Slow Food Pig Roast; Baconfest Expanding?; More

FULTON MARKET—Tickets are on sale now for Goose Island's 3rd annual pig roast to benefit Slow Food on Sept. 11. Get tix before Aug. 17 for $50; afterward it jumps $10. Grub down with pork dishes from the likes of Rick Gresh, Rob Levitt, Nicole Pederson, Andrew Hroza and Matt Troost. [EaterWire]

ELSEWHERE—While nothing has been secured, Baconfest is looking to expand to other cities, including Washington, D.C. and San Francisco. [Grub Street]

EVERYWHERE—Zullo's Food Truck is scheduled to launch next month offering 20 varieties of calzones, including dessert options, priced between $7 and $9. [TOC]

[Photo: Rick Gresh will participate in the Slow Food Pig Roast]