Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival
blue ribbon bacon festival annual festival de moines iowa founded member iowa bacon board festival sold ticket first festival today bacon celebration grown host approximately baconlovers ticket holder compete baconeating contest listen lecture bacon sample bacon vendor festival organizer extended celebration internationally blue ribbon bacon tour confused baconfest take place thanksgiving throughout midwest price admission ticket attendee entitled tshirt choice bacon sample koozie insulationwrapping canned beverage like beer soda pop festival also featured lecture bacon baconeating contest live performance entertainer major change made eat bacon included ticket price year earlier pay eat price structure justification added cost reduce line bacon good vendor bring cook vendor bacon item run piece top ticket price blue ribbon bacon festival founded brook reynolds iowa realtor national pig day march festival attracted people festival sold ticket minute year festival served roughly thousand baconstrips strip per person bacon total weight pound kg pound kg per person next year festival sold ticket minute iowa bacon board conjunction digital cuvée production company founded jason cook set make film entitled state bacon utilizing festival centerpiece story style christopher guest sasha cohen film mockumentary utilizing actor interact real world mashup style tell storyline overall transport viewer wild crazy world bacon wonderland worked festival entertainer formed blue ribbon bacon tour one tour regular participant heather lauer appeared tour stop pittsburgh thirty dollar participant could compete baconeating contest without additional cost taste baconsamples vendor joining tour lauer written book bacon love story photo gallery festival video highlight festival