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NFL, Food Network Team for Tailgate Cooking Competition Show

Posted on28/08/202230/11/2022Author

Food Network is teaming up with the NFL for a new primetime competition series that celebrates the art of tailgating.

In the six-episode “NFL Tailgate Takedown,” hosts Sunny Anderson and New England Patriots Hall-of-Famer Vince Wilfork will president over tailgate chefs going head-to-head in one-hour episodes shot on location at an NFL stadium tailgate just before the big game, with each tailgating duo representing one of the two NFL teams competing that day. The chefs will endure three themed cooking rounds that feature “each city’s authentic tailgate dishes” — like New England lobster rolls and Philly cheesesteaks — for an “epic battle of hometown pride.”

The show’s rotating panel of judges, which includes Kelsey Barnard Clark, Eddie Jackson, Ali Khan and Ian Rapoport, will decide who wins the grand prize each week: VIP seats on the 50-yard line at the game they are ahead of, and their own “Yum-Bardi Trophy.”

Per the show’s description: “In each episode, Sunny and Vince welcome two teams of talented tailgating duos outside the stadium on game day – one representing their home turf and the other fans of the visiting team. In the first round – known as “The First Down” – each team must create a platter of their best bite-sized snacks with a dip that represents their city’s flavors. The winner of round one, as determined by a rotating panel of judges, gets an advantage and selects a significant ingredient to their hometown that both teams must use in round two. In round two’s ‘Between the Uprights’ battle, the duos must make their best handheld tailgate treat between the buns and the losing team is penalized as one player must complete a tailgate game before entering the final round. In the “Hail Mary” third round, each team must create a tailgate platter of a meat and two sides that would make their hometown proud. Finally, the grand-prize winner is named and presented a ‘Yum-bardi Trophy’ by a guest NFL legend and then, in a once-in-a-lifetime moment, the winning duo is ushered right into the stadium to their VIP seats on the 50-yard line.”

“NFL Tailgate Takedown” episodes will feature cooking competitors duking it out at these NFL games: Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants at MetLife Stadium, Indianapolis Colts vs. Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High, Las Vegas Raiders vs. Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Chicago Bears vs. New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium, Green Bay Packers vs. Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium and Philadelphia Eagles vs. Houston Texans at NRG Stadium.

NFL celebs featured on the show include Carl Banks, Johnathan Joseph, Brandon Stokely, Thurman Thomas, Andre Tippett and mascot KC Wolf.

“NFL Tailgate Takedown” premieres Wednesday, Jan 4., at 9 pm ET on Food Network and will stream on Discovery+.

“Food and football are a perfect pairing — and ‘NFL Tailgate Takedown’ is not about your dad’s old-fashioned burgers and dogs. The dishes these competitors create take tailgate food to the next level and will surprise our viewers by just how delicious and creative game day bites can be,” Jane Latman, Warner Bros. Discovery’s president of home & food content and streaming, said. “Partnering with the NFL is a perfect fit and we can’t wait to deliver the ultimate tailgate competition to diehard fans.”

“On game day, the biggest and greatest rivalries in the NFL begin in the parking lot with incredible food made by passionate fans,” said Jessica Boddy, vice president of commercial operations and business affairs at NFL Films. “We are excited to collaborate with a great partner in Food Network to showcase and celebrate the wonderful traditions our fans enjoy each week on game day.”

“NFL Tailgate Takedown” is produced by NFL Films and Simple Alien for Food Network and Discovery+.

Community donations stolen from the town of Mexico food pantry

Posted on28/08/202230/11/2022Author

MEXICO, NY (WSYR-TV) — The Mexico Food Pantry helps feed hundreds of families every month, but someone stole food from the pantry’s drop box, which allows community members to donate items 24/7.

The food pantry gives 21 meals of free supplemental food every month to any person or family within the Mexico School District. Food is also available to anyone in need of emergency food.

Martha Sturtz has been the pantry coordinator for the last 12 years. She said the drop box was stocked with donations on Friday, the day after Thanksgiving.

However, when she arrived at the pantry on Sunday morning, she found the door wide open and many of the items were gone. Some of the food even had to be thrown out because it was exposed to bad weather.

“We give food to whoever asks. It’s not a problem, so I don’t know why they would do that.”

MARTHA STURTZ, COORDINATOR, MEXICO FOOD PANTRY

The Oswego County Sheriff’s Office has looked into who’s responsible for taking the food, but the act is not considered a break-in because the drop box is unlocked at all times. Sturtz and the other volunteers are looking into ways to secure donations moving forward.

Thankfully, there was no damage to the food pantry’s main building. Some of the donations from the community have already been restocked.

It’s disappointing, but we’ll get by and people will step forward. they already have. I’ve had people give us cash donations. I just had somebody call asking when they can drop a check off. We have a huge support system.

MARTHA STURTZ, COORDINATOR, MEXICO FOOD PANTRY

The Mexico Food Pantry is depending on your continued support, especially with record-high inflation and volunteers trying to keep up with the growing demand.

To put that need in perspective, the pantry serves 1,203 families in 2022. Already this year, the pantry is helping 1,357 families with more expected in December.

“When I took over the pantry, I decided I had to change the old way of thinking that people who came to a pantry were lazy or homeless or drug addicts or whatever, when it’s not,” Sturtz explained. “It’s just normal people trying to make ends meet.”

Below is a list of the items the Mexican Food Pantry is in need of:

SOUPS
CRACKERS
MIXES
CONDIMENTS
SEASONINGS
Cereals
DESSERTS
HYGIENE ITEMS
PASTA
POTATOES
PEANUT BUTTER
CANNED FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
CANNED BEANS
CANNED PROTEINS
CANNED MEALS
DRINK MIXES
KID SNACKS

The Mexico Food Pantry also welcomes monetary donations. This allows volunteers to need to buy food items at a reduced cost from the Food Bank of Central New York. Interested in donating? Click here.

You can also learn more about The Mexico Food Pantry and its mission by clicking here.

Where to get the biggest bang for your grocery buck in the DC area

Posted on23/08/202230/11/2022Author

If you’re picky about your produce but still cautious about the bottom line it might take visits to multiple DC-area food stores to frugally stock the pantry.

“Overall, it’s really difficult here in the Washington area to get both high quality and low prices,” said Kevin Brasler, the executive editor at Consumers’ Checkbook.

Secret shoppers went to dozens of area grocery stores to buy 154 common items and evaluate prices. Checkbook subscribers were surveyed to rate factors, such as quality of fresh produce, quality of fresh meat, customer service and more.

“On one hand, Wegmans remains by far the big fan favorite here in the Washington area, but its prices aren’t necessarily that low. They’re competitive with Giant Food and Harris Teeter, but they’re still higher than the really low-priced options that are out there,” Brasler said.

Checkbook didn’t rank grocery stores during the pandemic.

What’s new this time around?

One of the big changes to the Washington-area supermarket scene recently has been the continued expansion of Wegmans. Also, German owned companies such as Aldi, Lidl and Trader Joe’s continue to increase their footprint in the area.

Except for Target, Checkbook found the major chains have consistent pricing from location to location.

Who has the lowest prices?

Among the area’s big food store chains, Walmart and Food Lion have far lower prices than Harris Teeter, Giant and Safeway.

Rock-bottom prices can be found at Aldi and Lidl.

“Aldi and Lidl have extraordinarily low prices — I mean, they’re really, astonishingly low,” Brasler said. “They’re even lower than Costco’s prices, and you don’t have to buy in bulk to get these discounts. But the rub is that you have to buy their own store products: Aldi and Trader Joe’s and Lidl — they’re pretty much kind of selling their own stuff.” That means you may not find everything you need, he added.

While Aldi and Lidl get fairly low ratings for quality, Brasler said some of the big chains, such as Giant and Safeway do too.

Where are the highest prices?

Safeway’s prices averaged about 32% higher than Walmart, 26% higher than Food Lion, 17% higher than Target and 7% higher than Giant, Harris Teeter and Wegmans.

Brasler said a lot of shoppers are shopping at more than one place: They may go to Walmart, Lidl or Aldi “to try to save as much money as they can on the items offered by those places where quality doesn’t matter, like nonperishables , and then they may turn around and buy produce at Whole Foods or Mom’s Organic Market, or even Wegmans,” where the produce quality is high.

Through a special arrangement with Washington Consumers’ Checkbook, WTOP.com readers can see Checkbook ratings for 30 area grocery stores and delivery services for a limited time.

Consumers’ Checkbook/Center for the Study of Services is an independent, nonprofit consumer organization founded in 1974. It has been an innovator in providing information to help consumers make smarter choices for more than 40 years.

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