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ProBowl and SuperBowl Game Day Eating at Sun Life Stadium (aka Dolphin Stadium) (aka Land Shark Stadium)

Do I think it's dumb that the ProBowl is before the SuperBowl? I mean the Pro-Ex-SuperBowl-Team-Pros-Bowl. In a word: Very. But I won't dwell on that decision because I have much to tell you about The Food of Super Week in Miami.

First, though, I'll tell you that Centerplate (who recently merged with Boston Culinary, which means I need to do some category rearranging) hired 3,700 people to support the food and beverage operations. They're expecting to serve 70,000 fans twice during the SuperBowl since it's really a day-long event. Love that. They're also expecting to sell One Ton of pulled pork (let's talk about Everglades BBQ Company later).

Here's something else interesting...this Stadium has had seven names since it opened in 1987: Joe Robbie Stadium, Pro Player Park, Pro Player Stadium, Dolphins Stadium, Dolphin Stadium and Land Shark Stadium.
Because Land Shark Lager's eight-month naming rights deal expired after the Orange Bowl, the name Dolphin Stadium has been back in use for the past two weeks. Brilliant. And good choice to go with the singular form of the team's name. When SG went to the AFC-NFC World Championship Game (ticket pictured) it was Pro Player Stadium, and it was excellent.

More ProBowl and SuperBowl Food Coverage coming soon...

Where to get fed by Boston Culinary Group

MLB: Florida Marlins

NFL: Miami Dolphins (At Dolphin Stadium - home to both fish teams - 2,000,000 beverages, 500,000 hot dogs and 250,000 bags of peanuts are consumed annually)

NHL: Florida Panthers CHL: Rocky Mountain Rage, Youngstown Steelhounds, Arizona Sundogs, Mexico Scorpions, Tulsa Oilers AHL: Lowell Lock Monsters, Springfield Falcons USHL Sioux City Musketeers

COLLEGE: Florida, Harvard, Kansas State, Ole Miss, UMASS, UMiami, UMISS, UNH, URI, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Yale

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Who's in Charge (of food) at MLB Parks?

With one exception, Food Services at MLB parks are provided/managed by four companies: Aramark, Centerplate, Delaware North Companies Sportservice, and Levy Restaurants. The exception is the Florida Marlins; Dolphin Stadium is serviced by Boston Culinary.

Warning: there can be more than one provider because Concessions and Premium (suites, club seats, etc) options are generally not the same - no prime rib or lobster in the cheap seats. Levy is pretty well focused on Premium. Here's my first attempt at a breakdown. Corrections - not to mention advice on adding tables - welcome.

Arizona - Levy Atlanta- Aramark Baltimore- Aramark Boston- Aramark Chi. Cubs- Levy Chi. White Sox- DN Sportservice Cincinnati- DN Sportservice Cleveland- DN Sportservice Colorado- Aramark Detroit- DN Sportservice Florida- Boston Culinary Houston- Aramark Kansas City- Aramark / Centerplate LA Angels- Aramark LA Dodgers- Levy Milwaukee- DN Sportservice Minnesota- Aramark / Centerplate NY Mets- Aramark NY Yankees- Centerplate Oakland- Aramark / ? Philadelphia- Aramark Pittsburgh- Aramark / Levy San Diego- DN Sportservice San Francisco- Centerplate Seattle- Centerplate St. Louis-DN Sportservice Tampa Bay- Centerplate Texas- DN Sportservice Toronto- Levy Washington- Aramark