#Review of The Joy of Ballpark Food: From Hot Dogs to Haute Cuisine by @ballparkfood1

Baseball is a game that is identified with food. We even sing about it at every ballpark during the seventh inning stretch: "….buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack..." The famous song was written by Jack Norworth in 1908. From the early part of the twentieth century until the 1980s, classic baseball fare consisted mostly of hot dogs, ice cream, peanuts, and Cracker Jack. Then ballparks slowly began to sell new items. A proliferation of new food offerings during the 1990s was fueled by the opening of twelve new major league ballparks. Now, teams around the country sell a variety of exotic food as well as wide variety of hot dogs. The Joy of Ballpark Food: From Hot Dogs to Haute Cuisine begins with the history of the first hot dog at a ball game and concludes with a culinary tour of all 30 major league ballparks. 100% of royalties from the sales of this book are donated directly to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties of California.

 About the Author

Bennett Jacobstein lives in San Jose, CA. He is a retired librarian and publisher of demographic materials. He currently works during the baseball season in the concessions stand at Municipal Stadium, home of Minor League Baseball’s Class A Advanced San Jose Giants. Every minor leaguer dreams of making it to the big leagues. Bennett had his dream fulfilled when he worked as a concessions stand substitute at three Oakland Athletics games during the 2013 season.

I went to my first ballgame with my Abuela and two brothers when I was younger and it was one the most enjoyable things I've done. This book was filled with information on the concession stands, the food there, the ballparks and baseball itself. The pictures involved made me want to go to a game and eat the food. This makes want to visit Globe Life Park in Arlington because they have...wait for it... BACON ON A STICK!!

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The book was enjoyable and a must read for people who love anything baseball!

"All opinions are 100% honest and my own." 

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