Endless Simmer: Best ballpark food
"inspired by the New York Times’ Travel Section. Food writer Peter Meehan had the enviable assignment of traveling to all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums and sampling their many edible offerings. Of course, this being the New York Times, the baseball food they cover is less beer and pretzels, more Champagne and edamame. Call me old-fashioned, but I’d rather not sample the eel nigiri while sitting in the bleacher seats. In fact, I’m pretty sure that half the things on the Times list would get you a bloody nose if you’re sitting anywhere outside the executive suites."
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I’m in total agreement with this guy. How Ben’s, Boog’s and particularly Mama’s (aka Leo’s Latticini) didn’t make the Times list basically just exposes it as a fraud. Mama’s honestly makes one of the best Italian Heroes you’re gonna find anywhere, ballpark or no ballpark.
by Jonny Pops on Jun 10, 2008 11:08 AM EDT 0 recs
The NYT guy got one thing right.
Primanti Brothers in Pittsburgh makes an awesome sandwich. Totally delicious. But generally yeah, get over yourself. Cedar plank salmon? Really?
I had a Ben’s half smoke at the Nats game last week. It was perfect.
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by Stacey on
Jun 10, 2008 11:29 AM EDT
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Cedar plank salmon
sounds pretty good right now.
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by exitfare on
Jun 10, 2008 11:43 AM EDT
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right?
oh, man. if you’ve got a couple arteries to spare, a half smoke, chilifires and one of their cherry shakes (at the u street location) are ridiculously good.
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by j.q. higgins on
Jun 10, 2008 5:00 PM EDT
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The Primantis sandwich is great
Could do without the fries though.
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by jobe on
Jun 10, 2008 5:27 PM EDT
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So it's not about the baseball game.
The NYT guy expects upscale food at the ballpark? The corporatization of ballparks has gone far enough. Go get your gossamer of mayonnaise and split of champagne at a restaurant.
I pretty much expect ballpark food to be in line with the imagery shown here: The Sausage Guy. A bit more upscale sandwich is OK.
He brought it up: “I … came back with the assured confidence of Yankees’ fans that success wasn’t just possible, but likely.” I hope the continued corporate takeover of the ballpark experience bumbles along just as well as the Yankees have (by their own standards) this century.
by drj on Jun 10, 2008 1:14 PM EDT 0 recs
it would be nice to go to the park
and get food that will not make you fat
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by exitfare on
Jun 10, 2008 1:16 PM EDT
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The article doesn't even mention Boogs!
I can’t speak to the quality of crab cake at OPACY (I’ll take the writer’s word for it that it stunk). Crab cakes are hard to do right, and I’ve hardly ever had a good one outside of Maryland. But Boog’s is awesome! How can I take the article seriously when it doesn’t even mention Boog’s?
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by rebop on Jun 10, 2008 3:33 PM EDT 0 recs
Actually....
I’ve hardly ever had a good one outside of Maryland a fireman’s carnival on the Eastern Shore.
FTFY.
:)
Seriously, what in the world do y’all put in those things over in Baltimore? Leave well enough alone!
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by duck on Jun 10, 2008 3:56 PM EDT 0 recs
Edamame
with old bay is better than peanuts anyday. And I’m not above rolling my own sushi at home and carrying it it.
You can call me a gay elitist all you want, but I eat that shit up in 382, and drink snuck booze with it!
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by Senatorrosewater on Jun 10, 2008 6:26 PM EDT 0 recs
It's true
The Senator rolls a mean veggie sushi. And it’s been since the Memorial Stadium days that I’ve seen someone sneak a fifth of bourbon into the stadium with such non-chalance.
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