Pork Week - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/pork_week/?source=rss&aim=pork_week en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT Articles about pork A wonderful, magical animal By Sarah Hepola Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/07/11/magical_animal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/07/11/magical_animal/index.html?source=rss Tom Colicchio, David Chang and others on the virtues of the hog, the importance of ethical farming and why true pork lovers are not ignorant pigs about their meat. Bacon is dead! Long live bacon! By Peter Meehan Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/07/10/long_live_bacon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/07/10/long_live_bacon/index.html?source=rss It's trendy now, but will hype and gimmickry (bacon cocktails, anyone?) spoil the great salty meat? Not the other white meat By Caitlin Shamberg and Rebecca Traister Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/animals/2008/07/09/porkweek/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/animals/2008/07/09/porkweek/index.html?source=rss We visit Veritas Farms, 120 acres in New Paltz, N.Y. The animals are happy, healthy and tasty. Belly of the beast By Rebecca Traister Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/07/08/making_bacon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/07/08/making_bacon/index.html?source=rss So why do I cure my own bacon? Because it's fun, it's easy, and loving food is different than loving the food that you make. Bacon mania By Sarah Hepola Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/07/07/bacon_mania/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/07/07/bacon_mania/index.html?source=rss Why are Americans so batty for bacon? It's delicious, it's decadent -- and it's also a fashion statement.