Sacramento chefs share delicious recipes to elevate football tailgates
AT 105. ALL RIGHT. AND AS YOU’RE GETTING READY FOR FOOTBALL SEASON, MY FAVORITE PART I DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU, CURTIS, IS IS THE FOOD. DEFINITELY THE FOOD AND THE TAILGATING. RIGHT. AND SO WE BROUGHT IN EXECUTIVE CHEF FROM TIGER CHEF RAY WELCH AND HIS SOUS CHEF BEN, WHO’S ALREADY HARD AT WORK. WE NEED SOME NEW FRESH, EXCITING TAILGATING OPTIONS FOR FOOD. SO WHAT DID YOU BRING TODAY? SO WE GOT OUR STANDARD CHARCUTERIE BOARD HERE WITH A ANTIPASTA, SOME ROSEMARY GARLIC CRACKERS, AN ARRAY OF DIFFERENT SALAMIS. WE HAVE OUR CHICKEN BUFFALO DIP RIGHT HERE WITH CHEF BENNY IS MAKING FRESH WITH SOME FRESHLY FRIED TORTILLA CHIPS WITH A LITTLE BIT OF CULINARY SEASONING. OKAY, WAIT. PAUSE RIGHT THERE. LET’S GO TO THE BUFFALO SAUCE. SO HOW ARE YOU MAKING THIS BUFFALO SAUCE. SO FIRST IT’S REALLY, REALLY SIMPLE. YOU JUST GET YOU A LITTLE OLIVE OIL, GET A LITTLE BIT OF HEAVY CREAM AND RANCH. LET IT COOK DOWN FOR A LITTLE BIT. ADD YOUR CREAM CHEESE AND PARMESAN. LET THAT COME TO A BOIL. ADD YOUR BUFFALO SAUCE, ADD YOUR SHREDDED CHICKEN, AND THEN LET IT COME TO A GOOD BOIL. OKAY, SO THE ORANGE IS COMING FROM NOT A CHEDDAR CHEESE OR COLBY-JACK. IT’S COMING FROM THE BUFFALO SAUCE. BUFFALO. YOU HAD ME FOOLED. OH YEAH. YEAH. SEE I WOULD HAVE JUST PUT SOME VELVEETA IN THERE. JUST KIDDING. I WOULD NEVER. SORRY. CHEESE IS YOUR PREFERENCE. WHATEVER YOU LIKE, WHATEVER YOU LIKE. NO JUDGMENT HERE. SO IT REALLY IS JUST THAT EASY. I MEAN, WHAT COULD GO WRONG WITH WHAT DID YOU SAY? YOU START WITH CREAM AND CREAM AND RANCH MIX. THERE YOU GO. THAT’S THE SECRET SAUCE RIGHT THERE. ANYTHING THAT STARTS WITH CREAM AND RANCH MIX, YOU’RE GOING TO BE GOOD. SO AND THEN HE’S TOPPING IT WITH TOPPING IT WITH SOME FRESHLY CUT CHIVES. SO YEAH. AND A LITTLE BIT OF PARMESAN. AND THEN YOU JUST DIP IT WITH THESE LITTLE CHIPS. YEP. THOSE ARE SOME TORTILLA CHIPS THAT WE FRIED UP FRESH. EXCUSE ME. NOT OUT OF THE BAG. IS THAT A LITTLE ALEPPO PEPPER ON THERE OR. NO NO NO I THINK I’VE GUESSED WRONG AGAIN. YEAH THAT’S A CULINARY SEASONING. THAT’S MY MY BLEND SEASONING THAT I’M. OH, NO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, LET’S GET TO THE WINGS. OH, SO YOU WOULD THINK THOSE ARE WINGS? WELL, I’M ACCIDENTALLY ACTUALLY CAULIFLOWER. YOU FOOLED ME. YEAH. DEEP FRIED CAULIFLOWER BITES, WHICH WE ALSO HAVE AT TIGER. SEE, I LOVE THAT I COULD BE EATING A VEGETABLE AND THINK I’M EATING A WING. I’M EATING A WING. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN LET’S TALK ABOUT THESE WINGS. BECAUSE THESE ARE WINGS. YES, THESE ARE WINGS. WE GOT OUR LEMON PEPPER WINGS RIGHT HERE. AND OUR BUFFALO HOT BUFFALO. SO YEAH. SO HOW DO YOU MAKE THE LEMON PEPPER. DO YOU REALLY SQUEEZE FRESH LEMON JUICE. WE GOT FRESH LEMON JUICE A LITTLE BIT OF BUTTER. SOME LEMON PEPPER SEASONING. AND WE TOSS THOSE IN THERE. FINISH IT WITH A LITTLE BIT OF CHIVES AND YOU’RE GOOD TO GO OKAY. AND THIS ONE AND THIS ONE’S OUR HOT BUFFALO. WE JUST TOSSED THAT IN BUFFALO WITH SOME CHIVES AS WELL. ADD A LITTLE ZING ZING ZING TO IT. YOU KNOW I CAN’T GIVE YOU ALL THE ALL THE ALL THE RECIPES OKAY. HE DID GIVE ME SOME SECRETS RECIPES THOUGH ON OUR UPCOMING FARM TO FORK FRIDAY. NOT THIS FRIDAY, BUT NEXT WEEK. HE’S GOING TO TELL US HOW TO MAKE THE TEQUILA. TEQUILA? MANGO TEQUILA. LIME WINGS. YOU DEFINITELY WANT TO TUNE IN FOR THAT. OKAY. AND I LOVE THESE SMASHED SLIDERS. HOW DO YOU MAKE THESE? THOSE ARE THE SMASHED SLIDERS. SO YOU JUST GET YOU A NICE, NICE PATTY, SMASH IT DOWN ON THE GRILL, GET A GOOD COOK, ADD YOUR AMERICAN CHEESE ON TOP WITH GRILLED ONION JAM AND YOU’RE GOOD TO GO. ALL RIGHT OKAY. SO CURTIS WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TRY. FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO TRY THAT RIGHT THERE I WANT TO DO YOU GUYS WANT TO COME TRY THE BUFFALO OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT EVERYONE COME IN OKAY. GO AHEAD CURTIS. ALL RIGHT. LET’S GET INTO THIS. YOU GUYS COME ON IN. LET’S TRY THIS. NOT REALLY SURE HOW MUCH TIME WE HAVE, BUT OKAY. GET IN THERE. THERE YOU GO. HERE YOU GO. YOU LIKE IT? IT’S SO GOOD. IT’S SO GOOD, SO GOOD. ALL RIGHT. OKAY, PASS IT AROUND. PASS IT AROUND. YEAH. THANK YOU. DID Y’ALL EAT THIS? NO. THEY’VE BEEN CHEERING WORKING OUT ALL DAY. THEY WORKED UP A LITTLE BIT OF AN APPETITE. NOW THESE SLIDERS. WHO WANTS TO TASTE THE SLIDER. ALL RIGHT. THE SLIDERS ARE GOING THROUGH. YEAH. SLIDER. YEAH. THERE’S SOME WINGS. THERE YOU GO. SOME CHEESE. ALL RIGHT. SO LIKE I MENTIONED WE’RE GOING TO LEARN HOW TO MAKE THAT TEQUILA. MANGO MANGO TEQUILA LIME WINGS. AND THAT’S COMING UP NOT THIS FRIDAY BUT NEXT FRIDAY. FARM TO FORK FRIDAY. SO MAKE SURE YOU TUNE INTO THE KCRA THREE NEWS AT NOON FOR THAT. SO WE’VE GOT CHEF RAY SOUS CHEF BEN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. I LOVE THE GRILL I LOVE THE GRILL. SHOW THE GIRL I LOVE IT. ALL RIGHT YOU GUYS ARE YOU LOVING THE FOOD. SEE WHO DOES IT TASTE LIKE. CAULIFLOWER. NO IT DOESN’T. DO YOU LIKE VEGETABLES? YOU DO LIKE VEGETABLE. OKAY. SEE? YEAH. SEE, THAT’S A GOOD WAY TO GET YOUR KIDS TO EAT VEGETABLES. THAT’S A GOOD WAY TO GET YOUR KIDS TO EAT VEGETABLES. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE STILL IN THE COUNTDOWN. THESE ARE LOTS OF JUST GREAT LITTLE IDEAS. IF YOU ARE GETTING READY FOR A TAILGATING PARTY AS WE KICK OFF THE NFL SEASON. AND THESE ARE LOTS OF JUST NICE FOOD IDEAS FOR WHEN YOU GET TO YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR FRIENDS TOGETHER. OR MAYBE YOU’RE TAILGATING OUTSIDE A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME ON FRIDAY NIGHT, OR BEFORE OR AFTER THE GAME IS ALWAYS A GOOD TIME. YES, CURTIS, I HAVE ONE BIG QUESTION. OKAY, CHARCUTERIE BOARDS. I PUT A PLATE OUT AND JUST THROW IT ON THERE. WHAT IS THE TRICK TO MAKING IT LOOK BEAUTIFUL LIKE THIS? YOU JUST GOT TO SET EVERYTHING UP. IF YOU HAVE A GLASS, YOU CAN FOLD YOUR SALAMI OVER THE GLASS AND MAKE A LITTLE ROSE. THAT ONE KIND OF FELL. SHOW US HOW TO DO THE SALAMI. SALAMI? OH, HE DOESN’T HAVE GLOVES ON I DON’T YEAH, I DON’T WANT TO DO THAT. YEAH. WE DON’T WANT TO TOUCH THAT. BUT YEAH YOU JUST KIND OF ARRANGE IT HOW YOU WANT TO ARRANGE IT. MAKE IT LOOK NICE. AND THERE YOU GO. DON’T JUST SLAP IT ON THERE. YOU GOT TO PUT IT WITH SOME LOVE. A LITTLE BIT OF LOVE, A LITTLE BIT OF LOVE. THAT’S THE SECRET IN THE GLASS. I HAD NEVER THOUGHT OF DOING THE GLASS. SO YOU DID THE SALAMI IN THE GLASS? YEAH. WE PUT FOLDED AROUND THE GLASS AND WE FLIP IT OVER. HOW DO YOU MAKE IT LOOK LIKE. LIKE A ROSE? YEAH, IT’S THE ROSE TECHNIQUE. IT’S THE ROSE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. TO THE HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY FOLSOM HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADERS. THEY’VE ALL THERE. THEY’RE HAVING SOME SLIDERS RIGHT NOW. AND THANKS AGAIN TO CHEF RAY WELCH AND SOUS CHEF BEN. WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS FROM TIGER RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE IN DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO. BIG SHOUT OUT TO MICHELLE DAPPER OUT AT FOLSOM HIGH SCHOOL. AND WE ARE NOW JUST LESS THAN HALF HOUR AWAY BEFORE NBC STARTS THEIR NFL COVERAGE.
Sacramento chefs share delicious recipes to elevate football tailgates
Updated: 3:48 PM PDT Sep 4, 2025
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Football season is officially back, and it’s time to upgrade the tailgate with the perfect snacks. Chef Ray Welch and sous chef Bhenjaneill Dayrit of Tiger Restaurant and Lounge in Sacramento share recipes to elevate any watch party.See more in the video player above. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Football season is officially back, and it’s time to upgrade the tailgate with the perfect snacks.
Chef Ray Welch and sous chef Bhenjaneill Dayrit of Tiger Restaurant and Lounge in Sacramento share recipes to elevate any watch party.
See more in the video player above.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
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