{"id":21124,"date":"2019-09-18T09:07:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T09:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/2019\/09\/18\/for-arizona-baseball-fans-a-stadium-bratwurst-meant-to-blow-their-mind\/"},"modified":"2019-09-18T09:07:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T09:07:00","slug":"for-arizona-baseball-fans-a-stadium-bratwurst-meant-to-blow-their-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/for-arizona-baseball-fans-a-stadium-bratwurst-meant-to-blow-their-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"For Arizona Baseball Fans, A Stadium Bratwurst Meant To ‘Blow Their Mind’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Stephen Tilder, the executive chef at Chase Field in Phoenix, holds the SI Cover Dog, a collaboration with a Sports Illustrated<\/em> reporter.<\/p>\n

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For Arizona Diamondbacks fans who like to stick to the basics at home games, peanuts, popcorn, and Cracker Jack remain obvious options. But for those whose game-day taste borders on outrageous, Stephen Tilder, executive chef at Chase Field in Phoenix, has some options.<\/p>\n

You can get 18-inch bratwursts adorned with everything from tater tots to fried eggs.<\/p>\n

Chase Field is among the stadiums nationwide that now tout menus brimming with outrageous edible novelties. <\/a><\/p>\n

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“We are always trying to create, basically, restaurant quality food in a ballpark,” Tilder says. “When people come in we want to blow their mind.”<\/p>\n

In March, Tilder \u2014 in collaboration with a Sports Illustrated<\/em> reporter <\/a>— created three new gigantic dogs for Diamondbacks’ fans. One of those, the SI Cover Dog (named after the magazine) is topped with jalape\u00f1o-apple coleslaw, barbecue aioli, fried mac and cheese, house cured beer pickles and green onion. It’s all served between an onion bun.<\/p>\n

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This year we collaborated with @SINow<\/a> and @TheWilderThings<\/a> to bring 3 new jaw-dropping #DbacksEats<\/a> to @ChaseField<\/a>.<\/p>\n

First, meet the SI Cover Dog, an 18-inch bratwurst with jalape\u00f1o-apple coleslaw, fried mac and cheese, barbecue aioli, house-cured beer pickles and green onion. pic.twitter.com\/EkVmHgwsAd<\/a><\/p>\n

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There’s also Reuben Some Dirt On It Dog, which features fried pickles and a secret sauce and All-Day Breakfast Dog \u2014 with hash browns, country gravy and fried eggs.<\/p>\n

Tilder said the Tot Dog, which has tater tots and chili, is one of his top sellers.<\/p>\n

“It’s a little spicy from the chili, you get the crunch from the tater tots, you get the coolness of the sour cream \u2014 so there’s so many layers that go really well with each other,” Tilder says.<\/p>\n