A few weeks ago on this site, a self-styled “gonzo journalist” named DF wrote a feature about his experience at the all-you-can-eat pavilion (AYCEP) at Dodger Stadium. DF seems to think it there’s something amusing about seeing how many hot dogs he can cram down during a single baseball game.
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Pre-game warm-up. DF sits impatiently in the southbound 101 traffic. Don’t these goddamned slow-ass motorists realize they’re interrupting an important mission? After a year and a half of talking a big game about taking on the all-you-can-eat right field pavilion at Dodger Stadium, DF is finally going to step up to the plate and match his appetite to the onslaught of low-end ballpark chow that lies in wait.

Top of the first inning. Running late. At ticket gate. Let’s see: the price for a ticket in the left-field pavilion runs $13. It includes the following free food: none. The price for a ticket in the right-field pavilion runs $40. It includes the following free food: Dodger Dogs, peanuts, nachos, popcorn, soft drinks, and bottled water. That’s a $27 difference, so let’s do the math: conservatively assuming that each of these food units average about $5 per, in order for the left-field pavilion to create savings, you’d have to eat six units of all-you-can-eat food, which would retail for $30 in the left-field pavilion. Can DF consume over $27 worth of free food? If you have to wonder about the answer to that question, you don’t know DF.

Bottom first. Arrival in all-you-can-eat pavilion (AYCEP). I pause briefly to steady myself against a support beam. Pleasure overload—the sights and smells of unlimited ballpark food have made me briefly swoony. I assume a place in line, and when I get to the front, I ask the lady for two Dodger Dogs. She serves them up with a “That’s all you got, son?” arch to her eyebrows. Oh, I’ll be back, senorita. Just you wait and see.
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