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Do Baseball Stadiums Need Trendy Food?

A rally cry for hot dogs as ballparks reach toward ever-loftier eats.
Mets fans lining up for Shake Shack at Citi Field during the 2014 season.Erica Morano/Flickr

This is the year that Momofuku invades Citi Field.

Not Momofuku Ko, David Chang’s $195 tasting menu mothership, nor the Noodle Bar (ballpark ramen exists, but not yet in Queens), but Fuku, the restauranteur’s venture into the realm of fast-casual.