Sodexo Live! and T-Mobile Park Hit the Ice with Special Food & Beverage Menu for 2024 Discover NHL Winter Classic®

Fried chicken ice cream, poutine burger and other hearty dishes set to delight hockey fans on January 1

SEATTLE, WA (December 18, 2023) – As T-Mobile Park transforms into a hockey paradise on New Year’s Day for one of the most unique sporting events in North America, fans attending the 2024 Discover NHL Winter Classic® are in for a star-studded lineup of Pacific Northwest menu items to choose from. Sodexo Live!, hospitality partner with the Seattle Mariners, has crafted the big-game menu, available only on January 1, for the much-anticipated matchup between the Seattle Kraken and Vegas Golden Knights.

“We’re excited to host the city’s first Winter Classic and welcome hockey fans to the ballpark,” said Malcolm Rogel, Seattle Mariners Vice President of Fan Experience. “The menu we’ve created in partnership with Sodexo Live! and our incredible vendors represents the best of the Pacific Northwest, and we can’t wait for fans to try the limited-edition items we’ve created.” 

Designed by Sodexo Live! Executive Chef Javier Rosa, the menu features creative dishes from local Seattle suppliers, partners, and many of chef’s unique creations. Instead of traditional lemonade stands, there will be coffee and hot chocolate locations stationed throughout the ballpark to keep Kraken and Golden Knights fans warm.

Special menu features include:

• Poutine Burger from Lil Woody’s – ¼ pound Royal Ranch grass-fed beef covered with brown gravy, fries and cheddar cheese (The Pen)
• Ivar’s Calamari – Hand-cut calamari strips, freshly battered and breaded, served with spicy dipping sauce (section 117, 335)
• Cinnamon & Honey Fried Chicken Ice Cream from Salt & Straw – Seattle-based Ezell’s Famous Chicken, chicken fat deep fried croissants, salted vanilla ice cream, cinnamon, honey, secret spices (section 152)
• Coconut Hot Chocolate from Marination – Hot chocolate with coconut syrup and whipped cream (section 119)
• Pike Place Clam Chowder – Loads of meaty clams flavored with bacon, onions, potatoes, cream and a secret blend of herbs and spices (Walk-Off Markets section 126, 141)
• Seattle Smash Cocktail – New Amsterdam vodka, pineapple juice, lime juice and club soda (The Pen, Terrace Club, Trident Deck, Batter Up, All-Star Club and Press Club)
• Spicy House-Smoked Brisket Barbacoa Torta – Poblano rajas, fire roasted peppers and onions, asadero cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, chipotle crema, fresh torta bread (Edgar’s Cantina/The Pen)
• Crab Pizza from MOTO Pizza – Fresh Dungeness crab atop a splash of warm butter, dill, thyme, and parmesan, finished with fresh squeezed lemon and herbs, using a century-old sourdough starter (section 132)
• Spicy Chicken Sandwich – Crispy chicken cutlet smothered in spicy sauce, sliced dill kosher pickles, signature boom boom sauce on a fresh potato bun (Chick Boom, section 106)
• Troll Pizza from Ballard Pizza Co. – Tomato sauce, mozzarella, coppa, sausage, red bell pepper, red onion (section 241, ‘Pen)
• House-Smoked BBQ Pork Belly Sliders – Pork belly tossed in signature BBQ sauce and topped with zesty ranch slaw, butter dill pickles (Holy Smoke BBQ section 105, 312) 
• Sunrise Tuna Bowl from Just Poke – Spicy tuna topped with eel sauce, spicy mayo, avocado, tempura crunchies, ginger, edamame and seaweed salad (section 132)
• Footlong Dungeness Crab Roll – Dungeness crab salad in a lemon tarragon dressing served on a grilled footlong brioche roll topped with Tobiko caviar (Walk-Off Markets section 126, 141) 
• Homemade Smoked Brisket & Beans “Chili” Loaded Baked Potato – Baked potato, crema, green onion, jalapenos, Beecher’s Jerk shredded cheese (Change Up, section 221)
• 1/3 lb. Wagyu Cheeseburger from Kidd Valley – Fresh wagyu beef from Northwest farms, cheese (section 149, 325) 

“We’re so excited to kick off the New Year with this once-in-a-lifetime event,” said Meagan Murray, District Manager, Sodexo Live!. “It’s been so much fun to plan for this, and to get creative – whether with the fried chicken ice cream, poutine burger or coconut hot chocolate – so we can give fans an incredible experience. Our team of culinarians, servers, and bartenders have looked forward to helping host this event for a while, and we’re ready for some hockey!” 

This game continues the tradition established by the NHL in 2008 of hosting a regular-season outdoor game on or around New Year’s Day. It will be the first regular-season outdoor contest in franchise history for the Kraken, and the first time either team has participated in the Winter Classic. T-Mobile Park will be the fourteenth venue and eighth ballpark to host. This year will be the first time that the Winter Classic has been played west of the Central time zone.

About Sodexo Live!
Sodexo Live! manages prestigious conference, cultural, and sporting venues and major events all over the world. With 40,000 employees and 500 sites, Sodexo Live! offers clients a range of bespoke catering, sales, and event management services, helping to transform the consumer experience into unforgettable memories. Sodexo Live! commits to unlocking customers’ full potential while favoring local communities. Sodexo Live! contributes to the success of prestigious events such as Royal Ascot, the Tour de France, the Rugby World Cup and soon the Paris 2024 Games, and showcases exceptional venues such as the Eiffel Tower Restaurants, Bateaux Parisiens, Yachts de Paris, the Royal Academy of Arts in London, the Museo del Prado in Madrid, the Hard Rock Stadium, the Scottish National Gallery, and the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.