The Golden Ticket!
“A hot dog at the ballpark is better than steak at The Ritz.” – Humphrey Bogart
Recently I had the pleasure of enjoying a beer and a dog at the Rockies vs. Cubs game. On the surface this may not seem like a big deal to you but it was an event of gigantic proportions.
For the first time in over 10 years I was able to join thousands of other baseball fans in the ritual of beer and hot dogs.
I arrived at the stadium and tackled a very nice usher and asked, frantically, “is the gluten-free stand open yet!?” After several walkie talkie exchanges I discovered it was located just outside Section 147 at Coors Field. YES!!!
With great anticipation, I walked quickly and arrived at a small cart with very plain signage labeled “gluten free.” There was a line. A LONG line of people gleefully ordering gluten-free goodies. To my surprise, they offer a variety of gluten-free items including beer, hot dogs and hamburgers with a BUN, pretzels, and cookies too. It was as if I had landed in Willy Wonka’s fantasy world … would it be wrong to order TWO beers and TWO dogs?
As I got close to the front of the line, a nice gentleman behind the grill, passed a hot dog to the woman ahead of me and she jumped for joy, literally, saying “I haven’t had one of these in 20 years!” Thanks to Aramark and the Colorado Rockies for bringing back the ultimate ballpark experience!
August 18th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
FOUR beers and THREE dogs….. sheesh, I understand, you’re rusty… hang in, it’ll all come back to you.
August 22nd, 2009 at 11:16 am
Whoa, score… I’ll bet you were very, very happy too.
Good to hear that you got to enjoy a few of America’s finest pastimes hot dogs and beer.
Kirk
August 22nd, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Round two last night … THREE beers and ONE dog … simple foods causing way too much fun. The beer guy remembered me from last time … he said, “I knew you’d be back!”