Hipster Friday: BBQ Like A Hipster
Now that we’ve taught you how to dress appropriately for a hipster spring, aspiring hipsters will surely be wondering what to do with themselves in this fine weather. While hipsters generally claim to be allergic to sunlight, this is not strictly true. The hipster barbeque is a quintessential springtime activity, just be sure to wear your sunglasses and adopt an appropriate air of lethargy.
Choose the Right Beer
Budweiser, Bud Light, Miller and so on are far too fratty for a hipster. If you actually like beer, microbrews are a must. The more obscure, the better – just make sure you’ve read about them in the NY Times food section and can give a snobby lecture on it. However, the obvious choice for mass consumption is PBR, or the local cheap alternative (Natty Boh in Baltimore, Iron City in Pittsburgh, Yuengling across the mid-Atlantic, etc).
Music is a Must
While it’s tempting to bring your ironic 80s cassette-only boom box, the other hipsters don’t have tapes. Try to get an iPod speaker set up so that everyone can participate in one-upping each other on the obscurity of their music. If you aren’t sure what sort of thing you should being to look impressive, check out this guest post from Sam Chase that gives an overview of hipster music.
Location, Location, Location
Backyards are fine as far as they go, but you can’t be seen in a backyard, and you can’t tweet about how awesome you are for barbequing in one. A much better option is to find a visible front porch in a very cool neighborhood, an abandoned parking lot, or just a street corner somewhere.
What Do Hipsters Eat?
Well, cocaine, obviously, but you can’t exactly grill that. Because you will probably have a lot of vegans and vegetarians and such, make sure you’ve got plenty of grillable veggies (peppers, asparagus, maybe even some tofu). Gourmet chicken sausages are a good look and can be sufficiently snobby. Burgers might be too all-American for some of your hipster friends, so you might opt for some steaks. Luckily, most hipsters foodie credentials are seriously questionable, so you can get away with a grass-fed Porterhouse for yourself and whatever’s on sale for everyone else (just tell them it’s organic and they’ll love it).
