18-inch hot dog? Pretzel bat? Inside Salt Lake Bees’ wild new food items

  • Salt Lake Bees introduced the 18-inch Dinger Dog, a new ballpark sensation.
  • Other new items include the Pretzel Bat, Grand Slam Burger and Mac Pack.
  • The Bees aim to create memorable experiences with unique, shareable food offerings.

SOUTH JORDAN — There’s a unique battle brewing across ballparks across America, and it’s not necessarily who has the best team or best views, but who has the best food — or even the whackiest.

This year’s new major league fleet includes a wearable nacho sombrero in Texas and ice cream-shaped chicken wings in New York. And as the team behind the food at The Ballpark at America First Square prepared for their second season, they also wanted to go big after playing it safe in its first year in Daybreak.

“We started talking about ‘show-stopping items.’ A signature item for the ballpark,” said Leonard Love, executive chef of the Salt Lake Bees, reflecting on the past few months…

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