tailgating

We love a good Super Bowl recipe roundup, particularly when the contending teams represent such delicious cities. Who's it going to be?

Revamp your special occasion and sporting event menus in delightful ways with star caterer Peter Callahan. Try these mini meatball subs on for size!

Food blogger Daina Falk (daughter of renowned sports agent David Falk) just published a cookbook of her favorite tailgating dishes. From rookie recipes to legendary snacks, entrees and desserts, The Hungry Fan's Game Day Cookbook has a winner for every sports fan out there. Jeff Green is a fellow Marylander and such a great guy. He is one…

“I’m not a football man; I’m a party man. So if there’s a party, I’m in. If there’s something where people are gathering around the TV to watch, I’ll be there,” says Marc Murphy, owner and executive chef at the Benchmarc restaurants in New York City. He loaned us one of his many, many party…

There's no denying that chicken wings are a must at any Super Bowl party. Whether you're frying them, baking them, stuffing them, dousing them in gochujang or gin, we've got 22 recipes for you that will make you leave Frank's Hot Sauce behind for good.

Chef Edward Lee is master of umami, adding Korean pantry staple gochujang sauce to a hearty beef chili simmered in smoky chipotle peppers and beer, which blankets a base of tortilla chips. The author of Smoke & Pickles then tops it all off with a sharp cheddar cheese, serrano pepper, and a gochujang-spiked sour cream…

We’ve always been big fans of tailgating here at Food Republic. Over the years, we’ve devoted an entire section to recipes perfect for game day, and our football and food coverage has included a column called Proud Alum in which chefs reminisce about their college football tailgating days. At the end of the day, nothing…

‘Tis the season for tailgating and with it, that supreme challenge of finding the right beer to drink: one that is not too thin and forgettable, yet not too rich and strong. You’re going for distance with tailgate beers, after all, not speed.To help you navigate this conundrum, we have picked 11 beers that are…

One chicken wing recipe will not suffice. You can't just shake Frank's Red Hot over "a bunch of wings" and call the results an acceptable contribution to a Super Bowl spread. Now is the time to take the blank canvas that is the wing of the chicken (cut into two easy-to-eat sections) and apply your…

You don't really want to be the person face-deep in a hoagie when the urge to jump off the couch and scream at the TV strikes. That's how you get hoagie on the floor. And hoagie on the floor, friends, is a party foul. Nip this common Super Bowl problem in the bud by making…

It's time, everyone, it's time! No, not to stock up your fridge for the blizzard, that's old news. The actual news is Super Bowl Sunday is this Sunday (yes, this Sunday!) which means it's time to clean out the supermarket shelves for an entirely different reason: you'll need fuel to yell at the TV. And,…

Bread bowls aren't just for clam chowder, they're too happy-looking to just be for clam chowder, or any chowder for that matter. In formulating a series of dips for the Food Republic Test Kitchen, I decided to transform a beloved appetizer, stuffed mushrooms. Taking the mushrooms off the heat as soon as they release their…

It's tailgating season, which means it's buffalo wing time. I love spicy buffalo wings, but I have a love/hate relationship with those celery sticks they give you. The nice cool crispy crunchiness dipped in blue cheese dressing goes so well with wings. But...celery sticks. Nobody gets excited about celery sticks — if you do, WHY?!That's…

Both the NFL and college football seasons are in full gear, and while we're curious to find out if the Seahawks and Seminoles can pull off repeats, we're even more excited about the start of another season: tailgating season. There's no better time to fire up the grill for burgers and brats and washing 'em…

Michelin-starred chef and longtime San Francisco 49ers fan Michael Mina used to host some pretty epic tailgate parties in the parking lot outside the football stadium. This year, the 49ers have brought Mina's party inside. The team's brand-spankin' new Levi's Stadium includes a full-service restaurant under Mina's multi-locational Bourbon Steak brand, where the chef now…

Chris Shepherd is a big fan of the Houston Texans. So much so that the acclaimed chef behind Underbelly used to cook up delicious tailgating food for friends and fellow fans in the parking lot before games. Then, a funny thing happened. Word got out one of the city's best up-and-coming chefs was turning out…

I love potato skins, but the combination of bacon, melted cheddar and melting sour cream can actually be a little too much even for a dish that's meant to be shameless. Don't shoot, I'm only human. Instead, I load my potato skins with creamy homemade spinach feta dip, sprinkle with parmesan and broil 'til crispy…

The 2014 NFL season will kick off tonight in spectacular fashion, as the defending champion, defensive-minded Seattle Seahawks host the explosive, Aaron Rodgers-led Green Bay Packers in a rematch of the notorious Fail Mary game just two years ago (remember the replacement refs?) Since your attention will undoubtedly be focused on game action over the…

I love making appetizers that are two or more dishes in one. Take chorizo potato bites for instance: they're "deviled eggs meet potato skins that also meet chorizo potato tacos." When it comes to snack food, hybridize all you want. That means not choosing between spicy popcorn chicken, sesame-orange chicken and chicken wings, because you…

We've been ready to kick off football season for months! Beyond the never-ending entertainment and chance to lose all our money in fantasy pools, the season stars some of our favorite food of the year. Polish up your Frydaddy game, smash up some avocados and pick up some slider buns, cause it's officially that time.…

Welcome to Illustrated Kitchen Hacks. For the Korean food fiend, here's how to make zero-effort kimchi pickled eggs, presented in this easy-to-use visual format. Here are a few other hacks that may prove useful. Now you have absolutely no reason, including a short attention span, not to fire up the most Instagrammable garnish for bibimbap, noodles, soup…

Molly Quirk is chef/owner of Sips & Bites in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. If you haven't had a thoughtfully handcrafted sandwich in a while, there's no better place to get your fix. She's generously donating a few of her party food recipes to our cause: feeding people at parties. Hot wings are probably the ultimate party food. They are a…

I was going to write about something more stimulating for lunch today. I'm not going to tell you what, cause then I can't use it later. But it was this awesome falafel I invented. SADLY, last night's festivities were totally lame. That was a boring game, the Red Hot Chili Peppers played, like, half a…

So it's Super Bowl Sunday, and day drinking is imminent. We've made sure of that. Fuel your party prep with one of our rib-sticking, drink-padding brunches, then hit that snack stadium with purpose. Fire up the frying pan, load up your tacos and stuff your French toast. It's going to be a long day, and…

We've done a lot of Super Bowl coverage this week. It's in our nature, the Super Bowl is akin to Thanksgiving and we can't even think about ignoring Valentine's Day until we get some wings, beer and COMMERCIALS. And football. We're interspliced some of our crunchy, spicy, fried and melty snack recipes with expert analyses…

Molly Quirk is chef/owner of Sips & Bites in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. If you haven't had a thoughtfully handcrafted sandwich in a while, there's no better place to get your fix. She's generously donating a few of her tailgate food recipes to our cause: feeding you during football season. If you're in the mood for some hot pimento cheese,…