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Poutine at the Park? Alrighty Then.

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If you’ve never been particularly blown away by the food offerings at Canadian sports stadiums, here’s some great news for Rogers Centre attendees.

Elizabeth Rivasplata, who competed in Season 2 of Top Chef Canada, is the stadium’s new executive chef! The new menu is inspired by the city’s many cultures and neighbourhoods, and she’s keen on utilizing local ingredients and suppliers to the fullest extent.

So, what can we expect? How about the Hogtown Grill Peameal Bacon Sandwich, which is served on a cornmeal bun with optional honey mustard and caramelized onions, or the Distillery District Roast Beef Dip Sandwich (jus, roasted garlic aioli, horseradish mayo, crispy red onion and rocket greens on a herb baguette) available at Muddy York Market.

And my pick? The Liberty Village Poutine, available at Toronto Street Eats.
IMG_2568 (2)The Sausage Poutine features gravy, cheese curds, caramelized onions, sauteed peppers, smoked farmers sausage and peameal-bacon sausage. Go for a plain poutine for $8 (pictured above), or blow your diet with the fully loaded version for $13.95, taxes included. 

(I tried to convince myself to go for the loaded version, but the combination of farmers sausage and peamel-bacon sausage threatened my arteries in ways I could not reconcile.)

Other offerings include fish and chips, hand-dipped corned dogs and porchetta sandwiches.

I am truly excited about the new, gourmet-inspired offerings at the Rogers Centre! I mean, if you’re going to spend $24 feeding yourself at a baseball game, you might as well pass up the burger and go straight for the roast beef dip.

(Although I do recommend getting a ballpark frank, which I also had, not pictured. They’re Schneiders hot dogs, so you know they’re delicious! Probably the best I’ve had in a long time.)

GO JAYS GO!

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  1. Treen Goodwin

    WOW …Looks so yummy , i would love to try this wish i lived closer i would def try it out :)

  6. Judy Cowan

    That Poutine looks really good! I don’t think I could do the Loaded Version so I too would stick to the classic :)

  8. Susan T.

    That is so much better than most stadium food which is usually lukewarm hot dogs and foamy beer. Lol! That poutine looks delicious1

  12. nicolthepickle

    That poutine looks amazing. And I agree, good game, good food. What more could you want?

  13. Bailey Dexter

    Wow, I never though of Sausage Poutine & peameal-bacon sausage.But I will be trying this at home!

  16. Silvia D

    The Poutine looks so good!The fully loaded would be great for my hubby, I would go with the plain !or share his!

  18. Alayne Langford

    DD is lucky enough to work in Liberty Village and visit Toronto Street Eats for your fave poutine! Shall I ask her for takeout?! Love it! :)

  22. Chandra O'Connor

    Poutine how my mouth loves you but the scales say I should hate you.

  25. Wanda Tracey

    I love poutine and now I know what I am having for supper! So glad I stopped by here to get the idea and I know it will happen because this looks drooling delicious :)

  26. Melinda L.

    I’m drooling over that poutine. Ok, next time I’m in Toronto, I’m so getting that and everything else you listed!

  27. Krista M

    Poutine is a favorite of mine, & the variations all sound delicious! I would also want to eat one of the Hogtown Grill Peameal Bacon Sandwiches. Sounds amazing!

  28. Doris Calvert

    Wow! We certainly do not have all that at our stadium but I don’t think $13 for a poutine would sell to well, pretty pricey!

  31. kathy downey

    I feel my jeans getting tighter just looking at that poutine,it has to be so good.