If you are OF THE PRESS- please contact me HERE! I’ll answer your awesome questions!!!
If you’ve been to a Takedown, you know how super sick and sweet it is. The Media Machine agrees…
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I was just on the Cooking Chan
nel, and blew up the airwaves on the show Food(ography). On their episode ‘
Cooking With Fire’, I produced a Smoker Takedown, and for a never-boring 5 minute segment, illuminated America about Takedowns, Trash can smokers, and how to be fun. Check your local listings!
And Check out Good Morning America!
Producer Matt Timms was also recently awarded the Chow13- Chow.com new annual award that recognizes people who are affecting the American culinary landscape!
Whoah and what about Cities 97 in St. Paul/Minneapolis? Because that is a BIG DEAL:
Oh yeah and check this out- the radio show Hey Brooklyn was itchin to get inside the brain of Matt Timms. I blew their minds…
I even have my own radio show at Heritage Radio Network! Called the ‘Mind Kitchen‘, I host a monthly game show that recruits local chefs and food personalities from around NYC!
Among the prestigious publications and stuff that love us: The New York Times, New York Magazine, the Village Voice, NY Press, TimeOut NY, FOX News, NBC News, The Onion, L Magazine, and some others that maybe I’m forgetting right now. Here below is a piece by a humble publication called THE DAILY NEWS ever heard of it???
Oh, and as luck would have it, for your viewing pleasure… a rundown of the Twin Cities Bacon Takedown at FoodFixTV.com!
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And here are a few links to some more takedown love:
NY TIMES knows how to party. Here too!
NY POST a 2-page, hard boiled investigation into the Bacon Phenomenon, and the Bacon Takedown, NYC leader of bacon events!
NOT EATING OUT IN NY - the cool and brilliant Cathy Erway has always thrown the Takedown generous support- here’s a fascinating interview with Matt Timms!!
FLAVORWIRE one of the top entertainment online rags EVER is FASCINATED with MATT TIMMS , and later blasted out a SECOND INTERVIEW with the Takedown maven!!!
dishes the dirt on Matt Timms !! Scandalous!!!
a fascinating look at the Takedown (even better in print) that affirms that this event is the BEST and the FIRST to begin the hot Brooklyn trend of amateur cook-offs!
New York Magazine’s Grub Street enjoys Matt Timms!
Fancy a gander at who appreciates a good Cookie Takedown?
Village Voice is wicked about me! And they interviewed me too, which is kind of TOTALLY SWEET!
Black Book scoops what’s most coolest.!
Boston Magazine begs an audience.
Austin360’s Addie Broyles can’t stop thinking about the takedown!!!
positively drooled over all that bacon… and got to know Matt Timms…
TONS of other articles- email Matt Timms to get an online or print press packet! I can be there for you!!!






