Last year we had the benefit of a full day tailgate...smoked ribs, bbq venison, chicken, a lot of beer, water, shots, etc.
This year is a more traditional tailgate...arrive at 7am or 8am, get the grills going, and eat before 12:30pm.
What is your favorite tailgate food to prepare and what do you plan on bringing this year?
What will you be drinking to go with the selected food?
My Options for the opener:
I'm thinking of seafood since so many guys will have burgers, hot dogs, steak tips, etc. to share.....
Either a bushel of clams and my clam steamer, melted butter, Tabasco/Franks...and also make shuck some raw clams with lemon, cocktail sauce
or
A whole bunch of shrimp cocktail...lemon wedges, spicy cocktail sauce, etc.
For drink I'm considering Bloody Mary's to go with either of those foods or a case or two of Shock Tops (that citrus blend with coriander will go nice with clams I bet).
My all time favorite food to eat at tailgate would have to be Mead's stromboli or Mrags ribs or breakfast sammiches.