I think everyone has heard of tailgate parties and raucous good times generally come to mind. We have a tradition of going to one with some friends of ours before every game. It’s a very elaborate event. There aren’t just a few snacks, there are tons of little snacks, breakfast foods, hot dogs, hamburgers, whatever you can imagine. It’s quite a feast.

There are always tons of people at these things. The parking lots are full of dozens and dozens of little parties and people are often mingling between them. Introducing each other to new friends, meeting new faces. They love to play spontaneous parking lot football games, there’s always tons of loud music and people dressed in crazy ways.

The smells of food cooking is intoxicating. A good portable gas grill is all that’s needed to provide you with genuine tailgate food that is seemingly never ending. Hopefully you eat enough that you don’t need to pay for seriously overpriced food at the stadium. That’s always my goal.

Of course the outdoor gas grills are important for those occasions, but if you’re hankering for the taste of outdoor grilling and it’s too cold outside you can also use an indoor gas grill and get a similar effect. The concept is obviously, grill inside. Use a small gas grill that is designed for inside use.

Tailgate parties are bittersweet for us now because the life of the party, our dearest friend, passed away recently. Attending the party is now rather depressing as we’re definitely still grieving his passing and can hardly stand to have him absent. It’s just not fair.