Cook until deep golden brown, about 30 minutes. Place oil and onions in pan and gently sweat, stirring only occasionally. There's nothing not to like about going to Cubs games.ġ2 to 14 slices apple wood smoked bacon (not thick-cut but not paper thin) My love for all Chicago sports trumped any allegiance to one team. I'm not going to say that I hated the Cubs, you know, but you rooted for what you knew. The one-two punch of pork will be legendary stadium eating. We're next to Hot Doug's, which had been a famous gourmet sausage stand in the city, with lines out the door. People eating our food in the stands is surreal. What does it mean to be in Wrigley Field? It's all served on a beautiful, shiny, buttery bun. We use our very addictive Pig Candy, which is our caramelized, sugarcoated bacon, as the base, and we have a custom house-made barbecue mayo that we put on there. What makes this different from other BLTs?

Los Angeles: Josiah Citrin's mac 'N' cheese hot dog.

Atlanta: Blackened catfish po'boy tacos.

Cleveland: Michael Symon's Fat Doug burger and vanilla bean apple pie bacon milkshake.

Star of the network's Sandwich King for five seasons and now co-host of The Kitchen, Mauro tells us about his Pig Candy BLT.

This year he got an even bigger break: His Chicago sandwich shop, Pork & Mindy's, got a prized spot in Wrigley Field.

Subscribe today! Pork & Mindy's Pig Candy BLTĬhicago native Jeff Mauro moved to LA to be a comedian and actor before heading home to hone his cooking skills and win the seventh season of Food Network Star. This story appears in ESPN The Magazine's June 26 Béisbol Experience Issue.

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