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Grandstand Menu
Speedway Party Fun
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Let’s get all your guests cheering as you serve your Grandstand menu.
Welcome to the high-speed, quick-fire Indy 500 race! If you are planning to have your guests glued to the action on the track, you will need to gear up and serve some inspired dishes. Today, we will be sharing some Speedway/Brickyard favorites from races past, Gasoline alley’s spicy starts, and of course some daring drivers’ desserts. Also stay tuned for an inside look at Indiana’s wildly popular pork tenderloin and places around Speedway that you might want to make a Pit stop.
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Inspired Stadium Food
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Breaded Pork Tenderloin Speedway Sliders
Start your engines with Indiana’s best crispy breaded pork tenderloin.
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About the Recipe: How about an oversized crispy breaded pork tenderloin topped with your favorite goodies on a slider bun! Don’t worry if it laps over the bun – that is part of the racing fun. It’s a perfect Race Day sandwich snack to serve for your speedway party. Have Fun!
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Brickyard’s Coney Island Dogs
Hot dogs topped with shredded beef, gooey melting cheese, and popping pepper.
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About the Recipe: Short rib coney island dogs are one of the concession items that will be served at the Indy 500. Make sure to try one If you are planning on being there.
Can’t go? Don’t fret! Try making our inspired dog for that speedway party at your house. Just Imagine your guests enjoying juicy beef hot dogs, nestled in soft buns, topped with rich, tender, shredded barbecued beef. The golden melting cheese drizzles down, forcing them to lick their fingers while the hot pop of fried peppers and red pepper relish zig across their taste buds. Yes, they are that delicious.
See More – Brickyard’s Coney Island Dogs
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Baked Potato Fries with Red-Eyed Gravy and Pepper Relish
Enjoy a new way of serving potato fries.
About the Recipe: Surprise! The old classic has a new style and flavor. The combination is a savory popular treat that will amaze you with how delicious it is. At the Indianapolis Speedway, Aramark Sports and Entertainment will be featuring their thicker side fries with crispy strips of pork, which are drizzled with red-eyed gravy and the brightness of pickled pepper relish as a concession item. It’s a have-to-try combo.
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The Indianapolis Motor Speedway – 500 Mile Race
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Ladies and Gentleman start your engines at your in-house Party/Celebration – Enjoy the food and the race in your home or go to the race track for its events during the last week of May.
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The 108th Indianapolis 500 is scheduled for May 26, 2024, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Thirty-four drivers are set to compete for the traditional 33 spots on the starting grid. The race is 200 laps on the 2.5-mile oval.
The Indianapolis 500, a United States automobile race, was held annually from 1911, except for the war years 1917–18 and 1942–45. The race is always run at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, a suburban region of Indianapolis, Indiana.
Drawing crowds of several hundred thousand people, the race is among the world’s best-attended single-day sporting events. It is held on the weekend of the country’s Memorial Day holiday.
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Chit-Chat Coffee Klatch
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Jacky Ralph
Want to know the inside knowledge about Indiana, Speedways, Concessions, and culinary treasures? We knew that our friend, Jacky Ralph would be able to help us out since she also worked at the Speedway, knew about Indy, and was the perfect person to tell us about Indiana’s culinary treasures. Catch up with our chat and find out what we learned.
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Hints on going to the Indy 500!
Jacky Ralph – Coffee Klatch Interview
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Speedway, Indiana – Home to the Indy 500
A town of 13,000 people is home to the Indy 500.
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Dawsons, a full-service restaurant, is located on Main Street directly across the street from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, one of the most famous racetracks in the world.
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The restaurant was opened by the Hill family in June 2006 and is known for friendly service, great hand-cut steaks, fresh seafood, local craft beers, and popular Hoosier tenderloins. They have both indoor and outdoor seating so you can enjoy the fun Main Street atmosphere. They also offer a catering menu, which includes box lunches for the racers and other services.
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Are you craving some crispy comfort food? Head Midwest to Indiana and discover their Hoosier Breaded Pork Tenderloin Sandwich. At Dawson’s and almost every restaurant in Indiana, they will feature this legendary sandwich. It consists of a breaded monster-sized, ¼-inch thick, fried pork tenderloin cutlet, reaching wildly towards the edges of a dinner plate, that’s served on an undersized kaiser roll, complete with condiments on or aside it. It’s part of the state’s cultural identity, has an outstanding combination of textures and flavors, and like all Hoosiers, has its own unique style.
If you want to experience the friendly service at Dawsons restaurant, stop by and talk to Kiely Donis. She represents the family and has been working at the restaurant for about ten years, providing the welcoming service you experience there. She is full of enthusiasm and a ray of Speedway sunshine. Kiely said, “I think the town of Speedway is a great town to work in,”
See More – Dawson’s on Main – Speedway, Indiana
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You will notice something about the recipes we have this month. They are snappy fast to make, easy to munch, taste fantastic, and keep your crew filled up for the whole race. Yes, there’s also a touch of gourmet status that will add that element of surprise as well as homemade downhome goodness. Get ready for smoky, salty, tangy, and sweet all in one dish. Wow!
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Recipes This Month
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Loaded Potato Chip Dip
Recipe from Meredith Williams for “Brickyard to Backyard” (Clabber Girl cookbook, published in 2016)‘
About the Clabber Girl cookbook – Brickyard to Backyard
Clabber Girl Corporation, the manufacturer of America’s No. 1 baking powder brand and sister company of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, printed a cookbook dedicated to the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 back in 2018. At this time, the speedway and Clabber Girl Corporation were both owned by the Hulman family.
This cookbook Brickyard to Backyard brings together recipes from Race Days Past that reflect ties to IMS and honors long standing family traditions.
The recipes were associated with the track and submitted by Indianapolis 500 fans.
See More – Loaded Potato Chip Dip
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Little Bite Appetizers
Party serving – don’t forget a few little bites to round out the table.
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About the Recipes: Appetizers, small and savory, tease your taste buds, setting the stage for party food. The little morsels are pop-in-your-mouth simple and fun to try. They tempt you to take more than one and usually make you a little thirsty for that glass of wine, beer, or punch being served. Be adventurous and try some baby stuffed tomatoes, veggie cheese wraps, or wine-flavored olives.
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Mom Unser’s Legendary Chili
Mother of Al, Bobby, Louie, and Jerry Unser – It’s a hot Indy 500 tradition
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About the Recipe: Mary Unser started this tradition by cooking 10 gallons of chili right in the pit during the first year. Over time, it grew to 50 to 75 gallons of chili at each race, and crew members, drivers, and team owners eagerly lined up for a cup of chili served with fresh tortillas on what became known as “Chili Day” at the track.
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BLT Pasta Bowl
Make it a side dish or a wrap filling.
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About the Recipe: Can you believe that you could serve a BLT in a pasta bowl? It is so delicious with crispy bacon, chopped tomatoes, celery, and green onions. The mayonnaise dressing is flavored with apple vinegar, a touch of Djon mustard, and a swirl of that sweet Indiana maple syrup. Serve it as a side or even add it to wraps. This is a recipe for all seasons.
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Cinnamon Spiced Cherry Cobbler
Indiana inspired Clabber Girl Company.
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About the Recipe: Cobblers have many different styles. They are usually topped with a biscuit or cake-like topping that is over a fruit filling. Classic recipes like this one use a light biscuit dough that is dropped over the fruit topping and resembles a cobbled road.
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Long’s Bakery – an Indy Tradition
Known for its “Hot Do-Nuts,” Long’s Bakery is the “go-to” place for a sweet glazed donuts as well as cakes, cookies, and pastries. It’s a popular stop for tourists and locals. These glazed donuts continue to be the most popular item on the bakery’s menu.
Long’s Bakery, located on 16th street in Indianapolis, was opened January 1955 by Carl and Mildred Long. Carl, who worked in a German bakery, used a new, lighter dough to create fluffy yeast donuts.’
The bakery serves over a half-million customers annually, and have been frequently featured by media, such as the Today Show and Midwest Living magazine. Many race car teams frequent the bakery for that quick pick me up at the start of a long day at the speedway.
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An employee of Long’s Bakery, Sita Artis, serves us with a grand smile and a full box of assorted donuts.
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Raceway Parfait Shooters
Make Them Your Way” Desserts.
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About the Recipes:
Those mini dessert shooters are a fun and innovative way to serve your favorite desserts. They can be prepared in many different flavors and textures, ranging from velvety smooth to chunky thick. With their small size and wide range of flavors and textures, your guests have a go-to choice and can even try to sample several different goodies.
- Treat them to light, refreshing lemon curd mousse with fluffy whipped cream. Mix rum into creamy rice pudding to create layers of tropical flavors, or for those chocolate lovers, mix up multi-chocolate tiers with creamy whipped cream, topped with colorful sprinkles. Don’t forget to make a parfait with smooth white chocolate swirled with springtime sweet strawberries
- Look our choices over and then change them to your liking. These mini desserts are a perfect way to enjoy the classic flavors in a stylish presentation.
See More – Raceway Parfait Shooters
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