PHOTO GALLERY: Columbia prepares for Super Bowl XLVII with food samples

Todd Guess passes by the Super Bowl display at the Hy-Vee located on West Broadway. The display contained almost everything a fan needs from cheese dip to beer. Guess plans on watching the game on Sunday with his family, and said he's not rooting for anyone, he's just watching for the commercials.   |  Jessica Salmond

Alyssa Boehmer, 4, licks her fingers after trying a sample as her mother, Alicyn Boehmer, shops behind her in the Rock Bridge Hy-Vee on Saturday. The supermarket offered a host of samples as a part of their fourth annual Big Game Demo Fest, a promotional event centered around the Super Bowl.   |  Elizabeth Cardwell

Samples of Philly cheesesteaks are reflected in a mirror at a food booth as Austin Prokell, left, and her husband, Max Prokell, hand out samples of the cheesesteaks Saturday at the Rock Bridge Hy-Vee. The store hosted an annual pre-Super Bowl promotional event with samples of all types of popular game day foods.   |  Elizabeth Cardwell

Daniel Christiansen, left, slices Shakespeare's pizzas into sample slices as Seth Rector, center, and Karyn Hiem, right, eat in the Rock Bridge Hy-Vee on Saturday. The supermarket offered samples of popular game day foods through out the store for the entire Super Bowl weekend in effort to cater to customers preparing for Super Bowl celebrations.   |  Elizabeth Cardwell