Kansas City tailgate food is barbecue, and barbecue is the hardest test disposable goods face: sauce on the fingers, ribs held in one hand, plates loaded heavier than they look. A kit counted for sixteen keeps plates and napkins in proportion, which matters most at the table where napkins go fastest.
Red and gold across the box. Arrowhead lots open early and the pre-game runs long, so plan the paper for a full afternoon rather than a meal, and keep the napkins somewhere people can reach without crossing the grill. Late-season home dates are cold ones, and cold hands use more paper, not less.
On the table
- One box of red and gold counted for sixteen guests.
- Barbecue is the hardest test a paper plate gets.
- Plan the napkins for an afternoon, not a single meal.
- Keep the stack reachable without crossing in front of the grill.
