For the Love of the Beef: A Tale of Adventure and General Mayhem

“There I was, sitting on the couch watching infinity episodes of Downton Abbey when, all of the sudden, I was struck by a bacon craving. A bad one. Like the kind you get after not eating any bacon for over 12 days. I mean, I could literally taste the bacon in my mouth and throat area. Then my whole body started shaking and I just knew I was going to die if I did not get any bacon into my face immediately. Then, not even five minutes later, the Rhino walked in with (I AM NOT KIDDING) a 7.5 pound CRATE of bacon!

Between apologies and dodging my scary growls and attempts to jump on the crate and devour its insides, the Rhino managed to tell me that our Bloomy’s Sysco food provider had dropped off some bacon for taste testing purposes. Apparently, some equals 7.5 pounds worth! So now I have all this bacon in my home and it’s all I can think about. It’s literally all I can think about. (Is it sad that eating bacon is my #1 life priority? I mean, I should probably have a different #1 priority, like making a difference in the world or having really amazing hair. But…)

Anyway, sweet Rhino made individual sized bacon packs to hide in the freezer so I could focus on way more important things, like telling this story. Did I want to lick his fingers afterwards? Maybe. I mean definitely.”

Bringing a fresh new voice that is “incredibly candid and charming” (City Pages), Bloomstrom’s highly anticipated new book chronicles a three-year adventure into the world of restaurants, food trucks, & general mental instability. In the vein of Allie Brosh (Hyperbole and a Half) and Tina Fey (Bossypants), Bloomstrom’s delightfully entertaining collection of stories highlights one hilarious misadventure after another.