Hank Williams’ Classic tune asks:
“Say, hey, good-lookin’
Whatcha got cookin’?
How about cookin’ somethin’ up with me?”
Anndddd Our New England Patriots are BACK in THE SUPER BOWL, led by ace-hotshot-sensation QB #10 Drake Maye and former NE Patriots linebacker 3-Time-Super-Bowl-Winner-Now-Turned-Head Coach Mike Vrabel! Super Bowl LX, Super Bowl 60, shall be played on February 8th, 2026 at Levi’s Stadium, in Santa Clara, California, with the official kickoff time slated for 6:30 PM EST. The NE Patriots vs The Seattle Seahawks will play the biggest game in American sports with broadcast coverage by NBC and Telemundo. Levi’s Stadium capacity is 68,500 seats for the NFL’s marquee game. www.vividseats.com has Super Bowl Tickets with the lowest price starting at $5,703 and states that “Super Bowl ticket prices vary year-to-year and throughout the season. Usually, the cheapest Super Bowl tickets cost around $4,000.” As of the date of this article, there are only 4% of Super Bowl tickets left at www.VividSeats.com with more than 34,327 football fans currently shopping for tickets for the NFL’s grand finale! www.stubhub.com has 6% of Super Bowl Tickets available, with prices ranging from $6,183 to $21,200! You may view a seating map of Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium from www.stubhub.com below:
The AFC Champion New England Patriots will face the NFC Champion Seattle Seahawks once more! They met previously during Super Bowl XLIX in 2014, where the NE Patriots defeated the Seahawks 28-24, after the Patriots staged a 10-point fourth-quarter comeback, sealed by Patriot’s cornerback Malcolm Butler’s interception of the Seahawk’s QB Russel Wilson at the 1-yard line with 20 seconds remaining in Super Bowl XLIX! Tom Brady was the Super Bowl MVP in 2014, passing for 4 touchdowns. This year, aside from broadcast coverage by NBC, Superbowl LX will also stream live on the Peacock, DirecTV, Hulu and NFL+ Networks/Platforms. There will be pre-game performances from; Green Day, Charlie Puth; who is singing the National Anthem, Brandi Carlisle; who is scheduled to sing “America the Beautiful,” and Grammy winner Coco Jones, who will perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Green Day is scheduled to play their pre-show performance at 6 PM EST. The Halftime Performance Show will feature Puerto Rican Superstar and Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, record producer and rapper Bad Bunny, AKA Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio. Bad Bunny’s accolades include: 3 Grammy Awards, 17 Latin Grammy Awards, 8 Billboard Awards, and 13 Lo Nuestro Awards. He was crowned “Artist of the Year” by Billboard in 2022. He was the most streamed artist on Spotify from 2020-2022 and 2025; he was second in 2023 and 3rd in 2024. Outside of music, Bad Bunny occasionally performs in professional wrestling on WWE programming and made his in-ring debut at WrestleMania 37. He is a one-time WWE 24/7 Champion and has wrestled at the 2022 Royal Rumble and the 2023 Backlash pay-per-view events. Additionally, Bad Bunny has starred in multiple films, including 2022’s “Bullet Train,” 2023’s “Cassandro,” and the films “Caught Stealing,” and “Happy Gilmore 2,” both in 2025. Bad Bunny has also collaborated with CROCS having created glow-in-the-dark clogs inspired by his “YHLQMDLG” album, was featured in GUCCI’S 2024 VALIGERIA campaign, became a global ambassador for Calvin Klein in 2025, and since 2021, Bad Bunny has routinely collaborated with Adidas to redesign various collections within the sneaker line, such as the Campus, the Forum, and the Gazelle sneaker line, among others.
Now that we have discussed and covered Super Bowl LX logistics, let’s canvass and talk about the vital question: “Whatcha got cookin’ for your Super Bowl 60 Menu?” Here are the responses that I received when I asked that very question of beloved members in our BBQ Community! Starting off SUPREMELY STRONG, BBQ PHENOM Sabrina Swanson told me that she would be making her “Grand Champion Burgers” for Superbowl LX. With a Social Media handle of @burger_queen_180 it most certainly goes without saying that this Beautiful BBQ-ing Belle knows a thing or two about creating Award-Winning BBQ dishes! This past year, Sabrina has won and placed in a plethora of competitions, solidifying her success on the BBQ circuit! @nationalbbqfest at Eisenhower Park, in Nassau County, NY, Sabrina placed 3rd in Ribs—with a BELL- ring, ring, ring!!! In July, at Four Town Fair’s KCBS Event, Sabrina scored a 180, just another glory among her many other accomplishments! She prepares, grills, and decorates her famous “Grand Champion Burgers,” and serves them with chocolate milkshakes with whipped cream!
Rico and Katy Pasquale of Q Shanty BBQ say that they will “be cooking up some great brisket and ribs for the Super Bowl!” Rico comments, “This will be a great time to cook BBQ the way that we want…and not have all the pressure of the judges judging! It (their BBQ) will be just a good eating brisket and ribs!” Rico will be using: “All Q’ued Up: Go to Hot: Some Like it Hot,” John Lindsay’s “Southern Spice Garlic Butter Seasonings: Savor the Flavor!” the Award-Winning “DISRUPTION Brisket & More,” BBQ seasonings from AnonymousQ, and “All Q’ued Up: Stateline BOLD: EVERYDAY. EVERYTHING!” John Lindsay states, “There’s garlic butter seasonings…then there’s Southern Spice Garlic Butter Seasoning—made for folks who love firing up the grill and feeding friends right from the backyard or WINNING on the competition cooking trail. Every shake brings that buttery richness and roasted garlic punch that makes chicken juicy, steaks sizzle, seafood shine, and veggies sing!” These BBQ rubs and seasonings can be found at: www.allquedup.com and www.thebbqallstars.com Both Rico and Katy will be savoring their BBQ fare during this year’s Super Bowl, as well as sharing the goodness with their family! Rico is the owner and Pit Master of Q Shanty @qshantybbq
Longtime www.ribbqnews.com Reader and Fan and Wise Guys BBQ www.wiseguysbbq.com “Make It Italian Throw Down Paella Challenger,” Linda Gefis declares, “When Kristen Murray Porcaro gives you a challenge, you accept. No Matter What! You don’t whine that you’re not cooking Super Bowl food this year. You just do it! Introducing my “Super-duper Super Bowl Red, White and Blue-berry Berry Patriot’s Trifle!” Linda exclaims, “I made this dessert ahead of Super Bowl Sunday just to make sure that my idea would work and for your article!” Linda made her delectable dessert using the following ingredients:
–Yellow Cake, cut into squares
–Fresh Blueberries
–Fresh Strawberries
–Blueberry Pie Filling
–Strawberry Pie Filling
–Whipped Cream
*Red, White, and Blue Sprinkles on top: Optional!
Especially prepared for our viewing pleasure, Linda is serving her “Berry-licious” Terrifically Tasty Trifle in vintage parfait cups…that are 60 Years Old! The same age as The Super Bowl! The vintage parfait cups were Linda’s Mom’s…It’s those EXTRA NOTEWORTHY, UNIQUE AND SIGNIFICANT details and EFFORTS that make all of these recipes so incredibly SPECTACULAR!
Speaking of SPECTACULAR… Fan Favorite BBQ-ers ElJefe Smoke AKA Dan Swanson and Jeff Kulacz, responded to my query from near and far, as they were traveling to and from a BBQ Class in Illinois! Dan Swanson will be making chicken wings using “Smokin’ Hoggz The Perfect Storm” and “Smokin’ Hoggz All-Purpose Smokin’ Applewood” rubs. Jeff says that he shall probably be making (his INFAMOUS!) chicken wings and ribs. In November, ElJefe Smoke posted the following: “Another competition BBQ season has been completed for ElJefe Smoke. We had a great year in KCBS finishing Reserve Grand Champion twice, once in New York and once in Vermont, (2) 3rd place overalls, and (2) 4th place overalls, plus an additional 4th place overall in the National BBQ Fest.”
Jeff makes:
–Smoked Buffalo Chicken Wings on the Humphrey’s BBQ Queb’d Pint over Charbon de bois franc Basques |Nature’s Own Hardwood Charcoal from Basques
–Smoked Lemon Pepper Wings on the Humphrey’s Smokers Queb’d Pint over Charbon de bois franc Basques charcoal and a homemade Lemon Pepper Ranch Dipping Sauce
–Smoked Buffalo Chicken Wings: With a combo of Heath Riles BBQ and McCormick Spice and modified Frank’s Red Hot
Dan Makes:
–BBQ Wings
–Buffalo Wings
–Sweet Spicy Chili Wings
Dan utilizes his Humphrey’s Smokers Pint Plus using Nature’s own Hardwood Charcoal from Basques ElJefe Smoke recapped their November 2025 American Royal Results: “Spent the last few days in some beautiful AND some terribly cold and windy weather competing in The Kansas City Barbeque Society sanctioned competition at Kansas City Speedway for The American Royal World Series of Barbeque Contest. This was our last contest for the 2025 season, and now we start our 2 day drive back to NH and MA.”
–Dessert: 3rd overall
Amanda Swanson knocked it out of the park, best cheesecake ever!
–Saturday of the 2025 American Royal Invitational; BBQ Champions Only;
ElJefe placed:
Chicken 26th
Ribs 24th
Pork 144th
Brisket 7th
26th overall
–Sunday of the 2025 American Royal Open –of 401 Teams Competing:
ElJefe Placed:
Chicken 158th
Ribs 142nd
Pork 265th
Brisket 140th
169th overall
A pre-season graphic created by the NFL’s social media team re-emerged over the last week…The graphic was originally posted at 8 AM on September 4th, 2025, with the caption:
“32 Teams with February dreams. We’re so back.”
“Prior to the league kicking off the 2025 campaign, the NFL dropped its annual road to the Super Bowl graphic. Saquon Barkley, Patrick Mahomes, Brock Purdy and Joe Burrow were all front and center as part of the teams that everyone believed had a real shot at winning it all…In the front row, Sam Darnold (QB for the Seattle Seahawks) and Drake Maye (QB for our NE Patriots) are spotted standing next to each other looking up at the Super Bowl LX trophy…Now, the Seahawks and Patriots will meet in a rematch of Super Bowl XLIX,” reports www.thebiglead.com
Eerie, isn’t it?
www.sports.yahoo.com divulges, “NFL Super Bowl 2026 graphic goes viral over curious Sam Darnold and Drake Maye placement…The answer was in plain sight all along…Well, that’s according to NFL fans currently entranced with a Super Bowl 2026 image posted in September that resurfaced (last) Sunday night after the Patriots and the Seahawks punched their tickets to the big game in Santa Clara.” Former NFL QB-turned-analyst Robert Griffin III quotes, “Little did they know that the 2 guys they put closest to the trophy and furthest from the audience viewpoint would be the 2 Quarterbacks in the Super Bowl.” Super Bowl 60 will almost certainly be an exhilarating match-up; full of electrifying, edge-of-your-seat, explosive action! Bad Bunny “will bring his Latin trap and reggaeton swagger to the NFL’s biggest stage; the Puerto Rican superstar has become one of the world’s most streamed artists,” states www.nfl.com
The NFL website has Super Bowl LX Ticket Packages available, describing them as the; “Official Hospitality Provider of the NFL: With a variety of options including exclusive hospitality offerings, elevated pregame and postgame experiences, all-inclusive hotel packages, suite access and more, Super Bowl LX Ticket Packages are now available for fans, bucket-listers, and corporate entertainers alike. Don’t just be there. Be On Location!” The Official NFL Super Bowl LX Ticket Packages start at $7,350.00 per person for “The Kickoff Club” level of access, and the “Patriots Fan Zone at Kickoff Club” Ticket Packages starting at $17,005.00 per person. With respect to the majority of us, we plan to watch the Super Bowl with friends and family locally, indulging ourselves with divine BBQ fare, food, dishes, and treats! So, “Hey, Good Lookin’? Whatcha Got Cookin’?” As we prepare to cheer on our New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX, what will YOU be Cookin’? Or Grillin’? Or BBQ-ing? Or Roastin’, Bastin’, or Smokin’??? Or Bakin’ or Broilin’?? Drop us a line and a photo and let us know! Share your BBQ dishes with us!
@ribbqnews @wiseguysbbq #NEPatriots #SuperBowlLX #Happy60thBirthdaySuperBowl #BBQ
PS: Fun Fact:
*Based on recent game-day promotions and social media content, a favorite BBQ-style dish associated with Drake Maye is brisket! Boston restaurants have featured a “Drake Maye Melt,” on game days, which specifically consists of brisket, pickles, American cheese, pimento, and sauteed onions on Texas toast! As for other BBQ favorites, Drake Maye can also be seen on TikTok and Instagram grilling up a well-seasoned bacon cheeseburger! @drake.maye @annmichaelmaye
