Black Pig Meat Co. Bacon — Oh, Yeah!
Mario Batali is a fan, as are his fellow chefs, Traci Des Jardins, Suzanne Goin and Tom Douglas.
After all, what’s not to like about artisan bacon from heritage pigs that’s dry cured with brown sugar for up to 21 days, then smoked with applewood for 12 hours — and made by talented Sonoma chefs, husband-and-wife, John Stewart and Duskie Estes.
You may know them from their Zazu Restaurant + Farm in Santa Rosa and Bovolo cafe in Healdsburg, as well as Estes’ appearance on “The Next Iron Chef” in 2010.
But you ought to get to know them for their bacon, too.
I recently received a sample to try. Thick-cut, it’s quite meaty. The flavor is much less salty than most supermarket bacon. There’s a wonderful pure pork sweetness to it, too. Stacked high, it would make a very fine BLT.
The bacon is made by the couple’s Black Pig Meat Co. A 12-ounce package is $13. Or go whole hog and join the company’s Community Supported Bacon Club, which will get you a 12-ounce pack of bacon every month for a year, all for $129.
More: My Q&A with Duskie Estes
And: My Dinner at Bovolo
Ooohhh, I’d love to taste taht!
Cheers,
Rosa
Carolyn, I’ve had Dusky and John’s bacon and is really is awesome. I think a subscription to their monthly bacon delivery would make such a great gift, don’t you? I know I’d like it.
Happy New Year to you!
Erin
“Oh Yeah” is right! Those piggy pops look amazingggg 🙂
The husband would love this one. Less salt and more sweetness? Yes, please. 😉
YUM YUM YUM!
Agree…YUM!
Their shipping charge is $50 (!!!!) Wow. What are they thinking??
I would join a club for that bacon.