Extol April-May 2018 | Page 10

THE EXTOL TEAM WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE BALLPARK FOOD? TONY BENNETT Photographer Old Style and a hot dog at Wrigley Field. A fresh pour for the 7th inning stretch is so a great way to cap off the day. 8 EXTOL : APRIL/MAY 2018 ANGIE FENTON JASON APPLEGATE ADAM KLEINERT ADRIENNE CHERRIE CHRISTIAN WATSON DANNY ALEXANDER Editor in Chief Forget the $1 hot dog specials at Louisville Slugger Stadium and splurge on an all-beef foot- long. I’ve been to several ball- parks around the country and nothing compares, especially when topped with everything they have available, including ketchup. May take me an hour but so worth it. Account Manager EVERY ballparks’ hot dogs! There is just something about a ballpark hot dog that is so satisfying to me. LISA HORNUNG ALLISON JONES I enjoy a hot dog from any stadium. Only mustard, please. I think the reason I like them is that I so rarely eat hot dogs, that stadium dogs are a rare and delicious indulgence. Dip them in cornbread batter and call them corn dogs, and all the better. It isn’t as though I don’t love the idea of ballpark food. Greasy, high calorie food brings a smile to my face. It is the mere con- cept of sitting in my own sweat on a sweltering day eating while watching baseball or some slow moving sporting Does that make me a princess? Writer Writer Managing Partner and Director of Advertising & Sales In the old days when I could get a draft beer in the old paper cups – same cups as they used for sodas, too – and a hot dog with mustard, relish and onion. Hold the Ketchup! Creative Content Developer I haven’t been to many ball- parks, but I think my favorite would have to be the popcorn. Something about all that salt and butter makes me never want to microwave another bag of store-bought popcorn again. STEVE KAUFMAN Writer A rolling cart in the stands at Wrigley Field had sizzling Oscar Mayer hot dogs cooking on it. Not very exciting or gourmet (nor particularly nutritious), but to a 10-year-old kid – it could have been prime rib! Creative Director I’ve been to a lot of ball parks and have eaten a lot of food, but my favorite will always be the Skyline cheese coneys at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati. Photographer You can’t beat a ballpark hotdog, especially the footlong from Slugger Field. It’s inexpen- sive, as far as ballpark prices go, and it’s a lot of food. It’s a clas- sic paring and no trip to a game is complete without getting a hotdog. KEVIN KERNEN Writer It doesn’t matter where, but a hot stadium Bratwurst reigns supreme in the pantheon of stadium foods. Slap some ‘kraut and mustard on it and you got yourself the king of stadium eats.