Bacon Takedown
Bacon, bacon, where’s the bacon? I smell bacon. Bacon bacon gotta be bacon. Only one thing smells like bacon and that’s bacon! Bacon bacon bacon bacon there. In that bag. What’s it’s say?! I can’t read! Please, please give me what’s in the bag. Chewy, yummy, smokey, bacon! Oh boy oh boy num num num num num it’s bacon! – Beggin’ Strips
Matthew Timms’ Bacon Takedown at Radegast Hall in Williamsburg was a greasy, delectable tasting of 30 bite-sized bacon noshes stuffed on a foam plate and eaten with some serious beer goggles. The winners didn’t exactly lumber up and body slam their 27 losing opponents onto the Hall floor in true takedown fashion, and the dysfunctional line of 300 meant up to a two hour wait for the $10 grub, but it was generally a friendly and delicious pork-filled affair.
Bacon sloppy joes, Kumquat bacon maple cupcakes, smoked bacon, bourbon bacon ice cream, bacon soup, Korean bacon lettuce wraps, bacon muffins, and bacon biscuits all made an appearance. In fact, although pigs are getting a little too much attention right now, all contestants brought their game and produced a unique set of recipes. I voted for Keavy’s bacon maple cupcakes, judges lamely voted for the smoked bacon, and the bourbon bacon ice cream man won the public vote. Smart man, he passed his ice cream out to people waiting in line.
Check out the Good Morning America segment. I was interviewed, but my byte didn’t make the cut. Also, here’s Keavy talking about the bacon cupcakes on Fox.
The line was incredibly aggrevating but all-in-all worth the wait and everyone there was very friendly and made for a great crowd. My vote went to the Bourbon Bacon Ice Cream but the cupcakes were really yummy. I can’t believe my clip made it into the GMA segment.
March 30th, 2009 at 12:22 pmQuite jealous that it was sold out by the time I got there. The pics are amazing. great post!
March 30th, 2009 at 1:35 pmFANTASTIC PICS! Thanks for posting.
What did you make??
I made it on the GMA clip for .5 seconds with my Korean Bacon Lettuce Wraps.
Here’s my write-up..
March 31st, 2009 at 11:28 amTimm runs some great events. So good in fact that we’re ripping him off.
Come to…
Grillin’ On The Bay 2009
Saturday April 4, 2009
Corner of East 18th Street and Avenue Z, Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn
Four Grilling Categories: Chicken Breast, Fish, Pork and Chef’s Choice
and
The Brooklyn Chili Smack Down
People’s Choice Chili Contest
Any type of Chili you want to make.
You call it Chili – WE call it Chili
For the non-competitors out there..
$10 All the Chili you can eat – Till it runs out!
BBQ, Beer, non-alcoholic beverages and other food stuff available for purchase!
March 31st, 2009 at 11:49 am