Rachel Wharton's former HRN co-host is her guest on today's Meet Your Maker! Matt Timms has been responsible for the food competitions The Takedowns for the past ten years. Matt's next event is the Meatball Takedown, taking place on January 27th, 2013 at Brooklyn's The Bell House. Hear why Matt decided to start hosting food competitions, and some of the roadblocks he hit during his earliest Takedowns. Find out why roller girls are the ideal contestants in Matt's competitions. Listen in to hear Matt and Rachel talk about the world of food professionals and enthusiasts, and why Matt wants to make his events accessible to everyone. What ideas for Takedowns have been failures, and what cities are great for food competitions? Find out on this installment of Meet Your Maker! This program has been brought to you by 360 Cookware.

"I like the term 'fooder' (as an alternative to 'foodie') because it implies something active. Pushing food through your face - anyone can do that!" [3:50]

"At the end of the day, all I've ever wanted to do is throw parties. And it's worked out very well!" [8:30]

-- Matt Timms on Meet Your Maker

We spoke with Frank Cisneros about his efforts to coordinate the bar community to help bars remain open without power and offer the public a warm place to come together and have a drink. An upcoming Bartenders Bash will raise fund for the Hurricane relief efforts.

"They got ahold of some Sterno stoves and they were making hot water so they could make Hot Toddies. People were figuring out ways to do anything they could because in such dark, dreary times after Hurricane Sandy, having a warm drink was a really big deal."--bartender Frank Cisneros