Of COURSE they are: "Bacon-Filled Macarons Coming to St. Mark's Place"

I have the shame: I am ashamed to admit that I read the weekend WSJ magazine, WSJ. The whole thing. Yes, even the couture piece. Yes, even the many articles about watches. And, yes, even the Sophie Dahl, uh, charticle. So, yes, I have the shame. But I also have a recipe!

Mary HK Choi, our guide to the world of consumer goods, explains which bacon-flavored treats are the right ones.

"Bacon Candy Canes look like regular candy canes, but taste like bacon."

Exhibiting the same sort of culinary restraint that it shows with its frozen custard flavors, New York's Shake Shack has introduced a $5.50 peanut butter bacon burger that pretty much is what it sounds like, i.e., a burger topped with lots of thick bacon and a healthy schmear of peanut butter. Whether or not this invention was necessary or (more importantly) is breaking any new ground in consolidating fat and salt and general tastebud-aimed decadence into one messy sandwich is up for debate. Although honestly, one would think that Shake Shack would be wise enough to realize that the Internet Bacon Fetishism trend was pretty much driven into [...]

I bring unfortunate tidings for everybody out there who was under the impression that bacon-the official food of the Internet-was in some way healthy. Turns out it ain't. Science?

Eating two rashers of bacon or a sausage every day can increase your risk of heart disease by nearly half, scientists claim. Their study found meat that has been cured, salted or processed in another way can also push up the likelihood of developing diabetes. It linked the salts and chemical preservatives used on processed meat to ill health if the products are eaten regularly.