Together We are Giant

Baseball season has begun and what particular foods come to mind?  How about peanuts, a good 'ol hot dog with the fixings, and if we are lucky, some frozen yogurt with sprinkles.  This would be out treat out when we would travel to watch the Los Angeles Dodgers play.  Last night I took a trip up to the city with a few friends and obviously we did not visit the Ravine, but rather AT&T Park to watch the Giants take on the San Diego Padres.

With today's updated ball parks you can't go wrong.  There are so many choices even the pickiest health nut might be able to find a meal.  

Here we are getting onto the favored public transport of Northern California...Cal Train.  Not the cleanest, but very convenient for baseball games. 

Fans taking advantage of Safeway's deals before entering the overpriced stadium. 

AT&T Park 

The Giants do a quality job of including all sorts of flavors - hot dogs (Hebrew National for the win!), pizza, bread bowls (with that classic sourdough), Mexican, and more!

Hmmm, that looks neat! Kid's meal? Maybe that's the one for me!

Ghiradelli favorites offering a $9.50 sundae or look out for the hot chocolate later on!

A look over the well-groomed field and out towards the San Francisco bay

Sean and Hallie ready for their first Giant's game (also Hallie's first-ever MLB game!)

The only thing I haven't been able to find is a well-priced meal.  After years of experiencing the outrageous prices that we were being charged for a meager hot dog, we have started packing our own meals.  This isn't exactly what managers want for the stadium, but what are they going to do about it?  Actually, the Safeway outside the Cal Train station and down the street from the stadium is overflowing with people before the games, picking up any last minute drinks or snacks to pack in. 

 

My homemade selection consisted of pasta salad (pasta with an Italian dressing, cucumber, baby tomatoes, chicken, asparagus, and some BBQ sauce to top it off), a bag of grapes, and 1/2 cup of pistachios.  Nuts with shells always make eating them a more exciting experience.  Or at least it takes longer. 

Because I didn't splurge on dinner, I made sure to snatch up the popular Ghiradelli hot chocolate when I saw it.  I am an expert with this, having attended a number of Giant's games.  First of all, do not buy anything that doesn't not come from the Ghiradelli man.  Second of all, it must come from a silver canister that is on the server's back, not the individual cups in the trays.  These cups have been sitting there for who knows how long and could very well be cold.  Might as well have a sign selling "chocolate milk" for $5.75

Notice the man actually dispensing the warm chocolately liquid from the pack on his back?  Then, per your request finishes off the top with whipped cream. 

Poor picture quality but this was when they featured one of the older ushers dancing to "I'm Sexy and I Know It," by LMFAO.  Absolutely adorable and hilarious.  Made my night to say the least. 

We did end up with a sundae towards the end of the game.  I tested a bite and even though the fudge had settled towards the bottom, it was as delicious as ever.  

No peanuts and no cracker jacks, but hopefully this left you with a little more inspiration and desire to watch America's favorite past-time. 

LET'S PLAY BALL!