Craft Beer & Drinks
Alcohol-Free Beer Has Gotten Good: What to Pour on Game Night
How non-alcoholic beer is made, which styles taste closest to the real thing, and how to host a long game where nobody feels left out.
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The Playbook
Every article on Hoops & Grill, newest first: basketball, game-day food, beer and the culture around the games. 18 pieces so far.
Basketball
The Corner Three: How One Shot Rewired Basketball
The shortest three on the floor sits in a strip about three feet wide. How that geometry reshaped offences, rosters and the way defences think.
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Game Day
Building a Home Viewing Room: Screens, Sound and Seats
Screen size, sound, sightlines, a drink rail and a quiet fridge. A practical plan for a home room built around watching games with friends.
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Business
Working Game Nights: What Sports Bar Jobs Are Really Like
Servers, barbacks, cooks and door staff: what sports bar jobs involve, what a playoff shift feels like and how tips, training and hiring work.
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Bar Food & Recipes
Indoor Grilling When Winter Wins: Pans, Smokeless Grills and Broilers
No balcony grill and a room full of playoff guests. How grill pans, smokeless grills and broilers compare, and how to keep the smoke alarm quiet.
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Sports Culture
How Toronto Learned to Love Basketball
Basketball was invented by a Canadian, yet Toronto took a century to give it the main screen. Here is how a hockey city changed the channel.
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Craft Beer & Drinks
Pairing Craft Beer With Bar Food
Why pilsner loves fried food, why IPA makes hot wings hotter, and what to pour with burgers, pizza, nachos, smoked meat and dessert.
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Bar Food & Recipes
Pellet Grills Explained: How They Work and What to Cook First
How a pellet grill turns compressed sawdust into steady heat, why the smoke fades as the dial climbs, and four easy first cooks for game day.
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Business
Wing Nights and Jug Specials: How Sports Bar Promotions Actually Work
Cheap wings on a Wednesday are not generosity. A former floor manager explains the math, the fine print and what a promo board really tells you.
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Bar Food & Recipes
Loaded Nachos That Stay Crisp: A Layering Method
Soggy nachos come from steam, wet toppings and one thick pile. This layering method keeps the chips crisp from the first scoop to the last.
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Game Day
Hosting a Watch Party for the Big Game: A Planning Checklist
A countdown for hosting the big game at home, from screen checks a week out to food that holds, rides home and the cleanup after the buzzer.
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Basketball
The Pick-and-Roll, Explained for People Who Just Want to Follow the Game
One screen, two players, and most of modern basketball. How the pick-and-roll works, how defences answer it, and how to tell which answer they chose.
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