Welcome to The UrbanBacon Bar

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My name is Phil Novara, owner of UrbanBacon.  Consider this our internet handshake:)

I originally wanted to jump into social media and restaurants, but decided against it.  A background story is more appropriate for our first post:

Who am I?

Imagine a small boy with dreams of becoming a famous chef.  That’s me.  Helping my mother create home-style dishes everyday, constantly wanting to help.

At 15 I started washing dishes.  Late hours scrubbing and scrubbing for maybe $5.15/hr.  Not the most glamorous job, but I was in the kitchen.

From there I’ve rocked fine dining, wineries, and even pizza delivery.  Hell, I even slummed it at Ruby Tuesday (nothing wrong with that:)!

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