Tailgate like a pro

This was not my tailgate, but I was surrounded by such high-spirited works of art last weekend at the Daffodil Festival on Nantucket Island. Looking to get away and step into spring, Gourmet Guy and I spent a great weekend on the island of the beautiful people. Yes whale pants and lobster belts are still fashion mainstays on this Cape Cod shoal. This festival is a real community event based on the celebration of spring and partying w/ food and booze outside. Aren't tailgates great? Who needs a ballgame?
We feasted our eyes on gourmet spreads like this one splayed out on the side of a tree-lined street. There was roast beef, asparagus, flatbread pizza, champagne, men drinking bloody marys out of mason jars, trays and baskets of deviled eggs and cupcakes everywhere. I felt like we stepped into a Ralph Lauren catalogue and a Gourmet Magazine all at once. We also sampled a new non-alcoholic beer brought over from our friends from Germany along w/ a complimentary bratwurst and sauerkraut spread. An ompha band and Morris Dancers rounded out the fun. Did I mention antique cars? That was the parade that lead to the tailgate. In my opinion there are too few events based on eating and imbibing al fresco. Lowell def. needs a tailgate party. Good locations would be Heritage State or Francis Gate parks.