“Edibles & Potables” is our Sunday slot for ranging beyond the perimeters of the Louisville metropolitan area for glimpses of food and drink elsewhere on the planet.
As of Saturday evening, the 2022 World Series between the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies is tied at a game apiece, with the games shifting to Philadelphia on Monday.
In the minds of many older baseball fans, ballpark food retains a patina of nostalgia, albeit fading, as outlined here at The History of Ballpark Food (History; cover photo credit): “We take a look at classic ballpark snacks like hot dogs, peanuts and Cracker Jack.”
It is said that Nero violently rejected the designated gladiator rule.
The world’s first sausage may have been made as far back as 64 A.D., when Emperor Nero Claudius Caesar’s cook, Gaius, stuffed pig intestines with ground meat in a flash of culinary inspiration. After eating the sausage, the emperor is said to have declared, “I have discovered something of great importance.” If your favorite ballpark treat is a fresh hot dog overflowing with ketchup, mustard and sauerkraut, you just might concur.
My personal favorite experience with ballpark fare of the current, “upscale” era came in Seattle at Safeco Field in 2006, when I dined on an Ichi-Roll (sushi named for then-Mariners stalwart Ichiro Suzuki) and washed it down with locally brewed IPA.
It was an experience entirely outside the realm of Louisville Slugger Field’s moribund offerings at the time, although in fairness the situation has improved since then.
Returning to the present and the two cities featured in this year’s Fall Classic, what are the ideal culinary creations to accompany baseball?
First, the American League champs. Choices include Tex-Mex, Viet-Cajun and kolaches.
What to Eat in Houston: 8 Iconic, Unmissable Foods (Eat Your World)
Houston is America’s most diverse city, and—in not unrelated news—it’s increasingly touted as one of the country’s best cities for food. And yet it still flies under the radar for many people. Perhaps the city sprawl frightens them away, or the prospect of having to drive (a minimum of) 20 minutes to get pretty much anywhere. But that’s a small price to pay to experience some of the best food this dynamic city has to offer.
In Houston, not only does the great diversity make for lots of variety in the restaurant scene, but the city’s special brand of colliding cultures has also created a...Read more
