![Timon Balloo's bacon-wrapped dates Timon Balloo's bacon-wrapped dates](http://www.jamesbeard.org/sites/default/files/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Balloo-Bacon-Wrapped-Dates-blog.jpg)
When Miami chef Timon Balloo cooked at the Beard House in early November, he took the ubiquitous canapé-tray combo of dates and bacon and packed it with Iberian flavor—literally. He stuffs the fruit with a combination of Manchego and
linguiça,
a garlicky sausage from Portugal.
Get the recipe here.