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The Mother Takedown that started it all celebrates five years of hot bites and heated competition
Five years ago, Matt Timms was just a boy with a dream: bring homemade chili to the masses, and have fun doing it. That dream has long since been achieved and surpassed. Timms' "Takedowns" have taken the country by storm, with cooking competitions in New York, Boston and Nashville and foods ranging from lamb to cookies. The fifth annual Chili Takeown, which came down on Sunday at The Bell House, was a biggie: Chili is where it all began, and with 28 chili cooks competing for the coveted people's choice award, the competition was heated. George Motz took hom that prize with his Mama’s Kiss Ass Chili while Melissa Sands won the Judge’s Award with her Chili Five Oh!
