Today anchor Craig Melvin maintains that a game-day gathering hinges on the menu. Aside from fried chicken (preferably Bojangles), there should be plenty of libations, like beer and bourbon, plus nonalcoholic options, too.
“If my mom’s there, you’ve got to have the kind of sweet tea where the sugar congeals at the bottom of the plastic container that’s been in your family for roughly 40 years,” he adds.
You can also count on desserts, like these One-Bit Pretzel-Crust Bourbon-Pecan Pies. “They combine my favorite pie with my favorite beverage,” says Craig. And when it comes to his pronunciation of that ever-polarizing nut, the Palmetto State native remains loyal to the way he’s always said it. “I say ‘PEE-can.’ Why do we have to conform?”
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