This is the mother of all chili parties., my arch nemesis, the International Chili Society !!!! I was a member in 2007, and judged a qualifier in NJ. Needless to say, those chili chefs are deadly serious, and out for blood. They make brilliant chili, and use matching costumes and megaphones to prove it. Their [...]
Handsome Matt Timms, The Takedown Chief, also does other events and wants to make sure you know about any stuff else he runs that you might be missing!
Just so everybody is clear, Matt Timms ALSO runs the funnest, most sickest, dare I say FUNNEST again, TRIVIA NIGHT! Me and Matt Langland host!!! The [...]
Cathy relaxes after stiff competition at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens Chile Fiesta Takedown '08!
So guess what? The new “blog” look for the Takedown is such a hit, people are bashing down my door to be a part of it! When I begged celebrity foodie Cathy Erway for an interview, she didn’t not not say [...]
Ladies and gentlemen, we got a date. February 8, 2009, start your engines. The Chili Takedown is back at Union Pool in Williamsburg.( I wanted so badly to do it on Superbowl Sunday, to show those morons that football is seriously un, but decided to be more inclusive.) More chili, more bad attitude than ever [...]
Welcome everybody! To the new look! Now, you’ll know everything you ever needed to know about the latest news and events at the Takedown!!!! Takedowns will be taken down, aftermaths documented, contestants exploited, lives ruined… Just don’t come crying to me that you missed a takedown, because this site is now officially a wealth of [...]