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Tag: The Takedowns

It’s a Cool, Cool Summer: The Ice Cream Takedown is Upon Us This Sunday (7/22)

by Megan Penmann July 20, 2018July 19, 2018

The epic amateur cooking competition series The Takedowns started 15 years ago at Bar Matchless (RIP) with dozens of bowls of chili and a hundred hungry judges. Since then the […]

Soup Takedown & National Popcorn Day This Weekend

by Siobhan Wallace January 16, 2018January 16, 2018

The very famous, Greenpoint-borne food competition, The Takedowns, is back again this weekend at Brooklyn Bazaar (150 Greenpoint Ave). This month, about 20 home cooks will battle it out over […]

Bacon, Egg and Cheese for Days at the Breakfast Takedown This Sunday at Brooklyn Bazaar! (10/29)

by Megan Penmann October 27, 2017October 26, 2017

Does the thought of stacks on stacks of pancakes with butter and syrup sexily dripping off the sides make you salivate? Does the aroma of bacon make your tummy tingle? […]

Breakfast Takedown Call for Chefs!

by Siobhan Wallace October 16, 2017October 16, 2017

Earlier this year, Matt Timms brought the OG food competition, The Takedowns, back to its proper home in Greenpoint. The competition came into existence 15 years ago at Bar Matchless, […]

The Takedowns Have Come Home to Greenpoint

by Siobhan Wallace May 12, 2017May 12, 2017

15 years ago, Matt Timms, a struggling actor, began hosting friendly chili cook-offs in his home, partly as a way to hang with friends on the cheap. The parties became […]

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