Month: June 2018

Thank you goes to Chef Chris Myers for his interview at TD Ameritrade Park, regarding food at the College World Series.

Quite a wonderful spread here again this year. What are some new favorites that you have created for us?

One of our signature items this year are Colossal Tots. They are giant tater tots. They come in three different flavors: buffalo- blue cheese. chili cheese and poutine which is gravy and cheese-always good on potato.

We also have NachOmaha which is giant nachos with steak and corn and we have some volcanic peppers hot sauce on it.

Any returning favorites?

We have some takes on some of the new stuff.  Our older stuff is just like pretzels. We have deep fried a pretzel and added a caramel applesauce with it.

So instead of just your pretzel and cheese you can get anywhere with doing it different like that.

It’s kind of a nice one.

Also our Colossal Tots are a really good one too.

How long have you been cooking and creating?

Myself? Pretty much my whole life. Professionally about 15 years.

What brought you to Levy?

Baseball. The idea of working in a ballpark was really cool.

What kind of challenges do you have with running things for a baseball park?

There’s a lot of complexities, There is concessions. There is a premium, which is suite and Club Level. They all have their own menus up there and there is a lot higher on food. There is feeding teams as well. … So there are a lot of moving parts.

What are some of the food items for the suites and clubs?

The suites- They have a lot of packages. So there’s a barbecue package with traditional items like pulled pork and what not.

But those have are some kind of neat things like in them where they have a giant meatball. We have a lot of salads as well.

There is of course hotdogs and hamburgers up there.

Some of the higher end stuff — there are buffalo chicken sliders and things like that.

When you think of making ballpark food amazing, what is going through your mind?

Fun. What do we like? What is fun? What do I put on top of things?

I noticed there was “Grains and Greens” as a menu item.

That is a salad that is going to be set up at our Action Stations. There are some similar salads also available in suites.  So on the Club Level, we have Action Stations set up with different menu at each station at every single game.

What is your favorite this year?

Probably the NachOmaha- the giant nacho. The giant tots are fun too.

Thank you very much.

For more CWS stories please visit our other pages:

What’s new in food for 2018
https://www.omahanebraska.com/blog/cws-media-tasting-2018-great-food-meets-the-greatest-show-on-dirt

2018 Interview with Kathryn Morrissey, Executive Director of CWS Omaha Inc.
https://www.omahanebraska.com/blog/cws-interview

2017 Interview with Kathryn Morrissey, Executive Director of CWS Omaha Inc.
http://omahanebraska.com/omahainterviewcollegeworldseries

TD Ameritrade Park is home to the College World Series.

At a press conference today, many spoke and outlined what was ahead this for the CWS. From new teams, new food and the clear plastic bag policy, Omaha is ready to play ball!

Jack Diesing Jr.

Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert

Guests are required to have clear bags or clutch size ( 4 1/2 by 6 inches) do not need to be clear.

Please see our other stories:

2018 Interview with Kathryn Morrissey, Executive Director of CWS Omaha Inc.

https://www.omahanebraska.com/blog/cws-interview

What’s new in food for 2018

https://www.omahanebraska.com/blog/cws-media-tasting-2018-great-food-meets-the-greatest-show-on-dirt

2018 Interview with Chef Chris Myers

https://www.omahanebraska.com/blog/omaha-interview-chris-myers-with-levy-restaurants-at-td-ameritrade-park-for-college-world-series

Tigers to Play Royals in Omaha! MLB Comes to Omaha!

https://www.omahanebraska.com/blog/tigers-to-play-royals-in-omaha-mlb-comes-to-omaha

OmahaNebraska.com Interview with Al Avila, VP and GM of the Detroit Tigers

https://www.omahanebraska.com/blog/omahanebraska-com-interview-with-al-avila-vp-and-gm-of-the-detroit-tigers

2017

Al Martinez Hits First Home Run for College World Series- Before the First Game is Played!

https://www.omahanebraska.com/blog/al-martinez-hits-first-home-run-for-college-world-series-before-the-first-game-is-played

Omaha Interview with Kristi Andersen, Director of Communications at MECA

https://www.omahanebraska.com/blog/omaha-interview-with-kristi-andersen-director-of-communications-at-meca

Omaha Interview with Marty Bilek at the College World Series Press Conference

https://www.omahanebraska.com/blog/omaha-interview-with-marty-bilek-at-the-college-world-series-press-conference

College World Series: Press Conference Omaha

https://www.omahanebraska.com/blog/college-world-series-press-conference-omaha

2017 Interview with Kathryn Morrissey, Executive Director of CWS Omaha Inc.
http://www.omahanebraska.com/omahainterviewcollegeworldseries

From our friends at Cali Commons….

“June 16 – Uncommon June

June’s UNCOMMON event will start with a competitive (4ft. x 2ft.) painting
featuring 2 local artists yet to be determined.

We will end the evening with a collaborative (4ft. x 6ft.) painting featuring the
two artists DJ Dancin’ Hansen will be providing the tunes.

Most artists usually practice their craft in their own spaces, where an audience is
uninvolved. By inviting the community to watch, Cali Commons invites the community to participate and connect with creatives who are helping Omaha to be a colorful and vibrant place for everyone to live in.”

From our friends at Cali Commons….

“June 12 – Collaborative Open Painting

Cali Commons is opening its doors to anyone interested in collaborating on an open painting! From 5-7PM we will be working on a large piece and would love to have your creative input!”

 

 

Cali Commons
518 N 40th St.
Omaha, NE 68131
(402) 513-2321
https://www.calicommons.net

Phone: (402) 513-2321

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Crowds walk down Farnam Street viewing art for the Omaha Summer Arts Festival.

A master of ceramics and the art of humility, Duly Mitchell “grows” his designs with willemite crystals.

Another amazing artist, this one is a photographer. He took the time to visit with me and tell me about some of the places where he likes to photograph. I like to give artists a shout out here and link to their websites or social media. Here is his: https://www.facebook.com/William-Munoz-Photography-157174617627632/

 

Ping Zhang and his embroidered on silk work of art. I couldn’t believe that it was not painted as the work was so fine. He proudly showed me up close how it looked. Amazing.

Chicken Footstools.  She was very kind and gracious showing me and talking about her chickens. Wonderful designs and well done the chickens were. Her website is here: https://thecitygirlfarm.com

 

Using the lost-wax casting process, Wilfong Bronzes makes incredible bronze sculptures. His website is at http://bobwilfongsculpture.com/Welcome.html

Great hospitality and food at Omaha’s Santa Lucia Festival.

Here is the schedule:

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Santa Lucia, Saint Lucy, is the patron saint for eyes. Her statue is shown here with part of the relic below.

Any gathering of this size needs its own band. The performance began with the Star Spangled Banner. Great heartfelt playing of our national anthem and Italian music.