Entertainment
It's Game Time
Get out your terrible towels and cheese hats — Super Bowl XLV is here. This Sunday, no matter who you are you get a free pass to eat and drink like a man. Here is our list of the best take out, helpful hints and fun facts to make your Sunday party super!
TAILGATE TIME
Chili
Pat's Hubba Hubba
820 Cove Road, Stamford, 203-325-9928
Hot Wings
Archie Moores
48 Sanford St., Fairfield, 203-256-9295, archiemoores.com
Lasagna
Villarina's
551 East Putnam Ave., Cos Cob, 203-422-0174, villarinas.com
Cheeses
Plum Pure Foods
236 East Putnam Ave., Cos Cob, 203-869-7586, plumpurefoods.com
Ribs
Michaelbob's Ribs at Balducci’s
1050 East Putnam Ave., Greenwich, 203-637-7600, balduccis.com
Chicken wings
Chicken Joes, 231 East Putnam Ave., Cos Cob, 203-861-0075, orginalchickenjoes.com
Italian Combo
Corbo's Corner Deli and Market
1380 E. Putnam Ave., Greenwich, 203-354-4675
A&S Italian Fine Foods
2079 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield, 203-576-160, asfinefoods.com
Beer
All the Best Spirits
1155 E Putnam Ave. # 1, Riverside, 203-637-3671
Miller is a great beer from Milwaukee, while Iron City is the beer of Pittsburgh
HELPFUL HINTS
Be sure to order all of your food in advance. Many places will not take Super bowl orders after February 3.
Don't know which side your guest will be rooting for? Go with yellow.
Both teams share this color so you will not need to take sides.
KID FRIENDLY IDEAS
Have a sundae bar. It makes it easy for the kids to help themselves, letting the parents watch the game.
Rent a recently released movie that will be entertaining and appropriate for all ages. There are also great football movies that kids would love to watch.
New Releases:
Toy Story 3, PG
Despicable Me, PG
How to Train Your Dragon, PG
Secretariat, PG
Grown ups, PG13
The Other Guys, PG13
Football Movies:
Rudy, PG
Little Giants, PG
Remember the Titans, PG
The Game Plan, PG
Invincible, PG
The Blindside, PG13
The Longest Yard, PG13
SUPER FACTS
This is the fifth time the city hosting the Super Bowl has also hosted a World Series game the preceding fall.
This is the third time the Super Bowl has been played in Texas. The first two were played in Houston (VIII and XXXVIII).
Green Bay Packers won the first Super bowl in January 15, 1967, with a total of three wins out of four appearances. (This being the 5th)
Pittsburgh Steelers won their first Super bowl in 1975, with a total of six wins (the most wins of any team) out of seven appearances. (This being the eighth.)
The Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers are two of the five oldest franchises in the NFL, along with Chicago, (Arizona) Cardinals, Chicago Bears, and New York Giants.
Kick off starts at 6:30 but turn your TVs on earlier to catch Christina Aguilera singing the National Anthem, and don't change the channel during half time, Black Eyed Peas will be the performing act.
