French fries at NFL stadiums are getting fancy
— -- Sports fans are getting better and better food at their stadiums, arenas and ballparks, and that trend will continue with the upcoming NFL season.
One of the major trends in 2016 will be potatoes, in many forms, with interesting toppings.
Aramark, which provides the food at 11 NFL venues, is leading the way.
"French fries are the third-most popular food item, behind hot dogs and pretzels, at our NFL venues," said Carl Mittleman, Aramark president. "Last NFL season we sold 500,000 orders of fries. Topped fries and poutines are growing on industry menus, so we looked for a way to make the classic fry even more enticing, to capitalize on the trend."
So what are the best options, which will cost you between $12 and $16 depending on the topping? Here's our top five:
1. Chicken & Waffle Fry Stak ( Philadelphia Eagles)
Pretty self-explanatory, and, at least judging by the picture, it looks amazing. It comes with smoked Gouda gravy and maple-glazed bacon.
2. Chicago Combo Stak ( Chicago Bears)
Crisp, celery-salt-dusted kettle chips with Italian beef, Italian sausage and melted provolone.
3. Sawyer's animal-style frites ( Cleveland Browns)
Cleveland fans have it made with famous local chefs Michael Symon and Jonathon Sawyer being big sports fans. These frites come with brown peppercorn gravy, mozzarella cheese, pancetta and a fried egg.
4. Whalen's Cleveland Nachos Stak (Cleveland Browns)
Another renowned Cleveland chef is Rocco Whalen. These are spiral-cut chips with parmesan fondue and bacon crumble.
5. Steel City Pot Roast Stak ( Pittsburgh Steelers)
Fries with pot roast and gravy along with cheddar and Colby cheeses.
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