They don't call it "heaven" for nothin'...
At first glance, it may be hard to imagine why this little strip of parking lot sandwhiched between the Viaduct and stadiums in Seattle would be called Tailgater's Heaven.
When we arrived just after seven, the blacktop was still littered with the remnants from the Cougar game on Saturday.
But by the time the clouds had cleared to reveal a breathtaking view of the Seattle skyline, the lot had been cleaned up and the faithful had begun to pour into their piece of paradise.
Grills were smoking and friends were gathering together to eat, drink, and even play poker. Footballs were being tossed across the lot, and one especially spirited bunch of "Superfans" even put on a parade!
We held a drawing for people who stopped by our space, and gave away a Portable Campfire from Camp Chef!
On our tour of "Heaven" we sampled tri-tips topped with grilled onions, bacon-wrapped shrimp, a chicken-cheese-bean dip, and an amazing salmon spread.
But the title of Blacktop's Best went hands down to "Uncle Ja", whose Hefeweizen Chili beat out Dave Black's mouthwatering Kalbi Flank Steak and Kim Harris' savory Cedar Plank Salmon.
Great Tailgating Gear !
Our buddy Quin welded this killer grill himself! A work of art, we're not sure which was more impressive... the grill or the bacon-wrapped venison they were cooking on it!
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