The Washington Nationals have added an extensive menu of fall specialty items to be available exclusively during the 2017 postseason beginning this Friday at Nationals Park. Here’s a rundown of what to expect, and where you can find it: The Fall Classic Grilled Cheese What is it: Grilled Cheese with braised short rib, baby arugula, pickled … Continue reading Nationals Park to add specialty food items for 2017 playoffs
Washington Nationals fans and players gave several changes to the Nationals Park experience a test run on Friday as the Nationals played the first of two preseason exhibition games against the Minnesota Twins in advance of Monday’s season opener in Atlanta. Among the most talked-about changes was the new safety netting strung from section 116 to … Continue reading New safety netting, food, in-game entertainment, and racing presidents merch among changes at Nationals Park in 2016 (photos)
The Nationals’ debuted another new local food option for fans at Nationals Park with the introduction of Pepe Food Truck by celebrity Spanish chef José Andrés. The truck, named “favorite truck in all of Washington” by Washingtonian Magazine, made its debut inside the right field plaza outside the new team store on Friday night. Like … Continue reading Nationals Park introduces Pepe Food Truck by chef José Andrés
The Washington Nationals announced that the long-awaited opening of the new flagship Nationals Park team store will arrive Tuesday night as the Nats open a homestand vs. the New York Yankees. Also opening Tuesday is the newest locally-themed concession, Virginia Country Kitchen, behind section 113 on the 3rd base side, serving buttermilk biscuit sandwiches, house … Continue reading Nationals Park to debut new team store and food concession Tuesday (menu)
After Bryce Harper’s walk-off home run Saturday, fans watched as pitcher Max Scherzer doused the outfielder with chocolate syrup, a ritual Scherzer created this season as an alternative to the traditional shaving cream pie in the face. Beginning Sunday at Nationals Park, any fan can have the opportunity to reproduce the feat, perhaps even as … Continue reading Fans at Nationals Park can now douse their own “HarpCake” with chocolate syrup
The Washington Nationals unveiled more than a half dozen diverse new food options to Nationals Park fans on Friday, and the early buzz was almost universally positive, despite several stands selling out of signature items. In previous years, many of the stadium’s ethnic and “upscale” offerings had been isolated to the Scoreboard Walk and restricted … Continue reading Details/Photos from new food stands at Nationals Park
26,759 fans came to Nationals Park Tuesday to welcome the home team back to DC, and the evening didn’t disappoint as the Nationals followed their winningest road trip in years with a thrilling come-from-behind victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Fans had been drawn in by the return of Ryan Zimmerman, a $2 ticket promotion, … Continue reading Shake Shack burgers, Box Frites fries highlight revamped Scoreboard Walk at Nationals Park
Baseball fans know that change is an inevitable rite of spring. One can only hope that the gains outweigh the losses — that for every lost Adam Dunn and Josh Willingham, there’s a Jayson Werth or Bryce Harper to get excited about. So, too, is the case with the rest of the ball park experience, … Continue reading R.I.P. Teddy’s Barbeque
Yesterday MSN’s Delish.com published it’s list of Home-Run Hot Dogs: The Best Dogs from America’s Baseball Stadiums, and cracking the top 24 was our own Nationals Park Ben’s Chili Bowl Half Smoke, “All the Way,” of course. I’ve written in praise of the Ben’s Chili Bowl Half-Smoke before. It was nice to see it crack … Continue reading Ben’s Chili Bowl Half-Smoke makes MSN’s “Home Run Hot Dogs” list
When the Washington Nationals brought in the Levy Restaurant group to replace Centerplate a year ago, expectations were high for a major improvement in concession variety and service. Perhaps they needed a year to get their bearings, because Levy has followed the incremental changes of 2009 with a number of very large wholesale changes for … Continue reading Some cheers and a few jeers for the new food options at Nationals Park
A word in praise of the Ben’s Chili Bowl Half Smoke at Nationals Park Continue reading In Praise of the Ben’s Chili Bowl Half-Smoke
Last week I wrote about 5 things I love about the new Nationals Park. Truth be told, I could have gone on to list dozens more items, from food to views to little design details, but most of these things have been well documented by the press. Perhaps the best compliment I could give to … Continue reading Five Things That Need Work at Nationals Park
I know it’s just one game, but a few things about the opening day experience at Nationals Park left me quite hopeful about the notion that this is where I’ll be watching baseball games for the rest of my life. Here are five of the reasons: #5: Big Cup Holders. The team’s food policy states … Continue reading Five Things I Loved About Nationals Park
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