Random Scandal Sheet for Sunday 11/8/15

What southern Florida is talking about this week:

The 2015 edition of the BACON BASH here in Ft. Lauderdale.

Held this past Friday night as a fundraiser for the Riverwalk nonprofit (responsible for "the programming, beautification and activation of Riverwalk Park and the Downtown community") and the Covenant House (a "residential crisis shelter for homeless, at-risk and runaway youth"), attendees got unlimited access to bacon dishes of all kinds.

And, yes, what with my ongoing love affair with the bacon ... it was a no-brainer for me and mine to attend.  There were two competing main courses, the first pictured burger (with toppings of blackberry jam, a banana slice, bourbon bbq sauce, pepperjack cheese, an onion ring, and bacon) and the second/third pictured item, a bacon breakfast bomb burger (served on bacon infused waffles, topped with bacon bourbon syrup and a smoked maple cheddar and bacon jam).  [By the way, that was the item that got my vote for best use of bacon at the event.]

Additionally, there were some appetizers (some uninspired [guac topped with bacon bits, cheese fries topped with bacon bits, a bacon biscuit with spicy chocolate sauce, bacon corn bread] and some inspired [a pork purse wrapped in pepper bacon {fourth photo below}, porkbelly on pickled zucchini toast with bacon, deviled eggs sprinkled with smoked bacon]) and some desserts (butter pecan cupcake with a bacon cream cheese frosting [fifth photo below], shot glass versions of key lime pie and dolce de leche [that seemed to not have *any* bacon in them {sixth photo below}], a peanut butter hot fudge sundae sprinkled with bacon [seventh photo below] and candied-bacon-to-go [eighth photo below]).

By the way, the final photo below?  Those were the protesters at the event, fighting to shame those who eat pigs and encouraging individuals to consider a meatless lifestyle.  I wanted to pose for a picture with them, but the shirt I was wearing would have contradicted their message.

[PS .. the fact that I gained a pound when I had my fortnightly weigh-in today may or may not have been related to this bacon feast.  Just sayin' ...]

[PPS ... what with all these photos of deliciousness, they will take the place of the usual companion-links-in-triplicate that traditionally accompany these posts.]