Football season has officially arrived, and what’s our favorite part of this annual pig skin tradition?

John Adkisson, Matt Russell & Dan Dickman

John Adkisson, Matt Russell & Dan Dickman

The tailgate, of course, and we transformed the Power Talk studio into a Power Talk Tailgate party this week with delicious tools, trends, and techniques for powering-up your next pre-game! Our celebrity co-host for this show was John Adkisson of Iron John’s Brewing Company, who talked about his bottle model and what makes it the right call for tailgate parties everywhere. We also heard from the Food Network’s  Ray Lampe, Dr. BBQ himself, who talked about what he’s been seeing out on the tailgate BBQ circuit this season. You can’t have a tailgate without a premium cigar, and Freddy Valencia of Jerry’s Cigars joined us to reveal his picks for pre-game sticks. Our featured guest was local butcher Dan Dickman of Dickman’s Meat & Deli, who gave us a complete rundown of the meats that he thinks should be tailgate centerpieces!  Exhibit A? Cheesehead Brats! Touchdown Dickmans!