Scoreboard Gourmet

Where Colts / Saints Fans Should Watch the SuperBowl in NYC

We haven't talked about Urban Tailgate in many months. They're the guys who identify NYC bars for watching games.
Here are two bars they highlighted as Best For Colts / Saints fans:

KEATS BAR
Indianapolis Colts
842 2nd Avenue @ 45th St.
$2 Colt Blue Kamakazi Shots
$16 Domestic Buckets
$20 Open buffet 1 hour before game or during half time.

EAST VILLAGE TAVERN
New Orleans Saints
158 Avenue C @ 10th St.
25 cent wings
$2 Sliders
$4 Yuengling
$12 Buckets of Bud Light or PBR

Check out Urban Tailgate for more, like Where will the Coors Light Promo Girls be during the SuperBowl?
Lucky Strike, Monkey Room, Pipers Kilt, Patrick’s Bar, The Grizzly Pear, Glessons, Phoenix Park, East End Bar and Grill, Rathbones, and others, at varying times.

Jonathan Vilma / Chinese Food / Brother Jimmy's

Here's a link to a PDF of an old Players Club magazine story about Jonathan Vilma. I don't want to talk about the SuperBowl because my box numbers are terrible. Actually, one of my numbers is a 7, but the other one is the dreaded 2. Obviously I'm aiming for early safety (Saints) and touchdown plus extra point (Colts). And by 'early' I mean no scoring after that. Or, two touchdowns sans extra points, or four field goals. Stop me.

So, Jonathan Vilma. He's an investor in Brother Jimmy's.

Saints Black & Gold Blend Coffee

Yesterday, during the NFC Championship game at the SuperDome, Saints Black & Gold Blend coffee made its first appearance. As of today it's available in New Orleans area PJ's Coffee houses (they're the ones who created it).

Anyone who was at the game can use their ticket to get a $1 discount on a bag of Saints Black & Gold Blend.

SG hasn't tasted this coffee and would love to hear from anyone who has. Leave a comment below. Thanks.

SuperDome Food Map

I love these things. Unfortunately there are no little printed ones (I really love those). Click on my picture to make it bigger. It's imperfect but it's better than the nothing offered at some stadiums.

Speaking of, what happened to my Yankees food map? I ask because the Old Yankee Stadium and the SuperDome are Centerplate facilities and both have unprinted food maps. Coincidence?

Let's talk about Craveable Experiences. Raveable Results. That's Centerplate's tag line. They are all over the place. 

NFL relationships:
Arizona Cardinals, Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins

MLB relationships: San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays, (Spring Training: Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners)
Lots of Minor League too. Will get back to you on that.

NBA: New Orleans Hornets

NHL: New Jersey Devils

Major League Soccer: FC Dallas, Kansas City Wizards

What did You eat by Centerplate?

Saints Fans are Nuts About New Orleans

There's shrimp kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo, pan fried, deep fried, stir fried. There's pineapple shrimp and lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp in potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich.

Why am I wasting a reference to Bubba Benjamin Buford Blue on nuts when there's shrimp a plenty in Louisiana? Because I was thinking of all the kinds of nuts there are in the world and at the SuperDome. I'm extremely creative right before lunch. 

Cochon Butcher, Best Sandwiches in New Orleans, and probably Louisiana

ThePatsFan says, Po Boys are just sandwiches on bad bread. He's right, even if he is a Patriots fan. We ate them from one end of Louisiana to the other; we know. And muffaletta isn't much more impressive. We like the olive spread but we also like bread that's not day-old (yes, we're talking to you, Central Grocery). So we were pretty down on Pelican State sandies until we got to Cochon. Heaven!

At first we thought it was because we were in a city, where all things are often better. It took a few days of eating around New Orleans to fully appreciate how special Cochon Butcher is. And that is why Scoreboard Gourmet wholeheartedly recommends stopping in to eat before a Hornets or Saints game, or picking up something (pulled pork, Cuban, their insane boudin) to take into The Arena or SuperDome. You will not be disappointed, but you will wait on line.

Cochon Butcher
930 Tchoupitoulas (walkable to Arena and SuperDome, but not if you're not a walker)
New Orleans, LA
when: M-Th 10–10, F-Sat 10-11, Sun 10-5

Saints Food Promo: 4 hot dogs, 1 soda

Buy 4 hot dogs and get a free 32oz soda at your next Saints game. 

That's 8oz of soda for you and each of the three people you're obviously sharing with. Don't forget the extra straws. And don't forget to thank Centerplate and the Saints for looking out for your teeth and overall health. And don't forget that 32oz is one quart, which is about half as much as Elf needs to wash down his spaghetti and meatballs and syrup.

Let's try to guess how many people go for diet soda with this deal.

Mall of America Field at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, and something about New Orleans

Is that new name 16 syllables? Wow. I know it's a month old but I've been busy wondering why New Orleans is known to be a restaurant town when the restaurants, while not exactly bad, are not great, and the service is disturbing. Makes me want to go running back to a real food city where everyone from hostess to bartender to manager to server to sommelier knows how to treat a customer. Again, I'm not saying things were exactly bad, but they were, well, lame. The best service we had in town, amazing service actually, was at the Soniat House, our hotel. The city's restaurant staff should undergo training with the Soniat people, then we can tackle the inconsistencies in food.

In the meantime, let's think about the Vikings. Tony Gervino is out in Minneapolis doing some reporting for ScoreboardGourmet, who only knows The Metrodome as The Metrodome.

Triple B's Kajun Korner

as their website says... Triple B’s is a locally owned and family operated food service industry that has been serving a Cajun Cuisine Experience to the New Orleans and Baton Rouge Community for over 10 years! We deliver an unbeatable service, unique product and indigenous fare at each and every event in the Louisiana Superdome - Home of the New Orleans Saints, the New Orleans Arena - Home of the Hornets, and Louisiana State University Tiger Stadium. Our customers enjoy an exciting and delectable menu of Cajun Jambalaya, Alligator Sausage Poboys, Crawfish Pies and Fresh Squeezed Lemonade! And yes, it really is alligator!

Triple B’s has also successfully managed Vending in these venues for ten years. When you don’t want to leave your seats, our spirited vendors will come to you! Serving ice cold beer, water, soft drinks and even pizza, our vendors have you covered when the game’s too good to leave your seat!

No Gum or Seeds on the SuperDome Field

Want to know the last thing the Saints see before they hit the field at the SuperDome?

See that little blue sign on the right side of the top left picture?

Official Beer of the Saints: Bud, or is it Bud Light?