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Brooklyn Casserole Takedown – the first comfort food of your life!!!!

The clash of the down home family recipes!!!  Minnesota Hotdish!  Flying Jacob! Lasagne! Lancashire hotpot! Johnny Marzetti! American Goulash! King Ranch Chicken! Chili Mac! Baked Ziti!  THE MIGHTY CASSEROLE goes by many names, friends.  Or are we actually ENEMIES!?  There’s gonna be a lot to settle at the CASSEROLE TAKEDOWN!

CALL FOR COOKS! Email Matt@TheTakedowns.com to enter your casserole and fight for prizes and glory!!!!

Want to come eat endless all-you-can-eat casseroles?!  TICKETS HERE!!! (21+)

Alien casserole invasion poster by the wondrous Jeremy Jusay!!!

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All-Burrough Homebrew Takedown 2018!

It’s HERE again!!! CALL FOR HOME BREWERS!!!!  Email Matt@TheTakedowns.com to compete!

WHAT: All-Burrough Homebrew Takedown 2018

WHEN: August 19, 2018 1-3
TICKETS: HERE!

Prizes from Cuisinart, Queens Brewery, and more!!!

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Ice Cream Takedown 2018 – so cold, so very cold…

This ice cream headache will splinter your skull and travel down the base of your spine!  Unlimited ice cream tastings in the hottest month of July!  WHEEEEEEE!!!!!

CALL FOR COOKS! Email Matt@TheTakedowns.com to compete w your best batch of ice cream!

WHAT: Brooklyn Ice Cream Takedown 2018

WHEN: July 22, 2018 2-4pm
TICKETS: HERE!

 

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Garlic Takedown – The Stinking Rose of Takedowns – Garlic Fest

Finally a garlic fest comes to NYC – brought to you by Brooklyn’s healthiest home cooks, interpreting all the garlic-iest recipes.  You’ll defeat any vampire after this stankin’ takedown!!!  Guaranteed the hottest date for cool people like you only!!!

Want to enter?!  Dream up ANY recipe that celebrates garlic- it’s gonna compete against the rest- for originality, craftsmanship and use of garlic!  Email Matt@TheTakedowns.com to ENTER!  OR come eat!!!!  TICKETS HERE!

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GARLIC WARRIOR ARRIVES AT THE GATES OF VAMPIRE CASTLE!  POSTER BY SEAN SULLIVAN!!!!

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Taco Takedown 2018 – The Seal of Approval!

Somewhere out there on the frozen wasteland is a cute little baby seal who just wants to eat tacos in peace, before she is messily devoured by a crazy ass killer whale!  Life is ephemeral. You’re just like that baby seal- come eat ALL the tacos at the Brooklyn Taco Takedown!!!!

Or want to compete?!  Tons of sweet prizes- email Matt@TheTakedowns.com

WHAT:  Brooklyn Taco Takedown 2018

WHERE: Brooklyn Bazaar, 105 Greenpoint Ave
WHEN: April 22, 2018 2-4PM
TICKETS: HERE
TO COMPETE: email Matt@TheTakedowns.com for the simple detes!!!  Fight for sweet prizes!
TO EAT:  get your TIX HERE!!!!  for all-you-can-eat tacos!!!!
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MEXICAN BABY SEAL POSTER BY SEAN SULLIVAN!!!!

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Brooklyn Meatball Takedown 2018 – Raiders of the Lost Balls!

Ooo shhh secret party, secret balls!

WHAT: Brooklyn Meatball Takedown

WHERE: Brooklyn Bazaar, 150 Greenpoint Ave in Greenpoint
WHEN: March 18 2PM-4PM
TICKETS: HERE
CALL FOR COOKS!  Want to enter and fight for humongous prizes?  Email Matt@TheTakedowns.com !
Brooklyn’s smartest home cooks making endless amounts of MEATBALLS just for your tummy!!!  Eat all the balls!  Really get up in there!!!! Happy faces!  It’s an exciting time.
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Bob Ross Painting Takedown 2018!

The Bob Ross Painting Takedown! Enjoy endless beers and party like it’s 1983 to 1994, when Bob Ross graced our airwaves and chilled as all so far out!!! 20 of NY’s funnest painters are painting an episode of Bob Ross, and you’re invited to drink beers and BID on each painting at evening’s end!  That’s right, you can walk out with your very own happy little trees and fluffy little clouds painting if you bid in the auction, all to raise $$$ for Bushwick Street Cats!!!

WHAT: Bob Ross Painting Takedown 2018
WHERE: Better Than Jam Store & Studio, 20 Grattan St at the Morgan L Stop!
WHEN: March 2 7-10PM (auction at 9ish!)
HOW MUCH: FREE! (But bring cash and credit cards for the auction!)
WE TAKE CREDIT CARDS FOR THE AUCTION!

It’s FREE to come by, chug some brewskies and party while the artists paint! And stick around because all the paintings are up for auction!!!

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DJ Mac and Cheeze on the Ones and Twos!

Cheezus beezus!  It’s time!!!! Brooklyn’s home cooks defy the gods and create a heaven for us, right here on earth- made entirely of MAC AND CHEEZE for you to eat!  All you can eat mac and cheeze- until you decide and vote on your favorite. A new Cheeze Champion shall be named in 2018 with your help!

MAC AND CHEEZE TAKEDOWN 2018
WHERE: Brooklyn Bazaar , 150 Greenpoint Ave in Greenpoint
WHEN: February 25, 2-4PM
TICKETS: HERE!
CALL FOR COOKS!!! Email Matt@TheTakedowns.com to enter- and fight for prizes and fun!!!
Sean Sullivan’s mac and cheeze poster is breakin’!!!!
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Soup Takedown 2018- The Swarm of the Warm!!!!

WHAT – Brooklyn Soup Takedown 2018
WHEREBrooklyn Bazaar
WHEN – January 21 2-4PM
TICKETS-  HERE!

January looks bitter cold and unfriendly, friends.  Arctic frost monsters sneezing your marrow solid blue!!!  But fight and fight and fight we must!  THE SOUP TAKEDOWN!!!  Snap together your own Soup Emergency Rescue Unit (below) and pray for summer!!!  Eat ALL OF THE SOUP!!!!

Want to enter?!  Fight for prizes and fame with your prize winning soup!!!! Email Matt Timms at Matt@TheTakedowns.com to ENTER!!!

WANT TO EAT SOUPS!?!! TICKETS HERE!!!

A TAKEDOWN GIFT TO YOU: Download and cutout the full rez 3D PAPER DOLL HERE! (11×17!)  probably the best poster ever by Sean Sullivan!!!

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Holiday Cookie Cookie Cookie Takedown 2017

Holiday cookies comin out your ears!!!  Enjoy this holiday cookie massacre with your loved ones, and a bajillion of the finest cookies!!! Literally, a bajillion…  HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!

WHEN – December 17 2017 Noon-2PM
TICKETS – HERE

Home bakers wanna enter?  Come at me!  Matt@TheTakedowns.com

WANT TO EAT ALL THE COOKIES?!?!? TICKETS HERE

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