The poster is here – beautifully crafted by artist and genius Matt Langland. View his past posters on the Art Gallery on this site!
Tremble, minions. I can’t wait to see you guys hustle down to Radegast and for a mere $10, assault the 30 trays of bacon concoctions we have in store for you…
The event is temporarily capped at 30 contestants- we’ll see if anybody flakes- I do have a waitlist going. Add your name to my mailing list so you cooks will never again be left out in the cold!!!
On March 7-8th, (International Women’s Day) in New York, Women Restaurants Owners Support a Remarkable Nonprofit’s Scholarship Fund
(New York, NY) — On March 7-8, (Saturday and Sunday) New York women-owned restaurants and women chefs will celebrate International Women’s Day, (Sunday March 8th), by recognizing a remarkable non-profit organization, the Women’s Education Project (WEP). On these two days, owners and chefs encourage patrons to dine at these restaurants, where they may learn about WEP and make a contribution to its scholarship fund at the end of the meal (a donation slip will be added to the check presenter).
While we wait for the BACON TAKEDOWN, I want to show you guys something… something very special. It’s my new MATTTIMMS.COM !!!
SAME DUDE, SAME WICKED AWESOME WEBSITE- NEW LOOK!!!! If you ever for a second thought you knew Matt Timms- and I doubt you could ever know someone so complex- here is a chance to see, learn, feel more about this wonderful individual. Witness his talent. Slobber on his fab pictures. Contact him at your leisure. Interestingly, ex-girlfriends have oft described him as “selfish” and “self-centered”. Really? Would a “selfish” man be so free and generous with these exclusive pictures of himself? Sensational clips of him in commercials and film? Seriously. Decide for yourself at matttimms.com !!!! Matt Timms, the producer of the Chili Takedown, will always be there for you!
Email Matt Timms to get on the waiting list! Of the 30 people who emailed me right away to compete, there will certainly be some flakes! Thanks for everyone who entered – this will be a bacon madhouse…
At this point- we are capping the competitors list- but email me to get ont eh waiting list, should anyone drop out!
It has come to pass. The Brooklyn Bacon Takedown is happening Sunday March 29 at 5PM. At Radegast Hall & Beer Garden in Williamsburg – 113 N 3rd St. off the Bedford Ave L Stop. It will be super amazing. We are looking for bacon-based recipes. Yes, BACON RECIPES. COMPETING HEAD-TO-HEAD. Bacon could be the main ingredient. Or there could be a hint of bacon. The main thing is, it must be totally delicious. A bacon chili. A bacon pasta. A bacon cobbler, perhaps. Or something none of us could ever have anticipated. Just make sure you make enough for the deluge of fans who will undoubtedly arrive to judge you.
Your recipes will compete, head to head. The throngs will come on down, and taste your creations, and vote on the winner. Like Patton or Henry V before the battle- I tremble, thinking of the carnage to be. YOU MUST EMAIL ME TO ENTER!
I told you there’d be pictures!!! Mollye Chudacoff blasted off some shots for a Village Voice online slideshow. Here’s all the BCT 09 pics you’ll ever need!
and check out the post-Takedown reportage: Not Eating Out NYC, Timeout NY, FREE Williamsburg, Blondie and Brownie, The Feedbag and Serious Eats !!
Did you guys see that? Truly, the greatest Takedown of all time. Big thank you to all the weirdos who made 2 gallons each of their finest batches!!!! WOWWWWW!!!!!!! Check out the winners:
JUDGED CATEGORY ( by Gabriella Gershenson Food Editor at TONY, Keith Wagstaff – The-Feedbag.com !!!!
1. Anne Garrett + Katie Feola (#11 Pam Brown White Chili)
2. Nick Suarez ( #7 “If You Like it Then You Shoulda’ Put a Ring on it” Chili)
3. Theo Peck (#18 “Whoremel”)
PEOPLE’S CHOICE
1. Theo Peck (#8 “Whoremel”)
2. Steve Cash (#31 “Barbie’s Brew”)
3. Nick Suarez (#7 “If You Like it Then You Shoulda’ Put a Ring on it” Chili)
This was an intense battle of wits. I congratulate all who entered on a truly epic night. Wow. It was all great chili. And as per usual, I didn’t get a single bite all night. More pictures and info to follow!!!
Brooklyn Chili Takedown storms Comic Con!!! from Matt Timms on Vimeo.
Literally everybody loves the takedown. I’m talking elves, superheroes, mushrooms- you name it! The dudes at Comic Con can’t say enough good things about the takedown, when properly coached.
This takedown, I am unloading the last of my super hot takedown tees, at the LOW LOW price of $10!!!! If you show up at the takedown, you are elligable for this special one-time price! Get one!! Relaxxx in the knowledge that tiny little fingers did not sew each seam – these are American Apparel tees, each emblazoned with a gorgeous chili monster!!! AA tends to size down for malnourished hipster youth, so if you are normally a large, an XL will fit you perfectly. And if you are an especially tiny person, the XL makes a great nightie! I have M, L, and XL to sell- and this is a limited edition T-Shirt of a historic event. Enjoy.
Please also note: Visual results may vary when wearing the takedown tee. This model is a real, actual model that I know named Dan. That’s right, I roll with models and expensive people.
The Takedown cometh… and we are getting the amazing and generous support of some mega corporations!!!! Brooklyn Kitchen is THE Brooklyn go-to spot for gastronomes to buy there gear, take classes, and have their freakin knives sharpened!!! If you don’t own your own whetstone, go there. Check out their website and take their INSANELY CHEAP classes!!! Butcher Tom Mylan (a one-time Takedown judge!) shows you how to butcher a pig, a lamb and a dinosaur- for between $75 and $125! A Knife skills class for $25!!!! Man oh man you are so dumb if you aren’t already there.
And thanks also to Clarkson Potter, a division of Random House!!! Mega big names in their bullpen, including Rachael Ray (who I will one day marry), Alice Waters, and a ton of other humongously popular chefs!! My friend Emily T. is a very big gun over there- that is my connection to this publishing superpower. And her son thinks I rule. He is four.
The reason I love these guys so bad, is that they have donated prizes in the form of cookware and cookbooks, and for that, I am super, super grateful!!!
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