When it comes to tailgating, expert asphalt-dwellers agree you need three key elements for true parking lot success: good BBQ, good beer and good buds. This spectator sport of sorts is no isolated phenomenon reserved only for hillbillies and rednecks. In fact, tailgating fever has spread across the country like a Britney Spears rumor, firmly establishing itself as a bona fide, national pastime.

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See you at the game!

You were single, and spent Valentine's Day with your two best friends...take-out and a book. Love made you sick. Lovebirds were cacophonous. Romance was silly. Now, hooked up, and warmly in love, your new obsession is finding the perfect box of candy for your sweetheart on Valentine's Day. Yeah, you switch on a dime like cupid slings arrows, but that's just your zest for life busting through. Visit Oldenapleschocolate.com and find a sweet gift for your love bird.

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At Oldenapleschocolate.com find all sorts of unique and interesting chocolate creations such as custom cds, seashells, fish, gold coins, custom candy bars, cigars, poker chips and more.

Celebrate your love with a big box of chocolate from Oldenapleschocolate.com. Or, blow off Valentine's Day, and order chocolates for a future date - there are always tons of books and deliveries available.

-Paul T.

Picture you upon my knee
Just tea for two
And two for tea
Just me for you
And you for me

Valentine's Day is coming, and you need something hot. Candy equates to extra gym hours, and flowers, while lovely, seem to wilt sooner than later. Try something new this Valentine's Day, by giving your sweetheart the gift of gourmet tea. Teacuppa.com, a purveyor of Chinese teas, has your Valentine's Day gift waiting for shipment.

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Save $10 at Teacuppa.com with any purchase over $99. Check out their wonderful Valentine's Day gift boxes such as the Valentine 10 Blooming Flower Tea Set, I love You Flower Tea Seat or the Forever Love Flower Tea Set. Search for tea sets by categories such as Easy, Herbal, Healthy or Exclusive.

Teacuppa.com is a great place to find everything tea related. You will be surprised at how loving a box of tea can be.

-Roberta J.

You’re no sommelier, yet you sip like a sire. A Lucy Van Pelt styled wine stand would make life easier, because everyone wants your advice. You know the perfect Merlot, even if Paul Giamatti wouldn’t drink it. But, you also might have spent so much time researching your last case of Sirah that you never bought the proper accessories to compliment your collection. This is where Beveragefactory.com saves the day.

Founded in 1997, and based in San Diego, California, Beveragefactory.com offers unique products to make, store and dispense your favorite wines, and other beverages. With over a decade of beverage industry experience, Beveragefactory.com is committed to bringing unique and exciting products and appliances to you at great low prices. Whether you want a cool decanter—to both allow your wine to breathe, and agitate it, as well—or a way to preserve your wine, so you can open a bottle, drink a glass or two, and save the rest for later, Beveragefactory.com is your answer.

Beveragefactory.com has a variety of wine cellars and storage options—from a mini-cellar for a few bottles to a state of the art EuroCave system to store multiple cases of your best wine in a temperature and humidity-controlled environment. They have that great corkscrew everyone’s talking about and they also have those new stemless wine glasses.

You love collecting and drinking great wine--you just need accessories to match.
So, go get a few from Beveragefactory.com. Then crack open a bottle of your favorite vintage and drink it in style. Salute!

-Joey Z. The Cucina Clipper

You drink coffee to wake, help you bake, and fuel your lovely traits. You jumpstart your AMs and turbo your PMs with liquid lightning, yet desire flavor like a kitty-cat craves Crave. Fill your chalice to the brim at Cafébritt.com, an internationally recognized purveyor of the finest Costa Rican and Peruvian coffee in the world, and taste some of the finest coffees our global village has to offer.

Founded in 1985 as the first gourmet coffee roaster in Costa Rica, coffees from Cafébritt.com are served at nearly every fine restaurant, hotel, and tourist attraction in Costa Rica and are often the drink of choice for visiting diplomats. Discover coffee from Peru and Costa Rica as well as gourmet chocolates, sweets & nuts, artful crafts of origin and much more. Shop by taste (mild, strong), collection (organic, region excluisve, kosher, etc.), roast (light, dark, espresso).

Check out cool offers such as their Best Deal. Mix and match 20 coffees, chocolates, nuts or candies and save $40.00 off the regular price. Also receive free shipping. Take one look at their page of coffee recipes and you may just fall out of your chair. Find features such as how to prepare a great cup, grinding coffee, freshness and storage, The Cupper, as well as a myriad of helpful coffee-related links. Join their Coffee Lover's Program where your favorite coffees will be delivered to your door at the frequency you choose. Select your favorite roasts, how much of them you want and how often. Cafebritt.com will automatically send the order to your home or office and bill you per shipment. No pre-payments.

They promise to include coffee gifts and exclusive local artful crafts, as well as other surprises, in recurring delivery shipments throughout the year. Be the first to try any new Cafébritt.com gourmet product, even before they hit the stores. That's funny, he never asks for a second cup of coffee at home. He will now.

-Mara P.

You love coffee. The way the cup rests in your hands, and the singe on your tongue after a sip is heavenly. You love it black or with cream. You would probably do the breast stroke in a river of smooth java goodness if you could. Unfortunately, this dark roasted devotion can do damage to the system, seeing as you fancy more than one cup a day. After all, something that good should never be wasted. Should it?

Although your caffeine cauldron causes a wired, Nick Nolte resemblance (post arrest) you remind yourself that you have a comb and shower. You thought your were out of luck having to choose health over flavor, but thanks to the good folks at Premiumpods.com, providers of high-quality coffee and tea pods in 30 varieties for single cup brewers, you are back in the brewed saddle again.

With 18 varieties of Senseo & Melitta compatible coffee pods, Premiumpods.com is the single-serving coffee solution you are looking for. They've traveled the world to find perfect gourmet coffee beans in order to craft a uniquely superb cup of coffee. And just in case you’re not addicted to caffeine, Premiumpods.com also has a wide selection of decaffeinated coffee and tea such as Decaf Colombian Coffee, Deacaf Hazelnut Creme, and Decaf French Roast pods.

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-Andrew W.

You are very proud of your Italian-American heritage—some would say too proud. You know every significant Italian actor, athlete, author, politician and all things Frank and Tony. When someone asks, “where is the best little Italy in America?” you tell them to go here. Like grandma, your Italian pride shines brightest when cooking Italian food for close friends and dates. And like any great Italian entertainer, cooking for others is more than just a meal. Authentic Italian music to start and traditional Italian movies are just your style. With the highest quality tomatoes and olive oil, you know how to make a mean Marinara sauce. And, the best way to find these ingredients is at Cybercucina.com.

Cybercucina.com offers gourmet Italian and Mediterranean products for every taste. The shopping experience at Cybercucina.com is pleasant, painless and fun. Whether you’re looking for a basic extra virgin olive oil (which with garlic is the primary base of any marinara) or a flavored olive oil to serve with bread, Cybercucina.com has got options for you. If you’re looking to make your marinara from scratch, they’ve got fantastic imported San Marzano tomatoes. Discover antipasti, pate, fish, seasonings, and more. Browse through their Special Values, What's New, Featured Products and Holiday & Seasonal categories.

Unfortunately for you, the Yankees game will have to be Tivo-ed as you just got a last-minute date. But fortunately, Cybercucina.com has jarred sauce made from those same great tomatoes—so stock up just in case she decides she’s interested on short notice. You never know when you might have to show off your heritage. But if you do, Cybercucina.com will help you do it right. Viva Italia!

-Joe Z.

“Wine is constant proof that God loves us and likes to see us happy.”

-- Benjamin Franklin

Holidays are looming. Time to think about wine. To give, receive, share, store, sip, sip and sip. Mmmm.

If you need evidence that the world is a bountiful place, take stock of the endless amounts of good wine available in the most convenient places-- the corner store, restaurants, local wineries, and especially the Internet. Wine web stores are everywhere, sprouting up like vines planted in coffee sludge.

Wine culture has come along way since 1970’s “white wine and cheese parties,” where people muttered, “fantastic” while sipping Gallo Sauvignon Blanc and tasting Cheddar or Munster cheese. Doctors now discuss the number of glasses one should consume on a daily basis to keep the heart healthy and other benefits of the fruit of the vine. I don’t mind, it just means more wine shopping. Let’s go!

I have a preference for low-yield, family run vineyards because their wines provide better quality control and usually feature traditional vinification techniques (oak barrels rather than stainless steel, hand-picking and pruning, etc.) So, in an effort to help you discover non-mass produced, quality wine, I offer to you an intriguing wine store that sells wine and wine baskets with select wines and gourmet foods (and none of that Yellow Tail stuff…yuck), Atasteofcalifornia.com. Their wine clubs are what I enjoy most. Wine clubs are fun; sign up, pay a monthly fee, and have two or more wines, selected by your wine club connoisseur, delivered to your door.

At Atasteofcalifornia.com, you have a choice of three wine clubs ranging in price from $19.98 to $39.98 per month. The California Wine Club, at $19.98 per month, gets you two California-based wines from family run vineyards in California only. The World Classics Wine Club sends you two wines from around the world that feature the heavy hitter grape varietals such as Australian Shiraz, Tempranillo from Spain, Italian Nebbiolo, or Riesling from Germany, to name a few. Join The Connoisseurs Club ($39.98), a step up with “rarely available masterpieces” for special occasions.

Allow Mr. John D. Davis, and his award-winning Wine Panel at Atasteofcalifornia.com to help you find quality wine at affordable prices. Their website provides a monthly newsletter, gift ideas, recipes for wine and food pairing, and even links to other wine and gift stores. The wine world is so vast and full of detail, I don't mind letting a wine connoisseur make informed decisions for me. I mean, how does a novice with interest differentiate between, wines from, California, Argentina, South Africa or Greece? A one-month trial is certainly worth the discovery of a new hobby or obsession! Atasteofcalifornia.com wine clubs do not require a membership fee, and they ship for free on the first order.

Fantastic!

-Jennie D.

You’ve tripped on ‘shrooms, thought you’d never make it, and thankfully came back to earth, body (and mind) intact. The walls are no longer breathing, the floor stopped laughing, and the little man in your head took a walk. You tell yourself you’ll never do it again, as you munch on your half mushroom/half reality pizza.

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Trip the light fantastic with Trufflemarket.com’s French Flumee De Sej or Gourmet Salt Samplers. Order a gift basket (easy on the psychedelic wrapping) or kitchen product and discover a delicious way to create magic out of mushrooms. Don’t lose your mind, this ain’t no illusion.

Which lyrics best describe you? “My Skinny Minnie is my hearts desire, every time I see her sets my soul on fire.” Or, “The Fat Boys are back, and you know that they’ll never be wack?"

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When the chips are down, go all in. Texas Hold’em? Not the Lone Star State’s detention center you’re thinking of. A royal flush works wonders in the bathroom, but even better at the tables.

Big blind, small blind…either one is fine, you’ve got dough, and you’re in the game. If you know what we’re talking about, then take your hand straight to pokernstuff.com and buy-in to their full house of poker and gambling accessories. Poker is serious business these days, and there’s no-limit to the amount of fun to be had and money to win. Sharks such as Joe Hachem and Annie Duke have combined for more than $12,000,000 in winnings playing poker. And celebs such as Mimi Rogers, Ben Affleck, and James Woods have all logged major hours and won serious dough at the tables. The World Series of Poker is cool and features a Leading Lady Tournament where the ladies get paid! Aside from the top dollar, Hollywood, high stakes, hoopla, the most fun you can have playing poker is the same way Tony Soprano does it… a few friends, a living room, a poker table and chips, and a few bottles of your favorite drink. Pokernstuff.com carries everything you need to host your own poker party. If you’re not quite ready to show your hand in public or your poker face only fools the cat, then try online poker sites such as partypoker.com, pokerstars.com or paradisepoker.com and hone your skills in private. Remember, be kind to your dealer, they have the best stuff.