Bar Food & Recipes
Electric Smokers for Beginners: A Game-Day Guide
How an electric smoker works, how much smoke is enough, and a plan for wings, pulled pork sliders, sausages and smoked queso ready by tip-off.
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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.
Sports Culture
Why We Watch Together: The Social Life of the Sports Bar
Strangers high-fiving, regulars guarding their stools, a room cheering half a second late. What really happens when we watch a game together.
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Craft Beer & Drinks
Beer Styles for Game Day: A Fan's Guide to the Tap List
Lagers, IPAs, wheat beers, sours and stouts, sorted by what they taste like, how strong they run and when they make sense during a long game.
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Bar Food & Recipes
Charcoal Grilling for Beginners: Tips and Tricks for Game Day
A first-timer's guide to charcoal: lump or briquettes, a chimney start, a two-zone fire and a cooking plan that has everything off the grill by tip-off.
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Basketball
How to Read a Basketball Game From a Bar Stool
The sound is off, the room is loud and the ball moves too fast. Here is what to watch instead, possession by possession, from any seat.
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Bar Food & Recipes
Chicken Wings at Home: Fried, Baked and Smoked, Compared
Fried, baked or smoked: how each wing method compares on crunch, time and mess, plus sauce ratios and how to keep a big batch crisp until halftime.
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