11 Ideas for Hosting a Safe Super Bowl LV Watch Party

Instead of the usual in-person Taste of the NFL, this year the charity food event, now called “Taste of the NFL@Home,” will be virtual and feature celebrity chefs including Andrew Zimmern, Carla Hall and Tim Love preparing tailgate eats live from a stage outside Raymond James Stadium on Sunday. Tickets to the livestreamed event, which will benefit GENYOUth, an organization that supports food-insecure children, include access to recipes created for the event such as Carla Hall’s Chicken Doritos Meatballs (pictured), which are made with crushed Doritos.

Last month, Sabra drafted vegan chef Charity Morgan to craft a limited-edition “Create Your Own Play” snack kit featuring game-day snacking ideas using the brand’s hummus. Consumers were able to enter for a chance to win the limited-edition kit. Each kit included a tub of Sabra hummus, Cholula hot sauce, Triscuit crackers, McCormick seasonings and branded stencils. Although the contest is over, Sabra is still sharing game-day recipes on its website and Pinterest page, including this stadium filled with guac and hummus.

Chex teamed up with Chrissy Teigen’s Cravings to create a Game Day Recipe Kit with ingredients to make the brand’s new White Cheddar Cholula Chex Mix (co-created by Teigen), a Cravings wooden spoon set and festive football extras (including one Chrissy on a stick).

Let's be honest—most of us are tuning into the big game for the commercials, so keep it entertaining with a round of bingo using these downloadable cards from Gridiron Games.

Stella Artois recently introduced a new line of “Stella Stadium Bites” by Blue Apron with help from former wide receiver Victor Cruz and former quarterback Eli Manning. The game-day menu includes six servings of smoked gouda and chicken on focaccia with pancetta and hot honey, seared flank steak lettuce cups with pickled peppers and garlic dressing, creamy pesto and spinach dip with toasted pita chips, and pork chorizo quesadillas with cilantro sour cream, plus a set of four Stella Artois chalices.

On Saturday, the seventh annual “Culinary Kickoff” benefit, which is a hybrid experience this year, will take place in Tampa. Guests will be able to tune into the livestreamed event featuring NFL legends Marshall Faulk, Charles Woodson, Ronnie Lott, Jerry Rice and more, along with chefs Charlie Palmer, Michael Mina and Adam Sobel who will prepare dishes from brand partners including Charles Woodson’s Intercept Wines and Woodson Whiskey and John Anthony Vineyards. Guests will be able to cook alongside the chefs virtually by purchasing recipe ingredients through the Whisk app, as well as wine, spirits, cigars and more. The event benefits the Culinary Kickoff Scholarship Fund at The Culinary Institute of America and All Stars Helping Kids. Pictured: Michael Mina's Hay-Smoked Prime Rib.

During the Culinary Kickoff event, attendees will also be able to mix up cocktails from Orlando-based company Gameday Vodka including the Run & Shoot (pictured), which is made with Gameday Vodka, lime wedges, fresh grapefruit juice, granulated sugar and salt, along with muddled jalapeno slices for an extra kick.

Football fans can grab a ready-to-eat Super Bowl menu from all of Farmers Restaurant Group’s locations on Sunday to enjoy at home with family and pandemic pods. The menu is built for sharing with player-size portions and includes classic game-day fare such as chicken tenders, fried green tomato bites, soft pretzels, hot dogs, BBQ dinners, pizza and more, plus $1 beer, seltzer and cider specials will also be available. Preorders start today at Founding Farmers DC, Founding Farmers Tysons, Founding Farmers Reston Station, Founding Farmers MoCo, Founding Farmers King of Prussia, Farmers & Distillers and Farmers Fishers Bakers.

Safely support your team with these branded masks ($29.99 each) from New Era, which feature the Super Bowl LV logo on one side and either the Kansas City Chiefs or Tampa Bay Buccaneers logo on the other.

Attending a virtual viewing party? Show your support by downloading a background image like this one from the Kansas City Chiefs.

Lona Cocina & Tequileria in Fort Lauderdale is serving up its Big Game Munchies menu, which includes spicy and sweet alitas, guacamole, queso fundido with chorizo and a pitcher of Mexican lager; the platter ($55) serves two to four guests. Guests will be able to watch the game outdoors on a large inflatable screen on the oceanside terrace, or patrons can place to-go orders.