Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Home PLATE: Taking a Swing at National Salad Month

May is officially National Salad Month. Yes. This was news to me as well and thusly explains the cosmically strong forces pulling me toward leafy greens. In honor of this retreat to the fibrous, wholesome, collective wonder (and our failing tribute to the METS week,) we bring you the eating green at Citifield Guide.

Mama's of Corona does indeed have a good option for the leafy green, veggie minded fan (and probably still the best option in the park for a vegetarian). Here you can find a fresh mozz sandwich with the roasted veggies. Just beware that it can be very oily if they are down to the bottom of the bowl for their veggies. They usually make it fresh so you can ask that they "shake off" or whatever the veggies if you prefer.

They also have a mozz/tom/basil salad. That’s right an actual salad right here in Citifield.

Available at regular food concessions stands at Citi Field: Veggie Hot Dogs and Veggie Burgers. Both the veggie dog and burger are at the stands marked "Burgers and Dogs" and they weren't just out, I had to ask and they brought one out hot.

You can also get a Veggie Delite (their spelling) at Subway in the ballpark.

Since 1998, Daruma of Tokyo Sushi has provided their delicately crafted sushi to the Mets. Special to Citifield is the Citi Field All Star Shrimp Dog, 100 percent pure shrimp in natural casing served on a roll topped with a special sauce. They sometimes have veg “shushi.” Daruma is located in World’s Fare Market, Field Level in right field where you can also find fresh fruit and snacks.

Minus being smothered in cheese, corn on the cob can be considered a healthier option to the meat heavy concessions. At the Taqueria you can find corn on the cob (on a stick) with cheese and chili powder. And, it’s smothered in cheese.

The Stadium now has glutton free fare!


Kozy Shack has always been gluten-free, but now they're partnered with the Mets to sponsor an entire Gluten-Free Concessions Stand at Mets games. It’s on the Field Level, near section 108 (right field). They sell their standard puddings - chocolate, vanilla, rice, and tapioca - plus their new simply well products, and something called La Tradicionale, which is cinnamon rice pudding. They also offer gluten-free hot dogs, sausages, and hamburgers in gluten-free buns. And, gluten-free beer. Granted, this is not in the salad/veggie category, but good to know that the establishment is making an attempt to offer something for everyone’s dietary needs.

GO METS!

The following blog is an excellent source for planning your MBL eating adventures:http://www.scoreboardgourmet.com/mets/

This is all pretty exciting yes? SO what else?

Where to Eat at Citi Field: The Crucial Culinary Map from NYMAG

Left to right: Drew Nieporent's Acela Club, DannyMeyerLand, and Dave Pasternack's

We now bring you a rundown of where to eat. The ballpark offers quite a few options — and many more if you're paying for premium seats. Here's the breakdown (omitting obvious offerings, like hot-dog stands and the Dippin' Dots cart):

The view from Taste of the City. Photo: Ben Leventhal

Taste of the City a.k.a. DannyMeyerLand®

—This area is behind the center-field wall, and includes field-view seating and jumbo screens to catch play-by-play while waiting in line.

—Concessions: Shake Shack, Blue Smoke, El Verano Taqueria, Box Frites, Nonna's Deli (pasta and pizza), Big Apple Brews (every beer you've ever heard of).

Shake Shack Advice: Go After the Fifth

Photo: Getty Images

Reports of the line at Citi Field’s Shake Shack have started coming in: “Incredibly long,” “stretched all the way to Jones Beach,” and “outrageous. If you wanted a burger from the Shake Shack in the first inning you might be eating it by the time the closer is warming up.” Actually, one of our commenters put the potential wait at two innings. A stadium rep tells us the wait doesn’t get much longer than twenty minutes, and dispenses a word of advice: Go after the fifth inning, when the crowds die down. In the meantime, there are plenty of other things to nosh on.

Catch of the Day
—Technically it's part of DannyMeyerLand®, but Dave Pasternack's seafood stand is separate from the rest of the area, much farther to the right-field corner of the field level.

—Lobster rolls ($17), Long Island clam-and-corn chowder and fried-flounder sandwiches and such are on offer here.

Citifield's new addition: crabcake sandwich
Another Dave Pasternack Home Run


Delta Sky360 Club
—These VIP lounges are scattered throughout the stadium, but the most serious of them is behind home plate on the "Sterling Level." It's run by Union Square Hospitality Group and offers a bar, plus cafĂ©-style sandwiches and coffee; on the third-base side there's a proper restaurant.

—Coolest thing in the stadium: The club has a window (above) that looks into the Mets underground batting cages, so that real fans can watch players warm up before they're even on the field. Hot.


The real reason to open a restaurant at Citi Field: You get your own authentic Mets uni. Photo: Ben Leventhal

Acela Club
—Enter Drew Nieporent, whose Myriad Restaurant Group is managing this restaurant with tables that have fantastic field views.

—The executive chef of Acela is Michael Sobelman, previously of Tribeca Grill.

—Anyone with field box seats or better can make a reservation at the 350-seat venue.

—Opens 2:45 before game time.

—Speaking of which, HERE'S THE RESY LINE: 718-565-4333.

—This is the sit-down option you want to pay closest attention to.

World's Fare Market
—Located on the field level in right field, this is the least articulated of Citi's food offerings, but it's roughly a takeout market.

—Grill food (think chicken and burgers) is on offer here.

—NB: This is the only place in the stadium to get sushi.

Monday, May 3, 2010

Day One - MART Recommends: FENCES




Denzel is “swinging from the heels,” a performance that is sure to make this run a “dinger.”

Fences

At the Cort Theatre
138 W 48th St (between Sixth and Seventh Aves)
Midtown West Map Directions

212-239-6200
http://www.fencesonbroadway.com

Prices
Tickets: $61.50–$126.50, premium $191.50–$251.50

Description
Denzel Washington headlines the first Broadway revival of August Wilson’s drama about an ex-ballplayer trying to maintain his dignity in pre–civil-rights Pittsburgh. Kenny Leon (Radio Golf) directs this production of Wilson’s beloved 1985 work also featuring Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson and Chris Chalk. When

Sundays 3pm , Tuesdays 7pm , Wednesdays 2pm, 8pm , Thursdays 8pm , Fridays 8pm , Saturdays 2pm, 8pm Through Jul 11.

Ok. Admittedly, this recommendation is a little obvious, as it is a play specifically about baseball and a man's missed chance at the Majors. Apologies dear reader, it is day one after a long weekend; during which we are convinced the sun stole our energy to singe the streets of Brooklyn. With pinked cheeks and a lazy constitution, day one brings you our favorites in Baseball drama, comedies, dramadies, etc.
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Best Baseball Documentary
Baseball by Ken Burns --1994
This documentary is an obvious labor of love. By using old-time photographs, illustrations to more recent newsreels and video clips, the Players, broadcasters, fans, and he all contribute to show the different perspectives of the game. A historically accurate love song that walks the game through it's development into modernity. A must-see for anyone that has ever been a fan of the game.
Some feature-length baseball films of mention:
The Sandlot (1993) -- Starring James Earl Jones
The Bad News Bears (1976) -- Starring Walter Matthau
Angels In The Outfield (1994) -- Starring Danny Glover, Christopher Lloyd
The Rookie (2002) -- Starring Dennis Quaid In the true story of how Jim Morris made it to the
major leagues.
For Love of The Game (1999) -- Starring Kevin Costner and Kelly Preston
The Babe (1992) -- Starring John Goodman and Kelly McGillis
Major League (1989) -- Starring Charlie Sheen, Wesley Snipes, Tom Berenger, and Rene Russo
Bang The Drum Slowly (1973) -- Starring Michael Moriarty and Robert DeNiro
This was a remake of an earlier version of a movie by the same title. It follows a New York Pro baseball team, and two of its players as they go through a long season.
Angels In The Outfield (1951) -- Starring Aloysius McGovern and Jennifer Paige
We have all seen the Disney version of this movie, but back in 1951, the story was done to perfection. Janet Leigh stars as the reporter.
Bull Durham (1988) -- Starring Kevin Costner, Tim Robbins, and Susan Sarandon
A minor league pitcher is coming up through the leagues, and needs someone to guide him through the tough times of being a paid ball-player.
Eight Men Out (1988) -- Starring John Cusack, Charlie Sheen, and D.B. Sweeney
The dark underbelly of baseball show through a drama about The Chicago White Sox 1919 post season.
A League of Their Own (1992) -- Starring Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, and Madonna
Pride of the Yankees (1942) -- Starring Gary Cooper and Teresa Wright
This movie is a Biopic that traces the life of Lou Gehrig, a famous New York Yankee baseball player who played in 2130 consecutive games before dieing at age 37 from a deadly nerve disease, which now bears his name.
Bingo Long and the Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976) -- Starring Billy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones, and Richard Pryor
Field of Dreams (1989) -- Starring James Earl Jones, Kevin Costner, and Ray Liotta
The Natural (1984) -- Starring Robert Redford, Glenn Close, and Robert Duvall
Robert Redford plays Roy Hobbs, a player with no past, who suddenly appears and starts hitting home-runs for the New York Knights.

Sunday, May 2, 2010

MART Baseball Week: Metropolitans


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http://sullybaseball.blogspot.
com/2010/05/only-logical-explanation-for-mets.html


In honor of Paul Sullivan, (please follow the link above to experience his witty brilliance,) this week is devoted to Major League Baseball, specifically the Amazins.

We will explore music, food, fun, fashion that have inspired and been inspired by MBL.

Please stand-by.

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Friday, April 23, 2010

MART Recommends: Tonight, Tonight, whoa oh


SEE YOU THERE!
***I'll play your favorite song. Promise.

Red Head Terror League presents:
Get Down Riot

Bruar Falls Dance party featuring
Sword & Sandal - 8pm
Gross Relations - 9pm
Knight School - 10pm
DJ RHTL - 11m

BRUAR FALLS
245 GRAND STREET
between DRIGGS AV and ROEBLING ST
WILLIAMSBURG, BK
L train to Bedford Ave
www.bruarfalls.com

http://newyork.going.com/event-743765;Get_Down_Riot#
Sponsored by mart
Brooklyn's community arts space and retail outlet for artists and designers. Our products and services converge under one roof, offering the public a convenient, one-stop-shop to get a first glimpse of the many new names in Brooklyn’s growing design, art, music and culinary community.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

HAPPY EARTH DAY: Let's get dirty


Happy Earth day, fair readers. In honor of this swell in eco consciousness we bring your our good friends at Green Pirate .

Go deliciously green with everything these innovative purveyor's of health and community have to offer.

About:
Green Pirtate’s Community Juice Truck travels throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn to deliver the tastiest and most unique fresh squeezed juices and healthy snacks. We are proudly doing our best to be a sustainable business operating in New York City.

Juice Truck LocationGreen Pirate's Juice Truck WILL OPEN again on MAY 1, 2010.

They are currently available to cater private functions and production events throughout!!For information about catering or purchasing fresh squeezed juice, please email Deborah directly at deborah@green-pirate.com.

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Grand Opening

A Low-Carbon Restaurant (very interesting.)

Celebrate Earth Day at Otarian, the first global restaurant chain to offer carbon-footprint info for its entire menu. Otarian's Bleecker Street location is now open, and its Eighth Avenue location opens April 23. Everything Otarian serves is grown, gathered, sourced and prepared to have the smallest environmental impact possible. Click here to see the menu and learn more.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

on the MAT: Yoga at the Standard Hotel

Now you too can afford a room at the Standard.










The Standard Hotel's Highline Room, pictured, is now opening the doors to their third floor space (with stunning views of the Hudson) for yoga classes at $20 a pop. (Both hotel guests and non-guests are welcome.)

They offer the following:

Kick Your Asana, which promises a serious cardio workout. Yours truly is signed up for the Monday, April 26th class. I promise to give a full report.

Lifestyle Yoga, focusing on alignment and deepening poses.

Urban Yoga, mind cleaning and establises focus.

Check out this week's schedule and reserve a spot online. See you Monday!

The Standard Hotel, 848 Washington St., (212) 645-4646

on the MENU: Addendum to Outdoor Drinking Cheat Sheet

We would like to include Park Slope's answer to the industrial Beergarden. They have managed to make concrete, bricks and steel feel comfortable drinking spot.

Mission Dolores: Spend an easy breezy time this summer at the new industrial beergarden in Park Slope. Enjoy the outdoor "backyard," which sits in the Mission's middle, like a courtyard, while sipping one of their constantly rotating selection of 20 hearty American and European craft brews on tap, or beating the high score on the Indiana Jones pinball machine. 249 4th Ave. (at Carroll St.), Park Slope (718) 399-0099