The cured: Bacon-centric festival meats expectations


The second CURED Bacon Festival that took place July 21 at the Sprint Pavilion, drew 11 local restaurants that brought their most creative bacon-themed creations to compete for the coveted CURED Cup: a large trophy of a flying pig, essentially the Stanley Cup of central Virginia bacon dishes.

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