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Boston Globe
02-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Fenway unveils new food, fan promotions ahead of 2025 home opener
Red Sox staff led media on a tour of the ballpark Wednesday, offering a taste of the new menu and a walk onto the freshly manicured field as workers hurried to prepare for Friday's game. Opening Day Advertisement The pregame ceremonies for Friday's opener will honor the 50th anniversary of the 1975 Red Sox American League championship win and recognize Tiant, the Red Sox Hall of Famer, who 'We're welcoming back the 1975 team, which Luis was such an integral part of in their trip to the championship,' said McKenna. Gates will open at 12:10 p.m. and fans should be seated by 1:30 p.m. for the pregame ceremonies. Before the game, the colors will be presented by members of the Massachusetts National Guard, Air Force, and Coast Guard. McKenna said she expects the Red Sox to come out on top against St. Louis on Friday: 'We're going to do great because we'll have all the Fenway fans behind us, welcoming our guys back to Boston.' Advertisement What's new on the menu A smorgasbord of new food and beverage options will debut at Friday's game for the 2025 season, brought in by Fenway concessionaire Aramark. New items include Krispy Krunchy Chicken tenders and sandwiches at the Kids Concourse, Gate E Concessions, and Truly Terrace; and the indulgent Cowboy Up! Burger — topped with brisket, bacon, and onion rings — at Truly Terrace and Homeplate Concessions. The new Fenway Soup Shack at Homeplate Concessions will offer soup served in bread bowls, along with the PIG MAC sandwich: pulled pork, mac and cheese, and bacon on sourdough. Green Monster Fries — topped with jalapeños — will be sold at Homeplate Concessions and in the Aura Pavilion. Other additions include a Kayem Pineapple Bacon Sausage on the Ketel One Vodka 3rd Base Deck, a grilled chicken sandwich on a pretzel roll on the Sam Deck, and new pork carnitas tacos from Bleacher Bowls at Centerfield Concessions. Other events in April McKenna also announced that current Red Sox players and coaches will help distribute Red Sox hats at Gardner Pilot Academy in Boston alongside Mayor Michelle Wu and Red Sox president Sam Kennedy on April 7 — the first of 40,000 hats being handed out to students and teachers across all Boston Public Schools serving kindergarten through 8th grade. 'It's fantastic — get those kids some Red Sox gear, remind them to come out to games,' said McKenna. Other events for kids this month include Little League Opening Day on April 12, Kids Run the Bases events on April 5 and 24, and On-Field Photo Day on April 20, offering fans the chance to take photos with Red Sox players and coaches. Advertisement There will also be giveaway items for the first 7,500 fans on April 7, 21, and 24, and five pop culture–themed nights throughout the month featuring exclusive merchandise. More information is available at Nathan Metcalf can be reached at
CBS News
02-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Fenway Park food in 2025 includes soup and grilled cheese at Boston Red Sox games
The Boston Red Sox open their 114th season at Fenway Park on Friday and there's plenty of new food for fans. Krispy Krunchy Chicken is now the official fried chicken of the Red Sox. Tenders and sandwiches will be available at the Kids Concourse, Gate E and the Truly Terrace. The Truly Terrace is also debuting the Cowboy Up! burger, which is topped with brisket, bacon, onion rings and barbecue sauce. It will be available at Homeplate Concessions. New this season on the Coca-Cola Deck, the Red Sox will now be offering frozen ICEEs in rotating flavors like Coca-Cola and cherry. For fans sitting through chilly night games early in the season, Homeplate Concessions is debuting the Fenway Soup Shack. Soups will include tomato, clam chowder and chicken noodle. They will also be available in bread bowls. Homeplate Concessions will also have the new PIG MAC sandwich, which features macaroni and cheese, pulled pork and bacon on sourdough bread. Outside Fenway, new concession carts on Jersey Street will be selling Chinese dumplings. Also outside on Jersey Street, a concession cart will have grilled cheese sandwiches made with Cabot Creamery cheese. The Bleacher Bowls stand that opened in the centerfield bleachers last year is back for 2025 with some new options. Pork carnitas street tacos with mango salsa are new this year. Also available is an elote, or Mexican street corn, salad made with red peppers, jalapenos and cojita cheese. For those with dietary restrictions, Fenway Park has gluten-free options, including gluten-free hot dog buns at the concession stand at Gate A and on the Sam Deck. Mings Bings, created by celebrity chef Ming Tsai , are vegan and gluten-free and can be found on the Sam Deck and outside Fenway on Jersey Street. A new gluten-free option this year is a gluten-free turkey sub sandwich made with Cabot Creamery Swiss cheese. It can be found at the gluten-free concession stand at Gate A. Veggie burgers and hot dogs are also available at the concession stand at Gate A and outside on Jersey Street. Traditional items, like the Fenway Frank, ice cream, French fries and burgers can still be found throughout Fenway Park. New this season, the giant slices of Sal's Pizza that can be found at TD Garden will be available throughout Fenway. The Red Sox have not released any prices yet for any of the new concessions. For more information and a map of where everything can be found, visit the Red Sox website .
Yahoo
05-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
New Greece eatery serves up Pakistani street food, casual American fare
Husband-and-wife Bilal Raza and Mahnoor Butt moved to Rochester from Long Island five years ago with the dream of opening a restaurant. "My passion is to cook," Raza explained. He began cooking at age 10 in his native Pakistan, where his mother taught him traditional recipes. "She is my mentor," he said. "She is my teacher. Everything I'm doing I learned from her." He initially migrated to Long Island, where he worked at Krispy Krunchy Chicken and Pizza Hut. Unfortunately, COVID-19 was on the rise in 2020 and interfered with their plans. Butt took a job at a Target store. Soon, Raza put the restaurant on hold and joined her there. He got promoted twice, which put the restaurant further on the back burner. Finally, the couple have opened Halal Rooster, a takeout restaurant in Greece. It blends authentic Pakistani cuisine with popular Mediterranean dishes and all-American casual fare. The menu features classic Pakistani dishes including popular street food. If you're unfamiliar with Pakistani food, you'll find some similarities to Indian fare, but with a distinct spice profile. The menu includes: Baked wings, a best seller. These are marinated in fragrant spices with a bit of heat. The tender wings are tasty without sauce but its white sauce is great for dipping. Chapli kebab, a patty made with chicken and spices. Anda shami burgers, a Pakistani street food that has a patty made with chicken and lentils, topped with egg, cabbage, onions, ketchup and mint sauce. Paratha rolls, another street food, made with a flaky flatbread filled with chicken tikka or kabab. Biryani, a spicy rice dish that many consider to be the national dish of Pakistan, which is served with a quarter chicken. Chicken tikka and chicken tandoori, served over rice with a small salad. Chicken karahi and lamb karahi, two authentic Pakistani dishes, are available if ordered in advance. Fruit and cream salad is a dessert made with fruit cocktail, apples, almonds and whipped cream. Halal Rooster also serves the popular chicken over rice, which has its origins in Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisines but is famed as a staple of halal food carts in New York City. Its chicken has a distinctive red color from the addition of tomato powder in the marinade. Other "over rice" variations include lamb; chicken and lamb; falafel and salmon. All are drizzled with white and hot sauces and served alongside a salad. It also serves lamb, chicken or falafel gyros, as well as hummus. Of the American dishes Halal Rooster serves, Raza is most excited about the tornado potato stick, which is a fried spiral-cut potato served on a skewer, drizzled with sauce and sprinkled with his own spice blend. Among the other all-American dishes: Fried wings, served with a choice of 10 sauces Burgers Fries and loaded fries Chicken tenders and chicken nuggets Mozzarella sticks Onion rings Raza can remember what it was like to work minimum-wage jobs, which is why it's important to him that those workers can afford his food. That's why several of his hearty "over rice" dishes ― chicken, lamb, chicken and lamb, falafel and chapli kabab ― are priced at $9.99. If you have a large appetite, opt for the special mix platter ― rice topped with chicken, lamb, one chapli kabab and two baked wings ― and served with a soda for $14.99. Burgers and paratha rolls start at $5.99 and gyros are $7.99. Most sides are $3.99 to $4.99. Halal Rooster is at 2882 Dewey Ave. in Greece. It is open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 9 p.m. Sunday. To order call (585) 319-5222; online ordering, pickup and delivery are available through GrubHub, DoorDash or UberEats. The shop has a few tables for waiting for orders or dining in, but it's primarily geared for takeout. Catering is available. Tracy Schuhmacher has been the D&C's full-time food reporter since 2015. Email story tips to tracys@ This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Halal Rooster serves Pakistani and American food in Greece NY
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
4 Fried Chicken Chains You'll See Everywhere In 2025
A signature dish of the American South, fried chicken, is so popular that it sparked an inter-restaurant competition in 2019. It's debatable whether Chick-fil-A or Popeyes ultimately won the chicken sandwich wars, and the competition has since settled, but the demand for America's favorite meat remains high enough to elevate some well-loved regional restaurants into new American markets. Louisiana's Krispy Krunchy Chicken, North Carolina's Bojangles, and Georgia's Zaxbys are all planning major U.S. expansions in 2025. Once completed, these will include hundreds of new locations across all three chains. But it's not just Southern fast food that's growing -- the Dallas-based Korean fried chicken chain Bonchon is also expanding into a key market as part of larger plans to boost its availability across the United States. But with the average American eating twice as much chicken per year as they do beef or pork, the broad popularity of and ravenous consumer demand for fried chicken is propelling these regional chains into exciting new territory. Read more: The Best Fried Chicken Chains Ranked By Crunch And Flavor Since 1989, Louisiana-born Cajun fried chicken chain Krispy Krunchy Chicken has excelled at the convenience store-based quick-service concept it was built on. That means you won't find many stand-alone Krispy Krunchy Chicken locations, but you will see them attached to gas stations, convenience stores, and Walmarts in 47 states -- and you're about to see even more of them. On the back of opening 605 new locations last year, Krispy Krunchy Chicken announced its intention to open even more stores in 2025. It currently has over 3,200 locations across every U.S. state except Alaska, Hawaii, and Montana, but it's planning a nearly 20% increase in KKC locations. Unfortunately, none of those are planned in Alaska, Hawaii, or Montana — yet. The expansion plans are supported by KKC's expansion of the chain's delivery options. It recently became available on Uber Eats, DoorDash, and GrubHub, so you don't even have to go to the gas station for your fried chicken anymore. From humble beginnings in 1977 in Charlotte, North Carolina, Bojangles now serves its Cajun-seasoned fried chicken and some of the best fast food breakfast biscuits throughout the Mid-Atlantic and most of the South. But Bojangles is getting closer to true national distribution, with big 2025 expansions into Texas and the West Coast -- and it's moving fast. By the end of January 2025, Bojangles had already opened its very first stores in Las Vegas and Houston. However, unsatisfied with that debut, Bojangles is planning five more Las Vegas stores and seven more Houston locations, all of which will be open by the end of 2025. Not only that, but the chicken chain announced that 2025 will also see its first restaurants in Phoenix and Los Angeles. Southern California is a particular target for Bojangles, with 2025 franchise deals targeting lucrative markets like Orange County, Riverside, and San Bernardino. Zaxbys is a Georgia-raised fried chicken chain that has seen explosive growth since its 1990 founding, especially in the past few years. Growth continues as the chain breaks into the Mid-Atlantic market. Beginning in late 2025, Zaxbys is opening its first three stores on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, eventually including West Ocean City. But Zaxbys is making bigger moves just up the Delaware River, with over a dozen stores slated to open in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Zaxbys wings and tenders will soon be available in two locations in Southern New Jersey, with four more restaurants to open under the same franchising group. And in Pennsylvania, Zaxbys has signed deals with a local businessman to open 10 locations throughout the Philadelphia area, including two that will open in 2025. Born in 2002 in Busan, South Korea, Bonchon first brought the magic of its Korean fried chicken to the U.S. in 2006, and it was an instant sensation. Since then, the chain has grown to over 140 American locations, but in 2025, it will open in a new environment for its U.S. stores: airports. Bonchon plans to open its first store in an American airport at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, the second-busiest airport in the Los Angeles area. Bonchon already has several airport locations in Asia, but the Orange County airport restaurant will be its first venture in the American market. Bonchon's first U.S. airport store will open midway through the company's five-year plan to double the number of its American restaurants by 2028, with over 100 new stores either open or planned to open in the next three years, as well as experiments with new formats like ghost kitchens in Richmond, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., and Bonchon's first hotel location in Bloomington, Illinois. Competitors like McDonald's and Chick-fil-A have already discovered that airport fast food is big business, being the fast food chains with the most airport locations as of January 2025. Hopefully, Bonchon's ambitious expansion plans will include more stores at bigger airports. Hungry for more? Sign up for the free Daily Meal newsletter for delicious recipes, cooking tips, kitchen hacks, and more, delivered straight to your inbox. Read the original article on The Daily Meal.
Associated Press
27-01-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Krispy Krunchy Chicken® Finishes 2024 with Over 600 Openings
, one of the fastest-growing hot food concepts in the convenience store business with over 3,200 locations, is celebrating 2024 as an outstanding year of growth, menu innovation, and operational improvements. The brand continues to reset expectations in the c-store foodservice space, supplying high-quality, craveable menu items to successful operators throughout the country. The Road Forward is Filled with Krispy Krunchy The brand opened 605 stores in 2024, and projects that it will exceed this number for new stores in 2025. With a new organizational structure and new products, partners, and platforms, Krispy Krunchy Chicken is accelerating its national expansion. 'We've grown on the solid foundation of prioritizing the profitability of our operators through a cohesive brand strategy, strong foundational partnerships and a focus on innovation,' said Jim Norberg, CEO of Krispy Krunchy Chicken. 'These efforts have driven a significant increase in interest throughout the industry, and we continue to be sought out as the preferred foodservice offering.' To support its continued growth, the company is focusing on collaboration across sales, operations, marketing, and supply chain to enhance the brand experience. From new products and platforms to new ways of training and executing, Krispy Krunchy is exploring new growth opportunities, bringing their craveable fried chicken to new locations every day. Menu Innovation and Awards In 2024, Krispy Krunchy introduced several successful menu innovations and LTOs. Primary among these was the launch of its updated Cajun Chicken Sandwich, which quickly became a standout in the competitive chicken sandwich market. The sandwich earned accolades as one of Convenience Store News' 2024 Best New Products and was named a winner in CSP's 2024 Retailer Choice Best New Products Contest. In addition, following the rise in food costs, the brand brought new relevance to its core menu by introducing its $4 Value Meal. 'Research tells us that consumers choose us for our quality, our value and our cravability,' said Norberg. 'We quickly responded to the growing demand for even greater value in today's economic climate with the $4 Value Meal, offering a fresh, craveable meal at an exceptional price point.' Looking ahead, the brand plans to introduce more innovations in 2025, including new products and partnerships designed to increase customer satisfaction and growth. Finally, in 2024, Krispy Krunchy was featured in several USA Today Readers' Choice Awards and picked as one of 'Eat This, Not That's' Fastest Growing Restaurants. Yelp! ranked the brand on its Fastest Growing Brands of 2024 list, a distinction driven entirely by the increase in search and mentions by consumers. Third-Party Delivery Rolling out third-party delivery, featuring partners like DoorDash, UberEats and GrubHub, was a focus in 2024 and has already started to pay off. Consolidating third-party providers into one menu management tool through OLO, Krispy Krunchy began signing up stores mid-year and ended the year with nearly 500 stores on the platform. The tool has lowered commission fees for most operators and has reduced complexity by allowing stores to eliminate multiple tablets from multiple partners. Initial sales have been strong – even when unexpected. 'On Thanksgiving, we saw our volumes nearly double, and Christmas day delivered sales at nearly four times our usual rate,' said Norberg. 'Our operators have been extremely satisfied with this program, and we'll be expanding it throughout 2025. It's just one more way we help bring customers their favorite fried chicken, whenever and wherever they want it.' For more information about Krispy Krunchy Chicken, visit or follow on Facebook and Instagram. About Krispy Krunchy Chicken Krispy Krunchy Chicken (KKC), founded in Louisiana in 1989, is a quick-serve solution for convenience stores, truck stops, universities, casinos and big box retailers across the U.S. The store-in-store concept allows licensees to serve hand-breaded, mild Cajun-spiced fried chicken and all white meat tenders to its guests, to increase their in-store profitability and drive frequency. The full menu also includes a variety of sides and the brand's trademark honey biscuits. With a weekly chicken sales volume exceeding one million pounds, Krispy Krunchy Chicken proudly operates over 3,200 retail locations across 47 states in the United States and is rapidly expanding. To learn more about partnering with Krispy Krunchy Chicken, visit Kaitlyn Ianiro 305.631.2283 [email protected] KEYWORD: LOUISIANA GEORGIA UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: RESTAURANT/BAR FOOD/BEVERAGE RETAIL DELIVERY SERVICES CONVENIENCE STORE SOURCE: Krispy Krunchy Chicken Copyright Business Wire 2025. PUB: 01/27/2025 08:30 AM/DISC: 01/27/2025 08:31 AM
