WHAT TO EAT AND DRINK BEFORE AND DURING THE SUPER BOWL

I usually turn spiritual on Sundays. However, next week is the Super Bowl, and my primary interest is not in the game itself, but the ads and food. Takes a lot planning for the latter, so I alert you today on items you will need to purchase to make the perfect cocktail symbolic of that date and find the ingredients for the appropriate meal.

Clearly, one iconic order is the Philly Cheesesteak. I'm not sure, though, if I want to invest in Cheese Whiz. Another unique one at Lincoln Financial Field is something called The Quick and Carmichael, a mega sandwich combination of pulled pork, pulled chicken and slaw...on a potato roll. Potato roll? Goose IPA appears to be a particularly favorite beer. Costs $15 for 16 ounces.

However, I don't like the Eagles and will root for Kansas City, which plays in Arrowhead Stadium. Among the popular favorites are:

Chicken fingers and cauliflower wings. I don't think those fingers are like in a Chinese restaurant, and the wings are not cauliflower.

BBQ brisket waffle sandwich.
Cow Town burgers.
Gridiron nacho grande (right).
Monte Cristo Waffle Sandwich, which has gruyere, prosciutto, turkey and 100% maple syrup.

Beer, of course, but also margarita, while the official mixed drink is 360 Showtime:

2 oz bing cherry flavored vodka
limeade
lemon-lime soda
grenadine

Maybe best of all might be their Prime Kansas City Strip Steak. This is called New York steak anywhere else.

So I went out and bought the following:

Today, however, I noticed that Super Bowl LVII will be played at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, with kick-off at 6:30PM ET, which will be 1:30PM in Hawaii. I see being served there:

4th and Long: 22-inch hot dog with condiments.
A variety of Mexican foods.

With all that input, something Mexican, Kansas City Strip Steak, 360 Showtime and beer could well be featured in my tailgate next week. The next Super Bowl will be held on 11 February 2024 at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada. Incidentally:

I read where Koloa Rum Company, from the island of Kauai, was named the Official Ultra-Premium Rum of the Las Vegas Raiders. Featured are a Rum Punch with Koloa Dark Rum and a Frozen Cable Car blended with Koloa Spice Rum.
Otherwise, these Raider-themed cocktails are prominent: Bloody Fist Mary, "Chucky" and Silver & Black Margarita.
But those will be for next year.

Here is one list of the best Super Bowl ads of last year. A likely consensus #1 was Alexa wreaking havoc on the domestic bliss of Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost. As you know, they are married. Later this week, a summary of all Super Bowl commercials.

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