Blacktop Culinarians Unite!
Since
2006, Hans Steiniger has traveled to major pro sports venues across the
country in an effort to understand how tailgating differs regionally as
one moves from city to city. Throughout this journey, numerous
connections were made with local tailgating groups eager to share their
experiences and open their grill pits to the many travelers that Quest
for 31. This is their story...
Tailg8NOLA / Korner Krewe
Tailg8NOLA/Korner Krewe
At A Glance
Home Team: New Orleans Saints
Website:
Tailg8n.com
Tailgating Since: 2004
Location: Central Parking Lot (corner of Poydras and Clara St)
Typical Tailgate Size: ?? Tailgaters
Regulars:
Signature Drink:
Best Local Beer:
Tailgate Cruiser:
Awards: Named New Orleans' #1 Tailgater by Jay
"The Tailgate Guy" DiEugenio, Appeared on Guy Fieri's Tailgate Warriors
as "Team Tailg8n", Named 2010 New Orleans King of Tailgating in Bing's
"National Tailgating Championship" by the Commissioner of Tailgating Joe
Cahn
Member Since: September 14, 2016
Member Bio:
It all started in the early 1980's when Scott "Sparky" Sparks started tailgating with his dad, Cliff Sparks, up in Baton Rouge. "Only at Tiger Stadium" he would say, could you find a party like this. Family and friends, food, fun and football (the five f's) is what fuels the soul of a hardcore tailgater. Watching his dad and his friends cook up Cajun delights like boudin, jambalaya, fried shrimp, oysters and fish, just to go along with the BBQ, it was amazing. But it was the way that they shared their passion for Football and the party that goes with it that made it so special. Home team fan or not, everyone was welcome to come and have a taste. Being a "good sport" was always part of the tradition. So Sparky and his gang of wild and crazy Who Dats, who unite together week in and week out, committed to the passion and desire to be the best fans and best tailgaters in the NFL. Since 2004, Sparky and his buddies have raised the bar and now the level of tailgate quality is second to none.
Again in 2010 Sparky and his buddies were chosen to compete for the title of New Orleans' Top Tailgaters, in Bing's "National Tailgating Championship" hosted by "The Commish" himself, Joe Cahn, and Sparky gets tagged with the title "New Orleans King of Tailgating".
So as a card holding member of the "Who Dat Nation" and while on his quest to become nationwide, Sparky and his "Krewe" continue to "hook up & throw down" with all the best tailgaters across this great land. Always spreading a "Little Love from the Big Easy", Sparky believes in the "Brotherhood of Tailgaters"..... Tailgaters embracing Tailgaters... home team or not... Always being a good sport!
