This Saturday I embarked on my first entry for my 30 for 30. It involved something I saw on one of my favorite TV shows, Man V. Food. In it a guy, Adam Richman, travels around the country eating obscene amounts of food as he takes on different challenges offered by restaurants. Most of them involve dining room table sized pizzas, enormous omelets, and sometimes insanely spicy wings, chili, etc. In one episode, he highlights unique offerings at minor league baseball parks. One that stuck out in my mind was the Krispy Kreme Burger. That's right - a burger sandwiched between a sliced Krispy Kreme glazed donut.
So when I learned our own Gastonia Grizzlies offered this most interesting burger I had to give it a try. Plus I had never been to a minor league game before and so it sounded like a good opportunity to give the local ball park a try. Friends Mark and Anna and their girls are always up for an adventure and when I learned they already had free tickets, I had to bum along.
It has been super hot recently, and Saturday was no different. When we first got to the park we were fairly early and lucky enough to get a spot in the shade. My husband and I, who teach at a local high school, ran into a bunch of former students, while Mark and Anna saw several people they know from church. Several current students work at the ball park, including the mascot. Madeline, who is normally terrified of these characters, started to warm up slightly to Chisel the Grizzly once she saw how friendly we were with him. We may have made progress!
If you have never made it to a minor league game in your town I highly recommend it. It is fairly inexpensive fun. The parks put on a great show with lots of activities between innings to keep you entertained. In fact, as Mike and Mark were taking Madeline to jump in the bouncy house they were stopped by a worker and asked if she would participate in the toddler race. It ended up only being her and another little girl from her church. The guys gave her a good pep talk ahead of time and boy did it show! The announcer said she may have set a new ball park record!
We didn't actually watch a lot of the game. We spent most of our time socializing and walking around. Which means I had a great time!
So finally around 9pm the girls started to melt down (we were surprised they made it that long!) and we headed to the concession stand to find what I had come to the park for. Not only did they offer the Krispy Kreme Burger, but they also had the Krispy Kreme Dog as well. I ordered both of course and we all sat down to try them out.
The verdict: The burger tasted a lot like a maple sausage patty, and the dog a lot like a very sweet corn dog. Neither one was gross, but I am not sure I will be ordering either any time soon. But it was fun to say I had tried them. It was also fun to go to the ball park for the first time. I had a great time with great friends, and it was good to catch up with a bunch of former students, and see current ones in action. This first item on the list was a success! Stay tuned for #2! Let's just say it might get a little hairy!
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