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Tailgating: not just hot dogs and hamburgers any more

Tailgating grill photo
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Tailgating is a football Saturday tradition in East Lansing.

We talk with MSU corporate chef Kurt Kwiatkowski about football season tailgating.

Tailgating season is heating up, and the Spartan throngs are set to enjoy another Saturday on the banks of the Red Cedar River when Wisconsin comes to town.

Russ White talks with MSU corporate chef Kurt Kwiatkowski of MSU Culinary Services to find out how tailgating has changed over the years.

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