BBQ and Basketball

I was very pleased to discover that there is a place in town to watch college basketball.

Bodeans is a Kansas City-style BBQ joint in Soho that for some reason, plays US sports. I found it from the UK Boston Red Sox supporters site and when I looked at the calendar earlier this week, I was very surprised to find out that they were showing Michigan State vs. Illinois, the big ten opener for the Spartans, on TV Friday night. And at a decent time even, 7 p.m. GMT.

I went with a friend on her way to Italy for her sabbatical - she was a good enough sport to do something this American on her first evening of her European trip. The place was not bad - the chicken and ribs dinner was pretty decent. They had a selection of nasty North American beers (Miller Lite, Sol, Dos Equis) - but also a pretty good Czech beer.

Even though my Spartans lost, I look forward to seeing more games here. I may get to live March Madness after all.