1. Pizza
Pizza: cheesy goodness that never fails to make the night better. Not only is this the perfect meal to order in bulk and share with friends, but you don’t even have to get your lazy butt off the couch to get it. Just about every pizza place known to man delivers! So while enjoying the much awaited Madness, put in an order to one of Charlottesville’s many pizza joints — feel free to go crazy and add a topping for every dollar you’ll be losing on your bracket.
2. Tacos
This requires minimal time in the kitchen so your eyes never have to stray from the TV. Simply cook up some ground beef — or whatever your preferred meat is — and serve with the fixings. Tacos are also another great food to make in bulk for guests, friends and other March Madness watchers. To spice things up a bit, make a crap ton of margaritas. A bit girly, but they definitely add to the aesthetic. I’ve lost the ability to enjoy tacos without a margarita within reach. I may have a problem.
3. Burgers
Who doesn’t love a good burger? That and a lot of the burger places around Charlottesville are so full of TVs that one couldn’t possibly miss any part of the game. So if you’re good with yelling at the TV in public, burgers sound like a good option for you!
4. Sandwiches
Have I mentioned that Charlottesville has amazing food places yet? If not, you’ve probably figured that out anyways. One of my favorite sandwich places in Charlottesville is Littlejohn’s New York Deli. The Free Bird is amazing. However, I’ve been hearing great things about Take It Away and Salt. So, really, you can’t go wrong. Nothing sounds better than stopping by the Corner for a giant, melty sandwich before preparing to yell at the TV for a couple of hours.
5. A giant bowl of food
So giant bowls of food seem to be “in” lately. Not only can you get the standard burrito bowl for Chipotle or Qdoba, but restaurants such as Poke, Roots and Mezeh allow you to get large portions of sushi, healthy crap and Mediterranean food. Yay, leftovers! Or, yay … one very large meal! I admit to being guilty of the latter.
6. Chips and dip
Ah, yes. The standard game day snack. Just about any chip with any dip will do. An easy snack to share with friends, chips and dip are inexpensive and tend to last for a while … unless I am anywhere in the vicinity, that is. For my own good, please do not invite me to a party that includes chips.
7. Coffee and chocolate-covered espresso beans
I’m assuming that at least some of the March Madness fanatics will have homework that they’re putting off. Worry not! Simply load up your plate or mug with copious amounts of caffeine. After chugging coffee and munching on espresso beans by the handful, you may be a bit … twitchy. But whatever, you got to see the game right?
8. Pint of ice cream
This is for all of those sports fans whose teams lose early — or really if they lose at any time. Feel free to watch the rest of March Madness while sobbing on your sofa and eating ice cream right out of the pint. To ensure maximum awkwardness, invite your friends over to watch the spectacle. It’ll be funny, I swear.
9. Some form of fast food
Ok, for some reason OrderUp offers McDonald’s by delivery. I had no idea they did that. I found it so astonishing I just had to put it on this list. OrderUp McDonald’s is for the extremely lazy. Not only is it fast food, but it’s fast food faster and without the minimal effort it would take to drive to McDonald’s. I’m actually pretty excited about this concept. I don’t foresee a future where I ever get off my couch.
10. Beer. Just beer.
Why ruin a good time with food? Everyone knows the best way to watch any sporting event is with large amounts of beer, and that’s it. If you win, you can celebrate with crap tons of beer! If you lose, you can drown your sorrows. Win-win.
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