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What to Eat at the Ballpark

Chowhound picks for the best food and drink at games across the country.

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Chicken Breasts with Pine Nuts, Cèpes, and Ham Goudalière

The Main Course on Pico nr. Rancho Park has fresh baked turkey which can be had on fresh baked rolls with various condiments. This place has NO atmosphere, but I have made the trip for a turkey sand many times.

Rusty’s in the Sheraton Sand Key, just south of Clearwater Beach puts on a nice, reasonably priced brunch on special occasions. We were there on Mother’s Day and brunch was $19.99 per person. It was a buffet with an...

station along the left field line on the field level concourse serving “prime beef” sandwiches. Its simply hand carved prime grade prime rib nicely marbled with little excess fat served on a wonderful onion brioche...

you might want to try Sands of Atlantic Beach, they have very “affordable” mid week deals.

the cooking juices into a small saucepan. Turn the oven down to 325ºF. Carve the lobsters and remove the sand sack, tomalley and coral, if any. (Freeze the tomalley and coral for another use.) For the simplest presentation, simply...

My wedding was buffet style, as are most of the wedding I go to (last year it was about 15). Basically, you get what you pay for. If you have multiple pasta, rice, and saucy dishes, you’ll pay less than if you have carving...

, scrub the heck out of the surface, as if you were actually sanding it. Rinse well. 2. Saturate the cutting board with plenty of bleach – ordinary househould laundry bleach is fine. Make sure it gets into the cracks all...

don’t, as I’ve found much dirt/sand. Some cookbooks say that it tastes better if you’ll soak them longer, overnight, in lukewarm water. Whatever way you soak them, before cooking, get rid of the stem with extreme...

the steaks directly on the fire. Yes, directly on the fire. Get a good bunch of hot coals going, blow the ash off the surface and toss the steak right on a hot log or the coals. Avoid doing the obvious like throwing it too close...

is huge and can seat at least 15. The seating area outside is furnished with carved large pieces of wood for seats and tables. I sat there once and didn’t find it comfortable. I recall that the temperature was a little chilly...

There’s nothing within walking distance. Emeril’s (Universal) is minutes away and so is Tchoup Chop. Both are decent, but I doubt either is going to wow you. There’s a stretch of Sand Lake Boulevard, a...