Nine NFL cities will be represented by their food at Taste at the Track, a football Sunday set for November 22 at the Carousel Club inside Gulfstream Park. Chicago brings Italian beef. Pittsburgh brings pierogis. New Orleans brings jambalaya. The games will be on, the horses will run, and the kitchen is organized the way a fan organizes a Sunday: by team.
Gulfstream Park has hosted racing in Hallandale Beach since 1939, when it opened for a four-day meeting before reopening in 1944 under James Donn Sr. The property has since grown well beyond the track, adding a casino, shops and restaurants. The Carousel Club arrived in 2022. According to Greater Fort Lauderdale’s tourism site, the 14,000-square-foot trackside venue hosts live entertainment, food trucks, drink specials and themed events. A tailgate-style football day fits that pattern.
Taste at the Track Puts Nine NFL Cities on One Menu
Organizers describe the afternoon as “the ultimate football Sunday,” and the food list is the clearest evidence of how they plan to deliver it. Each tasting is tied to a franchise.
The Chicago Bears are represented by a Portillo’s style Italian beef and a Dr Pepper Porky Pretzel Sandwich, built from Dr Pepper-flavored pulled pork and barbecue sauce on a pretzel bun. The Pittsburgh Steelers get potato patch fries, made with fresh cut Idaho potatoes, cheddar cheese sauce and bacon bits, plus a pierogi sampler with kielbasa and cabbage. For the New York Giants, the lineup lists garlic parmesan chicken wings from Wingman NYC and a New York style pizza topped with ricotta, hot honey and cupped pepperoni.
Six more teams round out the board. The New Orleans Saints are matched with jambalaya, the Kansas City Chiefs with brisket burnt end mac and cheese, and the Cincinnati Bengals with Skyline style chili. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers get mojo chicken and yellow rice. The Green Bay Packers are paired with soft pretzels and Wisconsin beer cheese. The Los Angeles Rams close the list with loaded tots topped with Korean fried chicken, Kewpie mayo and a soy glaze.
Gulfstream Park’s Carousel Club Adds Live Racing, NFL Coverage and a Long Drink List
The event runs on two tickets. VIP admission is $95 and starts at noon, which the organizers say adds a bonus hour of food and drink tastings and priority seating. VIP holders also receive a Gulfstream Park jersey and a cigar while supplies last. Standard admission is $65 and begins at 1 p.m. Both end at 5 p.m. The event is 21 and over.
The drink list is long. The lineup includes Sip Margs, 3 Sons Brewing, Aperol Spritz, Dano’s Dangerous Tequila, Surfside, Gallo Wines and High Noon. Stella Artois, Mango Cart, Cutwater, NÜTRL, The Long Drink and Suncruiser round it out. Coverage of NFL action runs through the day, according to the event description, alongside live racing at Gulfstream Park.
The team pairings are themed labels on the menu, not announced league partnerships, but the idea is easy to follow. Fans of nine franchises can find something from home, and fans of the other 23 can still eat.
Football and horse racing rarely share a calendar slot, and Gulfstream is putting them on the same lawn. Taste at the Track is a one-day test of whether a tailgate and a race card can draw the same crowd. If it works, the Carousel Club has a template for the rest of the football season.
