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The Olympic Games are on many people’s minds, and foodservice operators are working to make the most of them with these special Olympics-themed food and drinks. Take a look at the offerings.
Items:
• Team USA Podium Cookies (pictured): A Gold medal cookie (Valrhona chocolate chunk with dried cherries and malted milk base), a silver medal cookie (double chocolate shortbread with Maldon smoked salt and milk chocolate pieces), a bronze medal cookie (snickerdoodle with macadamia nuts, crystalized ginger and Mexican cinnamon), and a glass of milk, $9.50
• The Pop Rocket: Blue Curaçao, grenadine, lemon juice and simple syrup served with a gold sugar rim and a lemon wedge, $12
• Caipirinha Nascimento: A mint-and-mango Caipirinha named after Brazilian soccer star Pelé, $12
Availability: Through Aug. 21
Items:
• Champion: An Old Fashioned-style cocktail made with Widow Jane Apple Wood Rye Mash, Giffard Banane du Brésil, banana-ginger syrup, Fever Tree ginger ale and Angostura bitters served over a gold medal ice sphere, $15
• Light My Fire: Avuá Amburana Cachaça, Velvet Falernum, lime juice, honey-ginger syrup and simple syrup, shaken, poured into a coupe and garnished with a torch made of Angostura and Peychaud’s bitters, $15
Availability: Through Aug. 21
Item: Acarajé de Bahia, bean and seafood fritter stuffed with shrimp, onions and tomatoes, served with piri-piri dipping sauce, $20 for two.
Availability: Through Aug. 21
Item: Captain ’Merica, Captain Morgan white rum, Orchata cinnamon cream rum, pineapple and Blue Curaçao, topped with red wine, $15.
Availability: Through Aug. 21
Item: Mini-Tapioca Crêpes, stuffed, respectively with avocado, tomatoes and cashew cream; Gruyère cheese, herbs and roasted red onions; and goat cheese, mushrooms, thyme and rosemary, $10.
Availability: Through Aug. 21
Items:
• The Phelps Feast, in honor of champion swimmer Michael Phelps and his famous calorie-burning workout regimen, a 12,000-calorie meal of loaded nachos, four 20-ounce Guinness Stouts, shepherd’s pie, beer-battered fish and chips, bangers and mash, two pounds of boneless chicken wings, beef and Guinness stew (pictured), chicken avocado quesadilla
• The Asgard Burger, an 8-ounce burger with lettuce, tomato, onion, Irish Cheddar cheese, avocado, bacon, onion straws and a fried egg on a brioche roll, $152, or free if you’re the first person to eat it in one sitting (you’ll get a plaque on the wall, too).
Availability: Through the Olympics closing ceremony, on Aug. 21
Items:
• Triple Cheese International Bacon Burger (pictured): Burger patty topped with Cheddar, American and Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise on a brioche bun, price varies by location
• Mexican Avocado Chipotle Ranch Chicken Sandwich (pictured): Grilled chicken breast topped with bacon, sliced avocado, pepper Jack cheese, bacon, tomato, spring mix and Chipotle ranch on a wheat bun, price varies by location
• Irish Pub Burger (pictured): Beef patty topped with pub cheese, bacon, caramelized onions mixed with grilled mushrooms, spring mix, tomato and Dijonnaise on a pretzel bun, price varies by location
• Creamy Caramel Twist Shake: Vanilla ice cream spun with caramel syrup, chocolate syrup and Twix pieces, topped with whipped cream, caramel syrup, chocolate syrup and Twix pieces, price varies by size and location
Availability: Through Sept. 11
Items:
• Olympic Colada: Blackwell rum, pineapple juice, coconut milk and Maraschino cherries, $17
• Olympic Caipirinha (pictured): Amburana Cachaça, honey syrup, muddled lemon and lavender bitters, $18
Availability: Through August
Items: Race to the Rings: Chefs at all properties are challenged to get creative with McCain Black & Tan, Home Style and Beer Battered onion rings, $1.99 to $6.99, depending on recipe.
Examples:
• Buffalo Onion Rings: Dressed in ranch dressing, chives and bacon crumbles (pictured)
• Cordon Bleu Onion Rings: Topped with grilled chicken breast, fresh mozzarella and bacon
• Creole Onion Rings: With sautéed onions, celery and jalapeño in Creole tomato sauce
• Fiesta Onion Rings: Topped with cheese sauce, ground beef, red and green bell pepper, jalapeños and salsa
Availability: Through Aug. 31
Item: Brazilian Moqueca, fish stew with local black bass and head-on Gulf shrimp in an onion, garlic and tomato-based sauce thickened with cassava flour, finished with conserve de pimento, cilantro and Thai basil over jasmine rice, $18.
Availability: Through Aug. 21
Item: On the Podium, muddled lime and Demerara sugar and chilled E.H. Taylor whiskey, $12.
Availability: Through the end of September
Item: Brazilian Shrimp Tacos, three tacos with shrimp, spiced black beans, shaved Fresno chiles and avocado cream, $14.
Availability: Through Aug. 21
Item: Crescent City Smash, cachaça, lime, orange, Benedictine, Pimm’s and HooDoo chicory liqueur, $11.
Availability: Through Aug. 21
Item: USA Doughnut, vanilla glazed doughnut with raspberry drizzle, topped with blueberries and “USA” written in chocolate, $2.95.
Availability: Through Aug. 21
Items:
• Rio XXXI Pizza (pictured): Pizza topped with black bean purée, braised pulled chicken, chorizo, chopped tomatoes and shaved manchego, $15
• Gold Medal Juice (pictured): Leblon Cachaça, strawberries, basil, lime and superfine sugar, garnished with a strawberry, $7
• Silver Medal Juice: Leblon Cachaça, jalapeño, lime, cucumber and agave nectar, $7
• Bronze Medal Juice: Leblon Cachaça, Pernod absinthe, kiwi, apple juice, lime juice and simple syrup, $7.
Availability: Through Aug. 21
Item: Stick It, Novo Fogo cachaça, green tea, strawberry, lime and orgeat, inspired by Brazil and the U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Team, $14.
Availability: Through Aug. 21
Item: Belly Up Caipirinha, blackberry moonshine over muddled lime and sugar, $10.
Availability: Through Aug. 21
Item: The Brazilian, Avua Cachaça, lime juice, gingerbread syrup and habanero shrub, $13.
Availability: Through August
Item: Burger Board, burgers inspired by competing countries:
• Italy: Veggie burger with artichokes, spinach, Kalamata olives and roasted red pepper aïoli, $22
• China: Beef burger topped with marinated tofu, rice noodles and stir-fry vegetables, $24
• France: Beef burger topped with ham, Gruyère cheese and béchamel sauce, $22
• Brazil: Burger, avocado, fried egg, shoestring potatoes, ham, Cheddar cheese and guasacaca (avocado sauce) aïoli, $24
• America: Short rib burger, steak sauce, oven roasted tomatoes and crispy shallots, $23
• Jamaica (pictured): Jerk pork burger, grilled pineapple, pepper jam and plantain chips, $21
• Germany: Bratwurst burger, sauerkraut and spicy mustard on a pretzel bun, $22
• Japan: Tuna burger, wasabi aïoli, and ponzu pickled carrots, $24
• Australia: Lamb burger with mint aïoli, Bibb lettuce, tomatoes and red onions, $24
Availability: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, through Aug. 21
Items:
• Brazilian Street Burger (pictured): A burger patty with Swiss cheese, ham, bacon, fried egg, avocado, tomato, lettuce and “special sauce,” (similar to Russian dressing) with French fries, $19
• The 100 Yard Dash: Passion fruit shake, vanilla frosted coconut rum, gummy apple rings, coconut Brigadeiro and yellow whirly pop topped with whipped cream, coconut flakes and a Brazilian flag, $15
Availability: Aug. 19-21
