[Eats]

Team orts

Beyond chips and Cracker Jack

By CHRISTINE LIU

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Brigham's Ice Cream

Dice-Kream: vanilla base with chocolate-covered peanuts, chocolate-covered caramel cups and fudge swirl

[brighams.com]

 

Hood Ice Cream

Comeback Caramel: caramel base with chocolate caramel Sox and caramel swirl

Fenway Fudge: chocolate base with chocolate fudge Sox and fudge swirl

Green Monster Mint: mint base with chocolate mint Sox and fudge swirl

Peanut Butter Nation: vanilla base with chocolate peanut butter Sox and fudge swirl

[hphood.com]

 

Pedroia Black Bean and Corn Salsa

In "medium" or "mild"

[plbsports.com]

 

 

AWAY

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Cafe Podima

Bruins sandwich: smoked turkey, pastrami, roast beef, Swiss cheese, cole slaw, Russian dressing

Patriots sandwich: pastrami, corned beef, Swiss cheese, cole slaw, Russian dressing

Revolution sandwich: smoked turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato, cole slaw, Russian dressing

[168 Cambridge St., West End, Boston. 617.227.4959]

 

Figs

Red Sox pizza: roasted red peppers, caramelized onions, sweet sausage, tomato sauce, mustard aioli

[42 Charles St., Beacon Hill, Boston. 617.742.3447. toddenglish.com]

 

First Bite Cafe

Celtics sub: smoked turkey, ham, bacon, provolone cheese, Russian dressing, lettuce, tomato

Patriots sub: smoked turkey, American cheese, honey mustard, roasted peppers, lettuce, tomato

Red Sox sub: roast beef, turkey, provolone cheese, honey mustard, roasted peppers, lettuce

[76 Brighton Ave., Allston. 617.401.8565]

 

J.P. Licks

Cherry Ortiz: homemade cherry ice cream with cherries and dark chocolate chunks

[659 Centre St., Jamaica Plain. 617.524.6740. jplicks.com]

 

Samurai

Big Papi maki: shrimp tempura, avocado, cucumber, red leaf, eel, spicy mayo, cream cheese

Celtic maki: tuna, yellowtail, salmon with wasabi tobiko, cucumber in soy wraps

Green Monster maki: deep-fried asparagus, wasabi tobiko, cucumber, shiso, wasabi mayo

[827 Boylston St., Boston. 617.236.7672. samuraiboston.com]

 

UBurger

Big Papi burger: chipotle sauce, cheddar cheese, guacamole, tomato, sliced jalapeños

U-Beckett burger: barbeque sauce, pepperjack cheese, mushrooms, onions

[636 Beacon St., Kenmore Sq., Boston. 617.536.0448. uburgerboston.com]

 

 

George Foreman

Defend yourself!

 

George Foreman's personality is as big as his heavyweight frame. Aside from an Olympic gold medal and a home-grilling empire, he's got a shoe line, a TV show, a health shake and a ministry in Houston. In town promoting UFood Grill, a health-conscious fast food joint, Foreman gave me the bare bones on his food faves and family life.

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YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF KIDS.

Yes. Ten kids.

 

SO WHO STOCKS THE FRIDGE?

My wife, Mary. She does everything. All we do is show up and eat. But I'm the grill person. I do a lot of cooking at home.

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ARE YOU SELF-TAUGHT?

You know, I was heavyweight champion of the world in the 1970s, and I had hangers-on like nothing. I announced in 1977 that I was out of boxing and within a year I lost every friend I had. I was so sad; they'd followed me because of boxing. Then I got into the church world and sometimes people'd stop by the house and I'd fix food. I'd see them lickin' their fingers, and after a while they loved me—it was, 'Hey, let's go to George's and get some food.' I started mustering up all sorts of recipes, barbecuing and things of that nature, and then later on I came up with the George Foreman Grill and I really became an expert. People love me now, not for boxing but because of the grill.

 

DO YOU HAVE SOME SORT OF BEEF WITH THE STOVE?

I love both. The grill is my favorite thing to use, but I like baking and broiling. I love anything with a hint of healthy eating. And cooking with spices.

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WHO'D WIN IN A FIGHT: STEAK OR CHICKEN?

Steak would knock chicken out of sight.

 

[201 Brookline Ave., Landmark Center, Fenway, Boston. 857.254.0082. ufoodgrill.com]