Category Archives: General

Thetakedowns.com will neither confirm nor deny that we totally monstered 250 Brooklynites on Sunday (even though we totally did!!!!) at the Bell House.  3rd Bacon TD ever, only this time even more better!!! The stank of a Bacon Takedown makes … Continue reading →

Emily Hanhan won the Chile Chocolate Takedown at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. Here is the true story of how!! The legend of Emily Hanhan: One day, 6 wandering paladins betook upon themselves an incredible journey with one terrible goal: to defeat the mighty … Continue reading →

BACON TAKEDOWN SOLD OUT!!!! The Best don’t rest! Oct 16 2PM at the Bell House! This is the 3rd year the good idea in bacon of a takedown is happening! It is a proud thing to eat 20 local bacon … Continue reading →

Oct 15 at the NYFFF! Buy tix and all info here!!! Yo dudes- Seth and George of the Food Film Festival have always had serious hugs for the Takedown (holy shamoley what about that Gritz Takedown last year, true?), and … Continue reading →

Come join us you guys! All day, Oct 1!!!! For the 4th straight year, Brooklyn Botanic Gardens’ Chile Pepper Fiesta has deployed an elite crew of Champion Takedownerz to create and dish out recipes that feature the magical combination of … Continue reading →

Oh boy oh boy Chicago thank you for existing.  I love how last year you said okay we love bacon obviously so lets go have fun- and this year’s motto was let us destroy the faces off all who attend … Continue reading →

1 SPOT STILL OPEN! Sept 18 at 2PM  – Lincoln Hall   Chicago is the baconest capital on earth as it is in heaven- as proven at last year’s first ever Chicago Bacon Takedown. This is not hyperbole, because A: I … Continue reading →

SOB SOB! CRY CRY! Brooklyn! You are my PEOPLE! I’ve never seen anything like it!  So much dry ice. Keeping cold so much yummy product. So much funny people. So much ice cream in my head, and then my stomach. … Continue reading →

Maybe you already knew this, but SF is a pretty food-ish town- so they didn’t even blink when I said yo dudes want 15lbs of bacon and make whatever you want?  They just rolled up their sleeves and said no … Continue reading →

Tickets available at door! To anyone who fancies themselves a Genius of Bacon: I will give you 15lbs of Hormel Black Label Bacon to prove said genius by bringing a worthy recipe to The Thirsty Bear, July 10 at HIGH … Continue reading →