Brooklyn Bacon Takedown – the hungoverest recap

I don’t even have to promise to not say Itoldyouso anymore- the takedowns are a brilliant entity of major magnitude, that have taken on a life of their own. Like a 200-eyed drunken kaiju monster would probably do, the takedown pulverized the souls of all attendees, sparing no one its bacon wrath!!!

This was the final stop on the 2012 Bacon Takedown tour – with stops in Austin, Denver, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco… and wherever I went basically they all freaked out all over the place, basically.

Thanks first and foremost to the HOME COOKS OF NYC!!!!! Thanks to the Bell House, which is positively still the best venue in NYC!!! Thanks to my sponsor Hormel Black Label Bacon, who have turned me into a bad ass food traveler.

PICS UP HERE ON THE TAKEDOWN FACEBOOK PAGE!!!!

OMG and wow pics up at Brooklyn Exposed too!!!!

AFTER THE JUMP, ALL THE RECIPES! 

 1st: Basil Lee and Kevin Stafford—Tato Skin Your Face (cheddar and potato croquette with chili,

rosemary bacon confit and chive sour cream)

 2nd: Andrew Gottlieb—Bacon Napoleon (sweet corn pudding, brined and braised pork belly,

tomato gastrique)

 3rd:Omar Tungekar—Blazin’ Asian Bacon Biscuit

 Honorable Mention: Catherine Wernquest and Renee DuBois— Bacon Glazed Basement Bites

(oven baked pretzels with vanilla maple bacon glaze)

 1st: Adrian Ashby and Jon Moneymaker— Nutella Bacon Brownie (with marshmallow fluff and

cornflake crust)

 2nd:  Becky and Devin Clark—Miss Becky’s Cabin Pie (bacon and brisket topped with cheesy

bacon mashed potatoes and bacon parmesan crisp)

 3rd: Piers Morton and Bradford Faulkner—Bac-ahh-mi

Full Contestant List & Recipes

 Patricia Clark: Bacon Doughnuts Brooklyn Bacon Takedown

The Bell House–October 14

Event Recap

 Michelle Lamorte: Bacon Jam

 Gordon Lingley: Bacon Belgium Waffle Bomb

 Bryan Gittleman and John Hailey: Baklava

 Becky and Devin Clark: Miss Becky’s Cabin Pie (bacon and brisket topped with cheesy bacon

mashed potatoes and bacon parmesan crisp)

 Jimi Daly and Ann Marie Carier: Bacon Crack Rocks (candy peanut butter, spiced chocolate and

bacon)

 Cesar Alfano: Mofongo Balls (mashed plantains with bacon and salsa)

 Adrian Ashby and Jon Moneymaker: Nutella Bacon Brownie (with marshmallow fluff and

cornflake crust)

 Daisy Bow and Sharon Kendrick: Maple-Candied Bacon and Ancho-Chili Spiced Pecans in a

Bourbon –Maple Nougat.

 Sabrina Mossberg and Dana Suozzi: Bloody Bacon Bites

 Ricardo Simmons and Erica Foley: Bacon Dippers (spicy maple bacon with peach and plum

dipping sauce and mint garnish)

 Catherine Wernquest and Renee DuBois: Bacon Glazed Basement Bites (oven baked pretzels

with vanilla maple bacon glaze)

 Greg Erskine: Bacon Hush Puppies

 Stephanie Wortell and Sydney Rais-Sherman: Quiche L’ Frizzle

 Basil Lee and Kevin Stafford: Tato Skin Your Face (cheddar and potato croquette with chili,

rosemary bacon confit and chive sour cream)

 Omar Tungekar: Blazin’ Asian Bacon Biscuit

 Piers Morton and Bradford Faulkner: Bac-ahh-mi

 Andrew Gottlieb: Bacon Napoleon (sweet corn pudding, brined and braised pork belly, tomato

gastrique)

 John O’Rordan (Bacon Queso)