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Dodger Stadium: New Food and More for 2016

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It's Time for Dodger Baseball!   I guess you could say this is my field of dreams moment. Invited by the Los Angeles Dodgers to preview the menu items from Levy Restaurants, view some of the promotional items for the upcoming season and a VIP tour of the stadium. Arrived at the Stadium Club. 12 hours prior, I was in Austin wrapping up a pop up at SXSW. See What Jay Eats... Photo by Kristie Hang  Met with Jason Tingley, Executive Chef Dodger Stadium on this season's new menu items and we talked BBQ. Here's this season's starting lineup:  Specialty Nachos Verde with tomatillo verde sauce, pickled jalapeños, and fresco Cotija Queso over tortilla chips. I love tomatillo verde sauce, so yes, I'm a fan...  A Healthy Option, The Chicken Verde Sandwich with a grilled chicken breast on telera bread with jalapeño aioli, lettuce, tomato, and tomatillo verde sauce. Served at the...

Dodger Stadium: New Food Items for 2014

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Two of my favorite things in life, baseball and food.   I grew up in Elysian Heights, which is the next hill over from Dodger Stadium, and would go to games with my dad.  We'd have Dodger Dogs, frozen chocolate malts, a double-bagger of peanuts (for those who remember them and why), and a Cool-A-Coo.  I've been trying to calculate the number of Dodger Dogs I've had in my lifetime... From crab cakes in Baltimore, clam chowder in Seattle, fish tacos in San Diego, a BBQ stuffed potato in Houston, to Rocky Mountain Oysters in Denver, ballpark food across the country has changed.  It's no longer just hot dogs, peanuts, and cracker jacks. Welcome to the 2014 Dodger Stadium! On this beautiful day... While the Dodgers were getting ready to face the Philadelphia Phillies We were getting ready to taste the new food  for the 2014 season With Janet Marie Smith, Dodgers' Sr VP of Planning and Development. She developed the n...