Regional Food

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by Noah Melamed

Did anyone who attended a regional with bad/overpriced food find viable solutions for this year?

For the 2004 competitions, the TechnoKat support staff (teachers, parents, mentors) provided box lunches with sandwiches, fruit/vegetables, snacks, soft drinks, etc. Tailgating in the parking lot was popular as well.

[Stephen Kowski]

@ Florida: parking lots with coolers were a viable option for some teams....or just driving down Alafaya (or however you spell it) to find something decent priced.

[KathieK]

Just be aware of your Regional's rules concerning eating in the parking lot. If I recall correctly, you were not allowed to bring food onto the premises nor eat in in the parking lots at the NJ venue. That created a problem, since the quality and price of the venue's food left much to be desired, and since we had limited options for food within walking distance of the venue.

[Noah Melamed]

Originally Posted by KathieK

Just be aware of your Regional's rules concerning eating in the parking lot. If I recall correctly, you were not allowed to bring food onto the premises nor eat in in the parking lots at the NJ venue. That created a problem, since the quality and price of the venue's food left much to be desired, and since we had limited options for food within walking distance of the venue.

Those were the rules of NJ regional last year which is why we are having this dilemma. What did your team do? All of the restaurants within walking distance were either clogged or left a great deal to be desired. In this situation we have run out of ideas that follow the form of Gracious professionalism. Eating on the bus is most likely possible but it is still wrong?

[Tom Bottiglieri]

Originally Posted by KathieK

Just be aware of your Regional's rules concerning eating in the parking lot. If I recall correctly, you were not allowed to bring food onto the premises nor eat in in the parking lots at the NJ venue. That created a problem, since the quality and price of the venue's food left much to be desired, and since we had limited options for food within walking distance of the venue.

We got food delivered to our bus in the parking lot. It was great because we had the match right after the lunch break, and most of the team was out at the bus eating, except for a few people left in the pits. Well i guess we got behind schedule, because Matt (our human player) called us when they called our team to get queued, so me and 2 other drivers had to run back through the parking lot, across the street, and around the arena to get back to the match.

[KathieK]

Originally Posted by Tom Bottiglieri

We got food delivered to our bus in the parking lot. .

Okay, I'll admit it, we cheated and had food delivered to our bus in the parking lot also.While I understand the dilemma that FIRST regional organizers are in, bound to the rules of the venue, it does create a hardship for the teams who are stuck there for three long days in a row.
And when you have food allergies on the team and none of the food vendors can tell you if their food contains those items, then it becomes even more difficult!

[JulieB]

Originally Posted by KathieK

Okay, I'll admit it, we cheated and had food delivered to our bus in the parking lot also.While I understand the dilemma that FIRST regional organizers are in, bound to the rules of the venue, it does create a hardship for the teams who are stuck there for three long days in a row.
And when you have food allergies on the team and none of the food vendors can tell you if their food contains those items, then it becomes even more difficult!

us too were to POOR to eat inside the place

[Deetman]

I was surprised quite a bit last year at the Pittsburgh Regional. I thought that the food I ate there was reasonably priced and it was pretty good food. There was a decent selection as well, but their pizza was by far the most popular item. As far as finding time to eat, that was another story...

[Billfred]

I remember Palmetto's prices being a bit steep for my liking (although the folks there were nice), so a lot of folks went to the Wendy's up the hill, or to further off places like Sandy's hot dogs (they're local). For a bigger hike but a big variety, there's always the Russell House University Union.

I'm thinking as Palmetto draws closer, I'll try and cook up (pun intended) a guide to surviving the USC campus. If I knew then what I knew now about that area, I'd have been eating like a KING!