10 Best New MLB Stadium Food Items According to Darren Rovell’s Twitter Feed
Buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks, I don’t care if I ever get back.
It’s time to update Take Me Out to the Ball Game. The American classic has grown out of date. Today, if you go to a ballpark, you aren’t looking for peanuts and cracker jacks – you’re looking for gourmet food.
Gourmet food options have been popping up over the years at ballparks. These cathedrals of America’s Past Time have started striking vendor deals with local restaurants that make signature dishes, providing more unique food options to fans.
This year, there appears to be a slew of amazing new food items at ballparks around the country, and Darren Rovell seems hellbent on tweeting a picture of every one of them.
Here’s what I deem the top 10 new food items of the 2014 MLB season, using images tweeted (or re-tweeted) by Mr. Rovell.
10. Arizona’s Venom Dog
The Diamondbacks new Venom Dog: A foot-long habanero sausage w/ beans, guacamole & sour cream ($10) pic.twitter.com/B7YdYZ0tMw
— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) March 18, 2014
Is there anything more southwestern than this?
9. Seattle’s Crab Roll
@darrenrovell New at Safeco Field: Crab Roll. Local Dungeness crab with house-made remoulade. pic.twitter.com/lTu8pnc9nP
— Nathan Rauschenberg (@nrauschen) March 27, 2014
Crab from the Pacific Northwest? You can’t go wrong.
8. Houston’s Nolan Ryan NY Strip Sandwhich
New at Astros games: Nolan Ryan NY Strip sandwich w/fried onions, white cheese & horseradish (via @ARAMARKsports) pic.twitter.com/aGBBuqWxjv
— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) March 27, 2014
Love the name, and fried onions makes everything better.
7. Colorado’s Pretzel Pastrami Sandwhich
Rockies fans, here’s the new Pretzel Pastrami sandwich w/russian dressing & swiss cheese on a pretzel roll pic.twitter.com/omoaDAIWbC
— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) March 27, 2014
Pretzel rolls are in right now and you can never go wrong with pastrami, but the russian dressing is what intrigues me the most here.
6. Houston’s Texas Hold ‘Em
Astros now have Texas Hold’Em — BBQ chicken w/cheddar, tomato, fries & slaw on Texas toast (via @aramarksports) pic.twitter.com/UQNkCNc4gw
— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) March 27, 2014
I’m all in for anything that combines BBQ and coleslaw, but adding fries and cheddar cheese? Yes, please.
5. Toronto’s Liberty Village Smoked Pork
New at Blue Jays games: Liberty Village Smoked Pork w/slaw, apple chutney & dijonaise on an onion bun pic.twitter.com/1BoNuesDTg
— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) March 27, 2014
Dijonaise!
4. Fenway’s Breakfast Burger
Fenway’s new Breakfast Burger w/mozzarella, egg, onions & special sauce (H/T @aramarksports) pic.twitter.com/peDIZr64PG
— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) March 27, 2014
Would love to go to Fenway and try this on Patriot’s Day.
3. Pittsburgh’s The Closer
New at Pirates games this year: The Closer (grilled cheese w/NINE diffferent cheese & candied bacon) pic.twitter.com/2a7gODhmf2
— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) March 27, 2014
Nine different types of cheese? I didn’t even know there were that many.
2. Minnesota’s Bloody Mary
Bloody Mary at Hrbeks this summer Target Field. Can’t wait!!!! pic.twitter.com/8FU5u0HGED
— Kent Hrbek (@Hrbie14) March 28, 2014
IT COMES WITH A BURGER!
1. Arizona’s D-Bat Dog
Diamondbacks to sell $25 corn dog http://t.co/n0hITz0nwm pic.twitter.com/zSSFyMhplD
— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) March 18, 2014
The masterpiece. An 18-inch corn dog stuffed with cheddar cheese, jalapenos and bacon. I don’t know how you top this. Make sure to eat with your heart medication.
What new food items do you most want to try this year?