ExtremeRavens Posted May 29 Posted May 29 Nearly two months before M&T Bank Stadium welcomes fans back for its first preseason game, the Ravens are preparing to serve up several new venues for food and beverages, including a walk-through dining concept and a “hospitality village” on a rooftop setting. In 2023, the Ravens announced a three-year renovation project to level up stadium infrastructure and offerings. With the upgrades come new dining spaces. Here are the highlights. The most stadium-accessible of these developments will be a repurposed team retail store at Section 153, which will transform into a food hub featuring the preexisting “Ravenous Chicken” fried-chicken-centric concessions, as well as offerings from other to-be-announced vendors. “Ravenous Chicken has been a great concept for us,” said Brad Downs, senior vice president of marketing for the Ravens. Its newest space will boast self-serve food slides and reach-in beverage coolers to maximize efficiency. The North Plaza "Hospitality Village" is currently under construction at M&T Bank Stadium. (Jane Godiner/Staff) Fans will also be able to make their way to North Plaza to try bites and sips from an under-construction “Hospitality Village,” which will sit atop of a new retail plaza with a jersey customization shop. The upstairs hospitality space will feature a full-service bar and two built-in food and beverage areas, as well as a seating area for upwards of 300 guests. During non-game days, the area will serve as an event space. “We love our rooftops here in Baltimore,” Downs said. Richard Tamayo, senior vice president of stadium operations, added that he doesn’t foresee this upstairs area becoming overly packed. “It’ll be a very comfortable, very good social experience,” he said. Aside from these public dining venues, the stadium will also add three field-level premium clubs, which have for-purchase memberships available exclusively to Personal Seat License owners: The Raven: Near the 50-yard line and complete with nods to Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven.” Champions Club: Behind the west end zone and with bars that pay homage to the Ravens’ two Super Bowl victories. The Trust: On the south side of the stadium, themed after 1900s Baltimore banks. At each of these clubs, as well as the under-construction Legend Suites, members can expect a range of food and drink options — from all-inclusive premium cocktails to a sushi bar. More information about concessions and dining at M&T Bank Stadium, said Downs and Tamayo, will be announced in the weeks leading up to opening day. Have a news tip? Contact Jane Godiner at jgodiner@baltsun.com or on Instagram as @JaneCraves. View the full article Quote
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