Austin Bacon Takedowners are a bunch of weirdos, and clearly not to be trusted!!! They BROKE ALL THE ROOLZ. Bacon Maki? Bacon Powerbars? Bacon Cheezecakes? What happened to traditional family values, you guys???? Sob!
A huge thank you to venue Emo’s,a truly troo bastion of metal, and my awesome sponsor Hormel Black Label Bacon – for allowing this insane whirlwind tour kick off smartly at SXSW, where Austenites can set the bar WAY TOO HIGH. What they gonna do in Chicago, Portland, San Francisco, and other such upcoming places when they see how Bacon do in TX???
Look at some brillo pics of the Takedown here on the Takedown FB page– (and like on it to follow the action this year)
And now, AFTER THE JUMP, check out this run down of winners and beautiful people!
Overall winners Three Little Piggies (Tres Conchinitas) sported pink felt ears while serving an entire meal out of bacon- Bacon Wontons with Watermelon Salad and a savory Coconut Soup with Praline Bacon. The team took home the first place trophy, a one year supply of Hormel Black Label Bacon, cookware and more!
· Guest judges
o Hilah Johnson, Hilahcooking.com
o Claudia Alarcon, Austin Chronicle and CuisineExplorers.com
People’s Choice Awards:
- 1st: Three Little Piggies (Tres Cochinitas) – Bacon Wonton, Watermelon Salad & Coconut Soup w/ Praline Bacon
- 2nd: Matt Chalker – Bacon Wrapped Pork Belly on a Stick
- 3rd: Austin Bacon Eaters: Bunches of Bacon Bar
Judges Choice Awards:
- 1st: Three Little Piggies (Tres Cochinitas) – Bacon Wonton, Watermelon Salad & Coconut Soup w/ Praline Bacon
- 2nd: Austin Facial Hair Club – Baco-Maki
- 3rd: The Whole Hog Bacon Cupcakes
- Best Savory: Matt Chalker – Bacon Wrapped Pork Belly on a Stick
- Best Sweet: Christy Horton(Epicuriosities) – Bacon S’mores
- Most Creative Poster/Set-Up: Austin Bacon Eaters
Full Contestant List & Recipes
- Taco Town – Crack Tacos
- Christy Horton (Epicuriosities) – Bacon S’mores
- Austin Facial Hair Club – Baco-Maki
- Jenny Kelley – Maple Bacon Pecan Praline
- Jenna – Vanilla Bacon Cloud Cookie
- Jail House Pops – Bacon Caramel Popcorn
- Ali of Batter Blasters – Bacon Waffle
- Austin Bacon Eaters – Pineapple Bacon Bombs & Bunches of Bacon Bar
- Bacon Cheesecake Truffle
- Apple Bacons – Bacon Apple Crisp
- Udderly Bacon – Candied Bacon Ice Cream w/ Bacon Jam
- Matt Chalker – Bacon Wrapped Pork Belly on a Stick
- Three Little Piggies (Tres Cochinitas) – Bacon Wonton, Watermelon Salad & Coconut Soup w/ Praline Bacon
- Laura Finger – Perfect 4:25 Maple Bacon Popcorn
- Jay Strong – Bacon Candied Chips
- The Whole Hog – Bacon Cupcakes w/ Bacon frosting
Oh and THANKS to Batter Blaster, for blasting us with bacon waffles! Ali worked like a lion all day to deliver damn fine wafflized bacon to the people!!!
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