October 2010

Kelso of Brooklyn

This past summer, while competing in The Great Hot Dog Cookoff, I had a chance to meet Kelly, owner and brewmaster of Brooklyn’s true microbrewery, Kelso of Brooklyn. Kelso was a lead sponsor for the cookoff and the charity event that day, providing not only the space for the event, but some great ice cold [...]

Fanvision

I just got in from the Jets game in Denver where I was able to use my Fanvision for the first time and thought I would share my experience with it. For any of you wondering whether it is worth the money, the short answer is HELL YES!! Fanvision, what is it? Fanvision is a [...]

Back over the summer, Team TailgateJoe competed in their first cooking competition, The Great Hot Dog cookoff. Well, despite being the second to last hot dog to be judged, we came in 2nd place overall out of 20 chefs, most of which were returning competitors and past champions. We are pretty happy with our first [...]

Pickled Red Onions

This isn’t really a full fledged tailgate menu item, but a simple ingredient used with other tailgate favorites. These onions go great on burgers and sandwiches, hot dogs and mexican dishes like tacos. You can make them and store in the fridge for a few weeks or months. Ingredients 2 large red onions 1/2 cup [...]

Hey guys, just a heads up on something fun we are doing at the next game. After years of informal beer pong matches at our tailgate parties going back to 2004, we are organizing the first official TailgateJoe beer pong tournament, with some great prizes. This tournament is free to anyone who attends our tailgate [...]