Admission

Saturday Dinner

6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Cooking Channel VIP Hour
7:00 - 10:00 p.m. General Admission

Three sessions are currently planned. Depending on demand, a fourth session may be added on Sunday, April 19.

For more information and to buy tickets, visit www.baconfestchicago.com.