There’s someone special in my life who recently discovered the joys of bacon (and it’s not anyone at V+P – we’ve been down with its crunchy, salty, smoky goodness for quite some time now.)

But the craze isn’t just taking over my refrigerator. Lately, this humble pork product has gained considerable prestige, cropping up in The Redhead’s bacon brittle, on scented Band-Aids that a friend showed up with for my housewarming party, and in various unlikely condiments like Baconnaise and Bacon Salt.

Here are some of my top porcine picks, all clear signs that the ubiquitous cupcake is losing market share.

The Bacon Sneaker: a great way to walk off those extra calories.

It would have been a better song if she had "bacon on the soles of her shoes."

Oscar Mayer just won’t do any more. Buy your favorite fanatic a subscription to the Bacon-of-the-Month Club.

Worth every porky penny!

This is my favorite bacon T-shirt, spotted in Brooklyn last week, though there are thousands of unique designs out there.

Vegetarian (Except for Bacon): A surprisingly common phenomenon.

The collectible figurine will never be the same. Bacon battles tofu for toy dominance.

I like to buy this for tofu-hating carnivore friends. Really perks up a drab cubicle.

There are some really, amazing recipes, too. Google “bacon baklava” and see what happens. Or buy my favorite non-kosher cookbook.

Get the lowdown on sausage, schmaltz and lardo too.

The emergence of the bacon blog is also pretty astounding. Check out Bacon Unwrapped, I Heart Bacon, Bacon Today, and Bacontarian, all chock full of goodies, gadgets and slightly disturbing (if not secretly appealing) recipes.

Enjoy!!