Lexington Avenue Hipster Bacon Pizza

Bacon-deprived Hipster

Let's face it:  bacon is hip right now.  It's up there with kale and Brussel sprouts as the new trendy food among discriminating hipsters.  And since I love all three, I say more power to this foodie trend.

Recently Nathan and I went to Asheville, America's new Beer City.  Asheville's 50+ breweries recently stole the title of Beer City from Portland, Oregon.  I grew up for awhile outside of Asheville and remember its downtown as largely empty except for a great bookstore (Malaprop's), a shoe store my mom loved (Tops), a gay bar (O'Henry's) and a few law offices.  Today the downtown is among the most fun in the United States.  It is chock full of coffeehouses, brewhouses, great locavore restaurants, tourists, hipsters, retirees, bookstores, etc.

While in Asheville a few months ago, we went to LAB (Lexington Avenue Brewery).  They apparently switch up their menus every season, but we were fortunate to have a late night bacon pizza there.  We have since tried at other pizzerias but none have come close.  Here is a duplicate I've found works well:

• Make a thin or medium crush pizza.  If you haven't mastered the art of pizza-making (I haven't!), you can also buy a good frozen cheese pizza.
• Try to find some thick cut bacon from a local butcher.  Dice into small cubes.  The cubes work MUCH better sprinkled over the pizza than strips of bacon.  Alternatively, cut up strips to sprinkle.  
• You'll have to experiment some.  I found thick cut bacon needs to be partially cooked.  Then it will finish cooking as you bake the pizza.  Thinner cut strips may cook sufficiently but you want a fairly nice, crisp bacon when the pizza is done.

DIETS:
Diabetic:  no
Gluten Free:  yes*  (depends on crust used)
Mediterranean:  yes
Nightshade Family Free:  yes*  (depends on if you use a white sauce rather than tomato sauce)
Paleo:  no
SugarBusters:  no
Sugar Free:  no
Vegan:  no
Vegetarian:  no
Wheat Free:  no
200 Calories or Under:  no

Notice:  Be sure to check with your doctor and nutritionist about the safety of any eating plan for you.  Also, check ingredients as different brands and products may have different ingredients or have changed them since this post.  Some calories are estimates based on packaging.