Everything Tastes Better with Bacon

Sara Perry is an author, food commentator and columnist for The Oregonian. Her book includes recipes for bacon-flavored dishes and desserts. Everything Tastes Better with Bacon was published in English in paperback format by Chronicle Books on May 1, 2002.

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Summary Everything Tastes Better with BaconSara Perry is an author, food commentator and columnist for The Oregonian. Her book includes recipes for bacon-flavored dishes and desserts. Everything Tastes Better with Bacon was published in English in paperback format by Chronicle Books on May 1, 2002. The book sold for a retail price of US$18. 95 in its initial publication. A French paperback edition was released in 2004 by Les Editions de l’Homme, as part of its “Tout un plat!” series. It received mainly positive reviews and its recipes were selected for inclusion in The Best American Recipes 2003–2004. The St. Petersburg Times classed it as among the ‘most interesting and unique cookbooks’ published. The Chicago Tribune reported that it sold 30,000copies in its first month.

The New York Times included the book in a list of favorites among recent cooking publications. A reviewer for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette criticized Perry’s lack of creativity in her choice of recipes. Recipes from the work have been featured in related cookbooks. It has been cited as one of the reasons the Atkins diet has increased the popularity of bacon usage in the U.S. It was also cited as a reason for the increase in the use of bacon in salads and pastas. The author was inspired by her fondness for honey-baked ham and combined sugar and bacon to create dishes. She observed that bacon increased the sweet and salty tastes of food.