Game Day — Complete Food Guide

Key Dishes for a Game Day

The dishes that typically anchor a game day are: wings, nachos, dips, sliders, pizza bites. These are the building blocks around which any cuisine can be applied — the structure stays the same, the flavour changes by cuisine choice.

Drinks Strategy

Beer, sodas, hard seltzers. The key for a game day is to match the formality level of the drinks to the food. Over-serving an occasion this size creates logistics problems; under-serving it creates social ones.

Budget Per Head

The realistic cost range for a game day is $12–$30 per person for food, excluding drinks and hired equipment. The lower end assumes a predominantly make-ahead menu with one centrepiece protein; the upper end includes a full service with multiple courses.