All-Star Game menu to feature KC classics

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Baseball fans will get a taste of Kansas City at the All-Star Game this year.

The All-Star menu will feature ARAMARK, the exclusive food and beverage partner of the Kansas City Royals and 10 other Major League Baseball teams.

Erin Wishon, ARAMARK’s Executive Chef at Kauffman Stadium, and a team of chef’s have been working since Jan. to create the All-Star menu that will include everything from barbecue, brisket to the Royals bacon blue hot dogs.

Few regions of the United States are as defined by their local cuisine as much as Kansas City is defined by its amazing barbecue,” said Chef Wishon in a press release. “We’ll have fans visiting from across the country and we want to show them what Kansas City is all about—delicious barbecue!”

Five thousand pounds of meat including 2,400 pounds of brisket, 1,800 pounds of pulled pork and more than 600 racks of ribs will be smoked and prepared by chefs inside the stadium, all to be topped off by 650 gallons of barbecue sauce over the course of the weekend.

“Kansas City is rich with food tradition and we’re excited to add an extra layer of excitement to the fans’ All-Star experience,” said Marc Bruno, President of ARAMARK Sports and Entertainment. “Our team has spent many months preparing for this fun-filled weekend, and we’re excited to finally showcase all of our hard work and planning on this great, national stage.”

Other barbecue concession highlights include:

• KC Rib Eye Stack Sandwich: Seasoned rib eye steak with cheddar cheese, bacon, sautéed mushrooms, onion rings, barbecue sauce, lettuce, tomato and pickle on a bun.
• All-Star BBQ Dog: A classic, all-beef hot dog topped with pulled pork, coleslaw, pickle slices and barbecue sauce.
• Royal Bacon Blue Dog: An all-beef hot dog topped with blue cheese sauce, chopped bacon and red onion.
• Cheesy Corn Brisket-acho: Crisp tortilla chips topped with smoked brisket, baked beans, cheesy corn, coleslaw and barbecue sauce.

New to the stadium’s menu this season include the KC Cantina Taco Truck, Urban Wok, Blue Moose Bar & Grill and Budweiser Patio.

Those in suites during the All-Star Game can expect a sweet new menu from Chef Wishon. Using local, sustainable ingredients some of the highlights include:

• All-Star Champions menu features flash crisp Yukon gold chips with spicy barbecue or white cheddar seasonings and house-made caramelized onion dip, local artisan cheese display, farm fresh fruit platter, farmers market seasonal crudités and more.
• MVP menu features a charcuterie platter with an assortment of cured meats, smoked chicken cobb salad, shrimp cocktail shots with heirloom tomato gazpacho, specialty barbecue chicken flatbread, local grilled peach salad, mini mason jars filled with peach cobbler, warm apple pie and chocolate pot de crème, and more.
• KC Barbecue menu offers local smoked bourbon chicken with succotash and black peppercorn roasted potato, hickory smoked barbecue ribs smoked for three hours, beef burnt ends, specialty white flatbread with roasted garlic, Boursin, mozzarella and provolone cheeses, classic barbecue sides like cheesy corn, molasses baked beans and corn muffins, and more.