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February 24, 2011

Randallstown in the Yard; top chefs named for Oriole Park

sportserviceJoshua Distenfeld is the new executive chef for Oriole Park at Camden Yards. And the new sous chef is Randallstown native David Friendlich (left), Delaware North Sportservice and the Baltimore Orioles have just announced.

Friendlich, who now lives in Owings Mills, was a sous chef at the Brass Elephant back in the day, and, more recently, the chef at Remomo Cafe Italia at Arundel Mills.

According to the SportsService press release, Distenfeld and Friendlich are currently working to finalize menus for the upcoming season.

I'll have more on Friendlich and Distenfeld later, and will leave you now with this press release boilerplate:

"In November, Sportservice received a 12-year contract from the Orioles to operate food, beverage and retail merchandise services at Camden Yards. Since then, Sportservice has been assembling its culinary team and developing new menus for the ballpark’s concessions and premium areas. For inspiration, Sportservice President Rick Abramson led several of the company’s regional chefs and Orioles officials on a Dec. 1 tour of Baltimore restaurants."
 

Posted by Richard Gorelick at 10:52 AM | | Comments (3)
        

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I can't wait to see what the chef and his sous will be able to do with a hot dog! And what kind of delicious cheese will I be dipping my nachos in this season? And maybe most important, how shall I pair my Miller Lite from an aluminum "bottle" this summer at OPACY? Oooh, the excitement!

Slow your fingers down Richard. You've got "SprotsService and Sprotservice" typed out twice. Time to use that spell check before you post.

ugh.Thanks, I am rushing these things. I had Campden Yards, too -- I think I need new glasses

Hey rich, better quickly edit your post - CAMPDEN yards ain't gonna sit well with O's fans!

It ain't HAMPDEN hon!

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You are reading the archives. For updated blog posts about the Maryland food scene, see Richard Gorelick's new Baltimore Diner blog.
Richard Gorelick was appointed The Baltimore Sun's restaurant critic in September 2010. Before joining the paper staff fulltime, he contributed freelance criticism and features articles about food to area and regional publications. Along the way, he dispatched for short-distance trucking companies, shilled for cultural non-profits, and assisted in cognitive neurology research – never the subject, always the control.

He takes restaurants seriously but not himself, and his favorite restaurant is the one you love, too.
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