Thunder Take New Approach To Luxury Suite Catering
May 6, 2010 - Eastern League (EL1)
Trenton Thunder News Release
(Trenton, NJ) - The Trenton Thunder Minor League Baseball team has taken a unique approach to catering its sixteen luxury suites this season. The team has added a "restaurant style" menu that allows patrons the flexibility to place individual orders.
The new option, referred to as the "Pub Menu", debuted on Opening Night and coincided with the opening of a new upscale bar on the luxury suite level.
The Pub Menu features a variety of appetizer and entrée items available in individual serving portions including signature homemade Lobster Egg Rolls, Teriaki Burgers, and Peppercorn Burgers, as well as Buffalo Blue Cheese Sticks, Potstickers, Funnel Cake Fries, Green Bean Fries, Crab Cake Sandwiches, Pastrami, Corned Beef and Brisket Sandwiches and much more. Malted Milkshakes, Root Beer Floats and Ice Cream Sundaes are also available.
A more traditional luxury suite catering menu, with items portioned for 12-16 guests, is still available. Mini Tacos, Nachos Supreme and Santa Fe Eggrolls join old favorites Chicken Wings, Mozzarella Mias, Hot Fries and much more on the suite catering menu.
What was formerly a small concession kiosk in the third floor elevator lobby has been transformed into what is now known as the Lobby Bar. This new location features a full selection of top shelf liquors in addition to 18 beers including Guinness and Blue Moon. Fans may also purchase items from the Pub Menu, sit at bar stools and watch the Yankees' game on TV. The Lobby Bar also offers drink specials.
"The new pub menu provides fans with upscale food choices in their suites without having to cater the entire party," said Thunder GM Will Smith. "The Lobby Bar has turned what was an area that people passed through into an area that is more of a destination."
The Thunder have also redesigned the way companies can use a luxury suite for networking, meeting and entertaining clients. During the winter, the team introduced the "Thunder Club" VIP suite which allows companies to purchase full or partial season tickets in a suite. The new club offers companies the chance to utilize the benefits of a suite on a smaller scale of two or four tickets per game rather than renting all 25 seats. The Thunder Club VIP Suite can be booked by calling 609-394-3300 ext 101.
Fans attending games in a Luxury Suite will once again be able to take the popular Thunder Burger Challenge, in which they have a 30 minutes to eat chef John Caiola's monster creation featuring Case's pork roll stuffed grilled cheese sandwiches serving as the buns for 16 ounces of beef with all the fixings and a pound of hot fries on the side. The $15 burger is free if eaten in the allotted 30 minutes.
The Trenton Thunder offer Luxury Suites for full, half and quarter season rentals in addition to nightly rentals for groups of up to 30 people. Select games may be purchased on an individual basis for just $20 per seat. Available dates are listed as a ticket option when placing ticket orders online. Luxury Suites offer a climate controlled room with comfortable furniture, a television and a private server in addition to a balcony overlooking the playing field.
Trenton Thunder Executive Chef John Caiola is responsible for catering the Yankee Club & Conference Center, the two picnic areas, the Press Box and the Luxury Suites. Caiola took over as the Executive Chef at Waterfront Park after the 2008 season. In his career that has spanned over 25 years in the culinary field, he has served as the personal chef to Leona Helmsley at the prestigious Park Lane Hotel, personally worked for Donald Trump in the Grand Hyatt in Manhattan and was instrumental as Executive Chef in reopening the Tudor Hotel in NY after a $60 million renovation. Throughout his career, he has had the opportunity to cook for a number of prominent people such as Henry Kissinger, Alan Greenspan, James Earl Jones, Christi Todd Whitman, Rick Santorum, Governor Ed Rendell and US Presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush.
The Thunder face the Bowie Baysox (Baltimore Orioles) in a three-game weekend series starting Friday, May 7 at Waterfront Park in Trenton. Tickets are available at trentonthunder.com and by calling 609-394-3300.
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