Foam Fail: Yankee Stadium's Beer Printer Performs...Poorly
We wrote about a beer printer that lets bartenders print on beer foam using malt-based ink. We're sorry to report that it totally sucks.
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Major League Baseball Food Festival Comes To NYC
For the first time ever, Major League Baseball is hosting a food festival where you can get the nation's best ballpark snack in the one place.
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Who Says Fried Food Is Out Of Style? Not These Pro Sports Arenas.
Stadium food has gotten fancier in the past few years. These new, yet old-school offerings from NBA and NHL arenas definitely put a smile on our faces.
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Seattle Seahawks Serve Potatoes Grown From Food Waste
Seattle's CenturyLink Field, home of the Seahawks, is taking a stand against stadium food waste. Would you like sustainably grown fries with that?
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Tennis And Tapas? The U.S. Open Is Banking On This Ace Combo
The U.S. Open, which begins today and runs through Sunday, September 11, is the world’s most-attended sporting event, attracting a ridiculous 700,000 fans over the course of the two-week tennis tournament in New York City. In this food-obsessed era, when jeers about crappy stadium food can overshadow even poor play, it is essential for organizers of major sporting…
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New At Citi Field: 5 Food Items For The 2016 Baseball Season
Since opening in 2009, Citi Field has seen its share of mediocre baseball. Its home team, the New York Mets, failed to seriously contend for a playoff spot during the first six years of the ballpark before making an improbable run to the World Series last season. In contrast, the quality of the food and…
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New Developments In Ballpark Food Spell Certain Doom
Over-the-top fatty, cheesy, deep-fried stadium food has long been an honored baseball tradition. After all, you need your strength for the wave, the 7th-inning stretch, beer runs and the bathroom line. And nobody's queuing up at the salad booth because 1) salad is not usually on offer, and 2) carrying a salad back to your seat, depending…
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Hotlink Bling: The In-Stadium Menu For Super Bowl 50
Have you been to the Super Bowl? Probably not. That's okay, me neither. The tickets aren't really available to the general public. You already know that it's unlike any other sporting event in the world, with the cost of entry typically being thousands of dollars. And with tens of thousands of high rollers thrown together into…
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Where To Eat At The 2015 U.S. Open
The U.S. Open, which runs from August 31 to September 13 this year, is the world’s highest-attended sporting event — attracting a ridiculous 700,000 fans over the course of the two-week tournament. In this food-obsessed era, when jeers about a team’s crappy stadium food can overshadow even poor play, it is essential to the Open planners…
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There Is Now A Gastropub At Lambeau Field
An artist’s rendition of the new warmest spot at Lambeau Field[/caption] Normally when you think about Wisconsin beers, big names like Miller, Old Milwaukee, Leinenkugel and Point come to mind. The proud cheesehead fans of the Green Bay Packers are working-class folk, so you’d think that they would carry these megabreweries’ products in their lunch…
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10 Things To Eat At Citi Field, Home Of The New York Mets
Ladies and gentlemen, the New York Mets are in first place. Let it sink in for a minute, because you certainly haven’t heard that one in awhile. Sure, it’s exactly one game into the season, which leaves precisely 161 to be played. But there’s definitely a palpable buzz surrounding the team as it takes the…
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Get Ready For The Farm-To-Fork Sports Arena Movement
[caption id="attachment_74726" align="alignnone" width="700" ] The Sacramento Kings are committed to locally-sourced food options at their upcoming arena.[/caption] The days of grabbing a hot dog and a soda at ballgames are over. With customers coughing up more money than ever for tickets to sporting events, we’ve all come to expect a large variety of high…
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Here's What Michael Mina Is Serving At Sunday's 49ers Tailgate (Hint: It's Epic)
Michelin-starred chef and longtime San Francisco 49ers fan Michael Mina used to host some pretty epic tailgate parties in the parking lot outside the football stadium. This year, the 49ers have brought Mina's party inside. The team's brand-spankin' new Levi's Stadium includes a full-service restaurant under Mina's multi-locational Bourbon Steak brand, where the chef now…
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You Can Now Vote For Citi Field's Next Restaurant
The New York Mets may once again be languishing in last place, but the food and drink offerings at Citi Field have always been strong. There’s New Yorkers’ favorite burger chain Shake Shack, gloriously large steak sandwiches from meat maestro Pat LaFrieda and even quality Mexican grub. And now coming soon to the ballpark in…
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Footlong Kimchi Hot Dog Recipe
When it comes to hot dogs, kimchi is the new sauerkraut. No offense to the classic shredded fermented cabbage, but kimchi is spicy and colorful in addition to being a perfect acidic component to a nice fatty dog, so kimchi wins. Need a little extra crunch? Nori flakes and wasabi peas are there to help.Why…
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Ballpark-Style Garlic Fries Recipe
Have all the ballpark dogs you want at the game, but get a big serving of garlic fries to go with them. These stadium staples have been ruining marriage proposals at ballparks with their pungent awesomeness for decades, and you can easily make them with the help of a small deep-fryer — a worthy investment…
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Peanuts To Artisanal Peanut Brittle: The Modern History Of Baseball Stadium Food
Mike Isabella is probably not the first rookie in the major leagues to take a swing at chicken parm stardom. But the version that he’s bringing to Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. this spring is a significant upgrade on the typical red-sauced cutlets on a roll, he says. Maybe not a whole different animal, per…
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5 Baseball Stadium Snacks For The Cheese-Obsessed
When I think of the words "spring" and "farm system" I know we’re talking about either baseball or cheese. Either way, spring is an incredible time for both of my favorite pastimes. Baseball players surface from hibernation to work off their beer bellies and get back in shape, fields are meticulously tended to as maintenance…
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Pat LaFrieda Gives Mets Fans Two Reasons To Look Forward To This Season
Mets fans have had little to cheer about since Citi Field’s opening in 2009. Year after year, the team has struggled to remain competitive past the first couple months of the season, and a downtrodden fan base has become increasingly impatient. At the very least, however, fans have been able to take solace in a…
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Check Out The Diamondbacks' New "D-Bat" Bacon Cheese Corn Dog
If it's just not a ballgame without a hot dog, Arizona Diamondback fans are in for the best non-game-related news of the season. Chase Field's Big Dawgs are frying up the D-Bat: 18 inches of corn dog stuffed with jalapeños, bacon and cheese nestled in a basket of fries with chipotle ketchup, for the low,…
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What To Eat And Drink At The 2013 MLB All-Star Game At Citi Field
Baseball’s biggest stars will square off under the bright lights of New York’s Citi Field next Tuesday night and thousands of loyal fans will travel for a chance to see their beloved hometown players. In addition to being unique because of the talent on the field, attending the MLB All-Star game is an exciting way…
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Updated: 35 Food And Drink Storylines For The 2013 Major League Baseball Season
Last week, we released our baseball preview, full of food and drink topics to keep an eye on as the 2013 season kicked off. We’re less than a week into the games and already we have gotten some great feedback about intriguing new items to try out from around the league. Here is an updated…
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Salt River Fields: The Best Baseball Stadium You've Never Been To
With the 2013 Major League Baseball season starting this week, it's time to say goodbye to Spring Training. That means it's time to say goodbye to Spring Training ballparks, too. If you've never been, stadiums for the pre-season tune-up are a wonderful surprise. They're big enough to accommodate the big league fans, but small enough…
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10 Ways Baseball Is Getting Craft Beer All Kinds Of Right
Baseball is officially back, but let me say, it’s not an easy time to be a craft beer–loving baseball fan in New York. While the Yankees and Mets look to be in rebuilding mode on the field, both stadiums are changing up their craft beer offerings, too. When Citi Field hiked the prices on beer…
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25 Food And Drink Storylines For The 2013 Major League Baseball Season
[caption id="attachment_69094" align="alignnone" width="700" ] Play Ball! (clockwise from top left): Grilled mahi tacos at Marlins Park, the erstwhile Ichiroll sign at Safeco Field in Seattle, the new Doyer Dog at Dodger Stadium, Pat LaFrieda steak sandwich at Citi Field.[/caption] Baseball is almost here! After a long winter, the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros will…
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NYC: A Fan's Guide To Eating And Drinking Well At Citi Field
[caption id="attachment_69060" align="alignnone" width="700" ] Eat The Mets (from left): The line at Shake Shack, Pat LaFrieda's steak sandwich, Mama's of Corona.[/caption] Exactly one week from today, Jon Niese will take the mound at Citi Field and the 2013 New York Mets season will officially be underway. It's no secret that there are not many…
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