I have never seen so much chuzzywuz in one room at the same time. 30 Mac and Chuzzez? Really!?? I myself almost properly exploded. Did you???!! Only of you got a ticket, because the thing sold out almost immediately when I announced it! That’s how chuz thirsty Brooklyn is!!! Thanks to The Bell House, and most importantly, the Brooklyn cooking underground!!!! We will rise!!!!
TONS OF PHOTOS on the Takedown FB PAGE
Here without no more further ado here are all the mac and chuzzez, and the winnerz!!!
The Chuzzerz:
#1 Shaun McCarthy and Gillian Stewart – Jersey Pork Roll Mac
#2 Abhinav Bhat – Lamb Leeks and Cauliflower Mac
#3 Mike Leahy – Cheddar, Gruyere, Apple, Fig and Onion Mac
#4 Andrew Gottlieb – Alpine Mac
#5 Anthony James – Meat Lover’s Mac
#6 Ricardo Simmons – Adult Happy Meal
#7 Adrian Ashby – Run PFC
#8 Eryn Stutts – ‘cuz she’s the cheeze and I’m the Macaroni
#9 Daisy Bow and Kelly O’Donnell – Macsagna
#11 Ashley Zelinskie and Patrick Delaney – Nacho Mama’s Mac
#12 Wendi Watson – MacGasm
#13 Athena Pappas – My Big Fat Greek Mac
#14 Kimberly Stein and Nil Lipinksi – Spicy Sweet Mac
#15 Agatha Khishchenko and Melissa Ianaco – Funky Mac
#16 Trace Cambell – Macadilly Slap You Silly
#17 Sara Singh and Jason Katz – Notorious F.I.G.
#18 Dan Rielly and Sarah Mostov – PeaceMaker
#19 Dan Victor and Katie Taylor- Coco Mac (Gluten Free!)
#20 Rachel Weinstein and Audrey Sasson – Comfort Food Made Healthier Mac
#21 Josh Terrill – Hommage de Frommage French Onion Mac
#23 Ted and Linsey Case-Hayes – Onion and Capers Mac
#25 Rachel Salerno and Tom Kikot – Bourbon Bacon Roasted Chili
#26Guinevere Osborn and Bill Morache – Pork and Cheeze Mac
#27 Matt Roeger and Anna Grotzky – Hickory Smoke Mac
#28 Willy Steigman – Roasted Poblano and Smoked Bacon Mac
#29 Anne Stesney – Macaroni Con Queso
#30 Patricia Clark – Miso mac (smoked chicken, white miso, shisito peppers, toasted parm cream sauce, topped with smoked nori)
People’s Choice
1st #28 Willy Steigman – Roasted Poblano and Smoked Bacon Mac
2nd #3 Mike Leahy – Cheddar, Gruyere, Apple, Fig and Onion Mac
3rd #23 Ted and Linsey Case Hayes – Onion and Capers Mac
Judge’s Picks (Steve Seabury, NYC Hot Sauce Expo and Derrick Prince, Born to Braise Hell)
1st #4 Andrew Gottlieb – Alpine Mac
2nd #28 Willy Steigman – Roasted Poblano and Smoked Bacon Mac
3rd #16 Trace Cambell – Macadilly Slap You Silly
Honorable Mention – #11 Ashley Zelinskie and Patrick Delaney – Nacho Mama’s Mac