Getting Started

My fiancé Mike and I have decided to start this blog to combine some of our interests. We love to eat and we love beer. Nothing gives me the comfort and pure enjoyment of food like bar food. Nothing takes away a bad day better for me then cheese fries and an IPA.

We are huge sports fans. We live in Dallas and cheer for Dallas teams, but some of our primary teams are from other cities. I was born and raised in Chicago, so the Chicago sports teams are first in my heart. Mike was born and raised a Denver Broncos fan. We can't always get our games to watch at home, so we spend a lot of time at local sports bars watching games, hanging out with our friends, eating good food and drinking craft beers. When it’s not 100 degrees here, we enjoy this time on a patio.

We wanted to recreate those times spent in those bars at home with our friends and family. We want to share our knowledge of food and beer with others. Our goal is to take traditional bar food and create new recipes that are focused on sharing with others and making it a little healthier filled with lots of flavor. We want it to be something you can enjoy on a regular basis without the calories and regret that usually accompanies bar food. Also have it be something you would be proud to share at parties and while entertaining.

We will take these new recipes and pair them with complementary American craft and microbrew beers. We look forward to sharing our food, our recipes and our beer pairings with you guys.