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Minnesota Twins 2011 Hot Dog Lineup

March 29th, 2011 by MarSaul Bump - food ideas

Twins and Delaware North Sportservice Adding More Minnesota Favorites to Target Field Concessions
Local fare remains major focus in ballpark’s second season

The Minnesota Twins and food, beverage and retail partner Delaware North Companies Sportservice today introduced a variety of new menu items to an already well-regarded Target Field concessions lineup. In remaining consistent with the inaugural season’s emphasis on local fare, the Twins and Sportservice once again sought out unique and delicious foods from Minnesota.

New for 2011
Hebrew National Hot Dog
For Twins fans seeking a Kosher selection, the Hebrew National Hot Dog comes to Target Field this season. The preparation of the main attraction at Target Field’s first kosher hot dog portable cart will be supervised Sunday through Thursday by a Rabbi or one of his representatives. The cart will remain open Friday and Saturday, but in observation of the Sabbath, it will not be supervised. All food items – including bread, condiments and specially packaged soft drinks – fall within kosher standards.

Food Network
Twins fans can enjoy two Food Network takes on the highly-popular Kramarczuk’s sausage in addition to the bratwurst, Polish and Hungarian sausages already served at Target Field by Sportservice. The new Food Network specialties are a smoked bratwurst with horseradish cream and a wild rice bratwurst with pickled red cabbage and beer mustard.

Turkey to Go
A mouth-watering taste of the Minnesota State Fair since 1959, the Giant Juicy Turkey Sandwich – marinated overnight, served hot and fresh, and pulled from the bone – makes its Minnesota-sports debut in a portable stand behind home plate on the main concourse.

Walk A Taco
El Burrito Mercado, a local Mexican favorite in St. Paul’s “District del Sol” for more than 30 years, lends this concept – a tortilla-based cone, stuffed with authentic taco ingredients. Owned by the Silva family, El Burrito Mercado has featured its Walk A Taco at countless festivals, including TwinsFest 2011, Taste of Minnesota, Cinco de Mayo and Grand Ol’ Days.

Minneapple Pie
What better to have with baseball than apple pie? Armed with a century-old family recipe, the Atsidakos family developed this individual apple pie in the 1960s at Peter’s Grill in Minneapolis and now serves it in the family-run Cottage Grill in Rogers, Minn. It’s featured at the State Fair and will now be supplied to Sportservice to serve at Target Field.

The Twins Brews stand returns in 2011 featuring many local and regional brews, including Summit, Schell’s, Finnegan’s, Grainbelt Premium and Leinenkugel’s. New for 2011 is Farm Girl Saison from Lift Bridge Brewery based in Stillwater, Minn.

Pepsi Beverages Company (PBC) returns as the official soft drink provider of Target Field. PBC has the exclusive soft drink pouring and marketing rights in the new stadium for the next four years. PBC is also a sponsor of the TwinsCare outreach program, which provides tickets to children and adults without the economic means to purchase them.

Four different varieties of Schweigert hot dogs return to Target Field
The Big Dog
This quarter-pound, all-beef hot dog replaced the Dome Dog. It is served with chips and sold at portable grills and select concession stands.

The Original Twins Dog
This pork and beef Tenderbite skinless hot dog is the same hot dog that was served at Met Stadium, just a bit bigger. This hot dog is served at select concession stands.

The Dugout Dog
The pork and beef old-fashioned hot dog with a natural casing will again be served by retro fitted vendors in the stands.

The Dinger Dog
The pork and beef foot-long hot dog is a skinless hot dog and will be served at select Hennepin Grille locations.

The Twins also continue their partnership with Anheuser-Busch, including the return of the Budweiser Roof Deck, a popular seating section at Target Field. Budweiser has now sponsored the Twins for more than 20 years.

Minneapolis-based coffee company Caribou Coffee returns in 2011 as the official coffee of the Minnesota Twins and Target Field.

Fans can learn more about Target Field’s concessions and dining offerings at Taste Of Twins

Chicago Cubs Ballpark Food 2011

March 28th, 2011 by MarSaul Bump - food ideas

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CHICAGO CUBS
World Series Championships
1907, 1908

Retired Numbers
#10 Ron Santo, #14 Ernie Banks, #23 Ryne Sandberg, #26 Billy Williams, #31 Ferguson Jenkins, #31 Greg Maddux, #42 Jackie Robinson (retired league-wide)

Rivals
Chicago White Sox, St Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds

CHICAGO, IL – Vienna Beef Hot Dogs, whose first store opened in Chicago in 1894, becomes the Official Hot Dog of the Chicago Cubs. The partnership reunites Vienna Beef Ltd. with the Cubs after the two companies served as corporate partners until 1982. Vienna Beef Hot Dogs will be sold Chicago-style in concession stands, grill carts and hot boxes throughout Wrigley Field.

Fans can also explore several specialty hot dogs, such as the Taco Dog topped with seasoned ground beef, shredded lettuce, pico de gallo, jalapenos, shredded cheddar cheese and sour cream. Additional specialty offerings include the Frito Dog, Deli Dog, Nacho Dog, or the Heater-a hot dog topped with blue cheese coleslaw, celery salt and buffalo sauce. Specialty hot dogs are available at The Works concession stand inside Wrigley Field’s main gate.

Guests will enjoy Vienna Beef Hot Dogs on plain and poppy-seeded buns from Gonnella Baking Company, the Official Hot Dog Bun of Wrigley Field. Family-owned and operated Gonnella Baking Company is celebrating its 125th anniversary in Chicago this year.

Another local family-owned and operated company, D’Agostino’s Pizza, becomes the exclusive pizza served at Wrigley Field. The first D’Agostino’s Pizza location opened in 1968 down the street from Wrigley Field at the corner of Addison Street and Southport Avenue. Concession stands inside the ballpark will feature giant individual thin crust pizza slices with cheese or cheese and pepperoni, and personal pan pizzas with cheese or cheese and sausage.

Stanley’s Kitchen & Tap will provide hamburgers at Wrigley Field concession stands, including the specialty “Stanburger” in both the Broadcast Grill and Sheffield Grill located on the right field main concourse. The Stanburger is offered as a single or double quarter-pound proprietary four-beef blend patty, topped with melted American cheese, lettuce, onion, sliced tomato and Stanley’s own secret SKT sauce. Stanley’s Kitchen & Tap is a full-service Chicago-based restaurant specializing in traditional American home-style cooking with a southern twist.

Fans in the Bud Light Bleachers will enjoy new jumbo chicken wings from The Fifty/50 restaurant of Chicago. These wings are tossed in special seasonings, lightly breaded and fried, then tossed in either The Fifty/50 Buffalo Sauce, Tangy Barbeque Sauce or the Wrigley Field-exclusive Wrigleyville Ivy Sauce. The Fifty/50 will sell wings from a new portable unit located in the left field bleacher patio.

Chicago-based Enjoy Life Foods enters the Friendly Confines as the official gluten-free, allergy-friendly food supplier to the Chicago Cubs. Enjoy Life Foods will provide gluten-free Not Nuts Beach Bash-a medley of sunflower kernels, pumpkin seeds, dried pineapple, apricots and cranberries-and Soft Baked Snickerdoodle Cookies in several ballpark locations.

Fans visiting Wrigley Field can find all of their food options by viewing the Ballpark Food Map.