As the calendar turns to September, we begin to say farewell to summer and welcome fall. For me, fall officially begins with the start of football season. Football is woven into the fabric of America as much as baseball, apple pie, and the latest cellular phone.

As a young family with two growing boys, my wife Lenore and I are no strangers to dining on a budget. Even when we have to cut corners, we have determined that fun and quality dining fare should never be a sacrifice. Therefore, we had to find a way to enjoy the finer things in life without over indulging, and more importantly, over spending. The solution is one of mankind’s greatest inventions—Happy Hour.