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“The event, which sold out all 4,000 tickets in 25 minutes, offers something to make every swine lover swoon: unlimited bacon samples, a bacon-eating contest, educational lectures, a bacon-themed songwriting contest and crowning of a new bacon queen. Organizers plan to serve up about three tons of the fatty strips.”

The Wall Street Journal
Jeannette Neumann
Feb. 18, 2012

“Ten Reasons To Visit Des Moines:
#8. Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival– Iowans know pork, and what better way to embrace it than in its most delectable form.”

USA Today
Brooke Bridenstine
Special Correspondent
March 12, 2012

“The simple pleasure of gripping a fistful of bacon strips in one hand, and an ice cold beer in the other.”

The Des Moines Register
Jens Manuel Krogstad
Feb. 18, 2012

“Des Moines Welcomes Thousands of Bacon Fans:
Only in Iowa will people come together to eat a bunch of bacon-covered bacon.

NPR
Renee Montagne
Feb. 20, 2012

“Single-Food Festivals Worth a Thousand-Mile Journey: The Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival is a down-home, turf-kicking party.”

JustLuxe
Lena Katz
Feb. 1, 2012

“What is Better than Bacon?
The folks in Des Moines, Iowa have come up with an idea. They want to pay homage to a breakfast food. Man, ohhhh, man.”

ESPN First Take
Jay Crawford
March, 2012