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The bacon has hit the fan.

Seems that longtime PD food writer and cookbook author Michele Anna Jordan isn't too happy about Windsor's most recent attempt to create the World's Largest bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich.

Chris Smith recently wrote about the flap which boils down to the fact that Jordan (who wrote the BLT Cookbook and was part of several other World's Largest BLT attempts locally) was not part of the most attempt. Exactly why she wasn't there is the subject of much consternation.

And trust me, consternation is only the very tip of the 146-foot sandwich here. There are some seriously unhappy folks on both sides. I've got a string of emails that are bordering on War and Peace in length. I've had some very emotional phone calls. I ate an entire bag of M&M's last night worrying about the whole thing, which McNibs thought was absolutely hysterical. It's about a sandwich. Sheesh.

I want to believe that this was a serious case of mis-communication rather than intentional malice because I know most of the folks involved. They're all good people. The bottom line is that BLT or BTL or whatever you want to call it, this weekend's event was bigger than its players -- it was about fun, community and most of all about helping a group of culinary students at Windsor high school who really needed the, uh, dough. Everyone agrees that's the most important thing.

It would really stink to have people who've individually contributed so much to our culinary community permanently at war. So let's bury the bread knife if we can. Or at least have a tomato fight to sort it all out. I'll host.

NOTE: Comments will be closely monitored. I won't tolerate name calling or intentional nastiness. Let's heal. Please.

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Posted By: Michelle (17/09/2008 2:34:58 PM)
Comment: Perry, I don't understand why you would come to a blogging site, choose to view the comments made about a BLT sandwich and then tell US that we have overblown egos. We are entitled to view and or participate in discussions about BLTs or train wrecks. However, this is the BLT discussion room therefore it is appropriate to discuss BLTs not train wrecks! Lastly, blogging about a sandwich should not lead you to assume that any of us here are unaware of recent tragedies. By the way, perception is influenced by a variety of factors, keyword: variety. AND you're welcome for that eloquent clarification.

Posted By: Perry (17/09/2008 7:57:35 AM)
Comment: Michelle~ Thank you for so eloquently illustrating my point. Your choice of perception is absolute in its exactness.

Posted By: Michelle (15/09/2008 2:15:34 PM)
Comment: Someone pass Perry a CHILLPILL - Perry, there is more to life than tragic events.

Posted By: Perry (13/09/2008 4:46:49 PM)
Comment: Get over it! What a bunch of malarkey this is when people are dying in train wrecks and losing their homes in hurricanes. It's just a freaking sandwich! Overblown egos go home.

Posted By: Glenda Castelli (13/09/2008 3:41:16 PM)
Comment: Jeff from Zin is right. If you had been to the Windsor Farmers Market last Sunday, you would have seen the poster honoring Ms. Jordan and you would have heard over eight remarks about how she inspired us. But more important, you would have seen the professionalism of the Windsor Culinary Arts Department, under the direction of Marie Ganister, and their very own creation of the BLT. They sold every piece with everyone saying it was the best ever! The kids keep getting better with every event they do for us and we love them. Glenda,Manager Windsor Certified Farmers Market

Posted By: Michelle (12/09/2008 9:31:22 PM)
Comment: It would appear that the "BLT" pictured in this article is actually a "BLCT"...I'm pretty sure that a "BLT" is best done without cheese, as long as it's served with fries... everyday, not just on FRYDAYS. :o)

Posted By: The Old Ga (12/09/2008 3:50:44 PM)
Comment: I think Mattock is on to something here!

Posted By: Eric (12/09/2008 2:51:54 PM)
Comment: All this Bacon talk is making me hungry! Here is a recipe for Candied Bacon Ice Cream! http://www.davidlebovitz.com/archives/2008/03/candied_bacon_i_1.html

Posted By: Laura (12/09/2008 2:27:51 PM)
Comment: I only hope we take the presidential election as seriously as some folks are taking this...sshish...

Posted By: Heather Irwin (12/09/2008 1:37:42 PM)
Comment: Well, now that you put it that way the whole thing just sounds crazy. Wait. Uh. Oh. Whatever. I'm moving on.

Posted By: Mattock (12/09/2008 12:28:06 PM)
Comment: So a PD reporter fails to include information in her story, which makes a PD columnist angry so the columnist contacts another PD columnist who then gets a link from a PD blogger all of whom play up the "food fight" angle and none of whom step up to say the PD created the issue by leaving information out of their story. Maybe the paper should go back to covering the animal rescue of the week and stop manufacturing controversy for the benefit of its own writers.

Posted By: Jeff from Zin (11/09/2008 12:33:04 PM)
Comment: If you have read about this in the paper or heard it on the radio, you have only heard one person's side. If you were at the event in Windsor last Sunday, you know the truth.

Posted By: art (11/09/2008 11:55:41 AM)
Comment: Its only a BLT. Then was 2003 now 2008 and it was for a high school...

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