Cajun dill IS a chip. Sorry if I confused anything. :)

As for beer? Anything by Abita.

how about some mojitos with freshly crushed mint. yum.

Lot's of garlic there--how about a big California Zin? If beer, I'd go pilsner or something crisp and hoppy.

Bill the bartending expert :) Thanks.

Though I cannot give you gastronmic reasoning: Hoegarden, Leffe, and Chimay. Brooklyn Brown, and Ommegang (sp?), too. I love me beer. No pilsners!

I wonder if we could strike a deal with the 5th avenue beer store. I love specialty beer. And cheap beer. Well, pretty much all bee but Guinness.

You might want to check out Meyers of Keswick, and see if they have any of the interesting British flavours of crisps... like steak and onion, ham and mustard, lamb and mint, or chicken curry.

As for beverages, I'd say go with a few beers. Brooklyn Porter is quite nice, and a silver tequila would also go well with those dips. I'm partial to Patron Silver, myself, but Herredura would also work.

I don't know how fancy you want your pants, but if you want something sweet to go with all that salt, I made some killer vanilla lemon drops last week. Fresh lemon juice, simple syrup, and vanilla vodka, martini style. Good and potent.

I've been making pita chips a lot lately. I buy a few bags, cut them up pizza-style, split the layers, and bake them for not very long in the oven on a cookie sheet. They can be brushed with olive oil and sprinkled with anything (like parmesan or crack, heh) beforehand. So much healthier and more creative than Tostitos (sp?).

Also, homemade margaritas (fresh lemon, lime juice, triple sec, tequila) are amazing. But, I'm sort of an obsessive cook and understand completely why no normal human being would put themself through this effort.

Mmm. Lemon drops and margaritas. YUM.

Deb, homemade margaritas are not obesessive-- they're quality. I grew up in a house where three things from scratch were required: cookies, margaritas, and home roasted coffee. Settling for less is blasphemus (though I must say that you can freeze the homemade marg. mix in ice cube trays and use later).

Costco has amazing spinach dip.

I'd guess a hoppy, bitter beer would go best with the salty chips. Then again, I'm currently obsessed with IPAs.

Champagne. The bubble cut through heavy sauces and dips and such.

Plus, Champers goes really well with a "hot beef dip." If you get my drift.

hey there - saw awesome looking dip on the Wow report recently - http://worldofwonder.net/archives/and_thairin_lies_the_answer.php

sangria is a great drink for chippin and dippin!

and then there's "Sprine" - kinda hobo sangria - red wine and sprite on ice - delish!

I'd stick with beer. Anything hoppy and not too sweet will cut through the fats and balance the acids. Find the best beers in New York here:
http://www.ratebeer.com/BestInMyArea.asp

I recommend an APA (American Pale Ale like Sierra Nevada) or something Eastern US just as well like Harpoon Alt.