What to expect at the 2022 Modesto Bacon Festival
What to expect at the 2022 Modesto Bacon Festival
Updated: 4:08 PM PDT Sep 9, 2022
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BRANDI: WHETHER YOU EAT BACON BY THE STRIP OR WRAP IT AROUND FOOD THERE’S ALWAYS ROOM FOR BACON. THIS WEEKEND YOU’LL BE ABLE TO FIND ALMOST ANY BACON COMBINATION YOU CAN THINK OF. ONE OF THE FOOD TRUCKS TAKING PART IN THE FIRST EVER BACON FESTIVAL IN MODESTO VISITED THE KCRA 3 PATIO AND SPOKE TO OUR MIKE CHERRY. REPORTER: BACON MAKES EVERYTHING BETTER. JOINING ME TODAY, ALAN AND RACQUEL. >> I’M EXCITED. THE MAJORITY OF THE WORLD LOVES BACON. WE ARE INFUSING IT IN EVERYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF. BACON ICE CREAM, WHICH YOU GET TO TRY LATER, BACON COCKTAILS. THIS IS A FAMILY FUN EVENT. DOWNTOWN MODESTO. SUPER EXCITED. REPORTER: YOU ARE WITH THE BUC — WE HAVE OUR BACON LOADED FRIES, MAC & CHEESE AND OUR FRIED BACON JALAPENOS, HOMEMADE CRUNCHY TACOS AND GOLDEN FRIED OREOS. REPORTER: THIS BACON IS FOR EVERYBODY. >> OUR BACON, WE ACTUALLY SELL ALL HALAL MEATS SO IT IS FOR ALL OUR CUSTOMERS TO ENJOY. IT IS HARD FOR OUR MUSLIM CUSTOMERS TO FIND A LOT OF FOOD IN THE COMMUNITY THAT IS NOT HALAL AND WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT FOR EVERYBODY. REPORTER: I SEE YOU STEALING SOME BITES ALREADY. I WAS GOING TO GIVE YOU MORE TIME. >> THAT’S SO GOOD. THAT IS WHAT I LOVE. LOCAL BUSINESSES ARE TRYING WAYS TO ADD TO THE LOCAL FOOD SCENE. THIS IS CELEBRATING THE FOOD AND BACON BUT BEFORE IT MELTS, YOU WILL BE — THIS IS EXCLUSIVE — THE FIRST TO TRY BACON INFUSED ICE CREAM. PERFECT. REPORTER: SEARCH AN HONOR AND A TREAT. >> WHY I DO IT. THEY JUST MADE THAT YESTERDAY AT VELVET CREAMERY, MODESTO. ONE OF THE STAPLES OUT ON TO A NINE. — 209. REPORTER: IT IS SUCH A WINNE R. >> IS ALL GOING DOWN SATURDAY, DOWNTOWN MODESTO, THE COURTHOUSE. IT IS ALL ABOUT THE FAMILY. GO TO OUR WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN GET PRESALE TICKETS AND SAVE FIVE DOLLARS PER TICKET. REPORTER: I WILL LET YOU DIVE INTO THAT. INSTANT REACTION? THAT IS ABOUT RIGHT. >> I’M EXCITED. THAT IS GOOD. I HAVE TO WAIT. REPORTER: MODEST BACON FESTIVAL INAUGURAL THIS WEEKEND. BRANDI: THE BRAND NEW FESTIVAL WILL BE IN THE DOWNTOWN MODEST
What to expect at the 2022 Modesto Bacon Festival
Updated: 4:08 PM PDT Sep 9, 2022
Bacon makes everything better, including the weekend! On Saturday, the inaugural Modesto Bacon Festival is celebrating and showcasing everything bacon. There will be hundreds of recipes, dozens of food vendors as well as live music and family fun activities in the heart of the city this weekend. Event organizers stopped by KCRA 3 to show off some of what the festival has to offer. Watch in the video above.
Bacon makes everything better, including the weekend!
On Saturday, the inaugural Modesto Bacon Festival is celebrating and showcasing everything bacon.
There will be hundreds of recipes, dozens of food vendors as well as live music and family fun activities in the heart of the city this weekend.
Event organizers stopped by KCRA 3 to show off some of what the festival has to offer. Watch in the video above.