Do you like chocolate? Thought so. Traditionally, chocolate hasn’t been a huge tailgating food, especially in warmer weather that turns candy bars into sticky — but tasty — mud. Everybody drools when that Golden Corral chocolate fountain commercial comes on TV, but a chocolate fountain at a tailgate? Yes indeed! Nostalgia Electrics now sells a [...]
With college hoops nearing March Madness, below is one of our favorite round grilling recipes. The great thing about it is that you can go all out and make some of the ingredients from scratch, or do a quicker version with ready prepared shortcuts. This recipe will make six 8-inch pizzas or five 10-inch pizzas. [...]
Everybody has heard of, and most likely played many times, the “sport” of Beer Pong. A tailgating favorite, this game stands the test of time with its incorporation of ping-pong, basketball, and most importantly, steady beer drinking. But have you ever heard of Pong Beer? This brand new “Pong Lite” alcoholic beverage from the Latrobe, [...]
If you don’t have a cooler, you don’t have a party. And if your cooler holds only 12 beers, your friends won’t hang around too long. But regular giant coolers are such a pain to tote back and forth to a tailgate. It’s quite a dilemma. But the folks at Picnic at Ascot have created [...]
The 54th running of the Daytona 500 takes place Sunday, and if you’re heading to Daytona Beach for the fun-filled, action-packed weekend, here are four things to get you ready for all the race action. 1) PLENTY TO DO If you’re hanging around the Daytona Beach for an extended period of time, there is much [...]
The Daytona 500 starts up on Sunday, and if you’re a huge fan of the fast cars and fast drivers, NASCAR.com has a perfect way for you to get closer to the action. The Track Scan Pocket Edge II.V Scanner allows any fan to hear all the strategy (plus other comedic banter) spoken between crew [...]
The NASCAR season starts its engines Sunday for the Daytona 500. All drivers will be chasing defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Tony “Smoke” Stewart. Below is an outstanding, yet simple recipe from the three-time points champion nicknamed “Smoke” among his wide throng of fans. This recipe called Smoke’s Shrimp makes 4-to-6 servings. Enjoy the racing [...]
If you’re heading to Daytona Beach this weekend for Sunday’s big race on Sunday, you’ll surely remember to bring plenty of food and beer. But although the temperatures will barely reach 80 degrees, that’s still plenty hot enough to get a sunburn, especially if you are a follicle-challenged man with more skin than hair on [...]
We’re just one week away from the Daytona 500. And if there’s one thing you’ll find at Daytona (that is, in addition to perfect weather, beautiful women and racecars), it’s beer. Daytona 500 tailgaters love to party, and they love their beer. And now there’s a brand new contraption making beer drinking even more fun [...]
Chalk isn’t always thought of in a positive light. Being chalky (i.e. choosing all the favored teams and no underdogs) is not the best way to make friends in the office pool. When a food is described as having a chalky aftertaste, that’s never a good thing. And is there any noise worse than nails [...]