Murph's Pocket Pancakes to be served up on Sundays in Milwaukee
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MILWAUKEE -- You can always get popcorn, peanuts and cold beer at any ballpark in America. But only in Milwaukee will you find pocket pancakes at a concession stand.
If that culinary treat is new to you, then you missed Brewers manager Pat Murphy producing a pancake from the pocket of his hoodie and taking a bite in the middle of a dugout interview during a nationally televised game against the Nationals on the team’s last road trip. It’s a long-standing habit for Murphy, who’s long been known to produce everything from pancakes to waffles to egg rolls from that pouch when he’s hungry for a snack.
On Tuesday in Atlanta, Murphy even pondered tucking a lambchop in his pocket for a midgame treat. He decided against.
“The first time I saw it was in Washington. I didn’t know he had pocket snacks until then,” said Brewers outfielder and NL Rookie of the Year candidate Isaac Collins this week. “Now they’re here to stay.”
And they are coming to American Family Field.
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Inspired by the skipper’s snack stash, the Brewers will begin selling “Murph’s Pocket Pancakes” at Sunday home games, in two varieties. The Ball Four Pocket Pack includes four pocket pancakes and a choice of maple syrup or strawberry compote dipping sauce for $4.99. The Double Chicken 'n' Pancakes Pocket Pack includes two chicken tender stuffed pancakes, topped with chopped bacon and a sweet maple syrup drizzle for $7.99.
Both options will be available on Sundays starting with this weekend’s game against the Mets, at the chicken stands in the First- and Third Base Wards at American Family Field. The recipes were crafted by the culinary duo of chef Joe Muench of Blackshoe Hospitality and chef Alex Beronja of Delaware North.
Thankfully, photos provided by the Brewers show the pancakes served in a cardboard carrier. It’s up to fans to decide whether to clip them in their pockets.
“The pancake in the pocket is not something I would do,” Collins said. “I don’t know if there’s dirt or [sunflower] seeds sometimes caught in the pancake. To each their own.”