Kosher Food For Thought

This has been a very sad year for us kosher Jews. As we all know Best Kosher went under due to new ownership of Sara Lee. That meant the “best” kosher hot dogs went bye-bye as well. Therefore, U.S. Cellular Field no longer serves kosher dogs. So, today’s article is dedicated in the memory of Best Kosher, my fiance Jessie who loved their dogs, and all of you who ran to the grocery stores to buy the last packs of Best Kosher dogs only to freeze them for a special occasion.

I thought we would look into which other stadiums carry kosher products to help all those traveling from stadium to stadium and need their meat.

Baseball Stadiums:
Ballpark in Arlington (Texas Rangers) - Hot Dogs
Camden Yards (Balt. Orioles)
Chase Field (Ari. Diamondbacks) - Hot Dogs
Citi Field (NY Mets)
Coor’s Field (Colorado Rockies)
Dodger Stadium (LA Dodgers)
Fenway (Boston Red Sox)
Landshark Stadium (Florida Marlins)
Minute Maid Park (Houston Astros) – Hot Dogs
Nationals Park (Washington Nationals)
Oakland Collseum (Oakland Athletics) – Hot Dogs
Petco Park (San Diego Padres) – Hot Dogs
Progressive Field (Cleveland Indians)
Turner Field (Atlanta Braves) – Hot Dogs
Wrigley Field (Chicago) – Hot Dogs
Yankee Stadium (NY Yankees)

Basketball:
Air Canada Centre (Toronto Raptors)
Izod Center (NJ Nets)
Staples Center (LA Clippers/Lakers)
TDBankNorth Garden (Boston Celtics)

College Basketball:
Prudential Center (Seton Hall)

College Football:
Landshark Stadium (Miami Hurricanes)

Football:
FedEx Field (Washington Redskins)
Giants Stadium (NY Giants/Jets)
Invesco Field (Denver Broncos)
Landshark Stadium (Miami Dolphins)
Lincoln Financial Field (Phi. Eagles)
M&T Bank Stadium (Balt. Ravens)

Hockey:
Air Canada Centre (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Prudential Center (NJ Devils)
TDBankNorth Garden (Boston Bruins)

Minor League Baseball:
Keyspan Park (Brooklyn Cyclones)

Soccer:
Prudential Center (NJ Ironmen)

Tennis:
National Tennis Center (Flushing NY)


I will continue doing more research on other stadiums around the country that have kosher products. It is important to know that information changes from year to year because of contracts with various vendors. Also, some of these products have various hasgachas (kosher certifications), so I would try calling the stadium in advanced if you have question. Below is a website and article that might help you out.

Lastly, if you are a vegetarian like me there are other options. Almost all big brands of peanuts and ice cream have hehksherim (kosher symbols). Also, my favorite Lemon chills have one too. Most of the Conservative movement is ok with popped popcorn because it is separate from all other food. And recently ballparks have added corn of the cobb, which can be an option.

Hopefully this helps you all when you are out at a sporting event and want to keep kosher. If you have any other parks or stadiums to add please email me and I will update the list. Good luck and happy eating.

www.koshersportsinc.com/index.aspx
yeahthatskosher.com/2009/05/kosher-sports-arenas-stadiums/

And Let Us Say…Amen.
-Jeremy Fine