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A new chicken restaurant opened in Rochester Friday, and one of the co-founders may have a pretty recognizable name. Former NBA player Kris Humphries, along with his cousin, Alex, opened up Dave’s Hot Chicken in the southeast part of the Med City. This is the first location to open outside of the Twin Cities, where four locations exist.
Four-time National Basketball Association champion Stephen Curry is teaming up with former first lady Michelle Obama to release a healthier sports drink option. Curry and Obama on Wednesday announced the launch of Plezi Hydration, through Obama’s public benefit company, Plezi Nutrition. The drink adds to Curry’s growing portfolio of off-court ventures as the 37-year-old nears the final years of his playing career.
The San Antonio Spurs announced their new retail collection with San Antonio-based restaurant chain Whataburger, an official partner of the team for over 20 years. The retail collection, which celebrates the shared Texas roots of these two beloved local brands, will go on sale starting Friday, Jan. 31.
The Celtics have been on a nonstop victory tour since clinching the NBA championship on Monday night, beating out the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the Finals at TD Garden. After an initial stop-off in Miami, Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla arrived back in Boston on Wednesday and hit up five North End restaurants with the trophy in tow that same night. According to a Celtics rep, Mazzulla hauled the 29-pound trophy to Strega North End, Carmelina’s, Arya Trattoria, Umbria, and Table, all in one night. Through the rep, Mazzulla declined to provide further details on the night out for this story.
Newy Scruggs: #NBAFinals Game 2 media dinner tonight at @tdgarden. 600 lobsters @NBCDFWSports
#NBAFinals Game 2 media dinner tonight at @tdgarden. 600 lobsters 🦞 @NBCDFWSports pic.twitter.com/2py6kziS9v
— Newy Scruggs (@newyscruggs) June 9, 2024
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Myles Turner: Like any teenager, I felt like I could eat whatever I wanted and still be able to perform at a high level. I was big on Popeyes, and I sometimes ate that right before a game. I would still eat Taco Bell as well. I was putting down pizzas and a whole bunch of greasy foods. Looking back at it, if I were even to attempt to do that now, I'd be out of commission for at least a week. My body can't function that way anymore.
Did the way the game was changing play a part in helping you make that change? Myles Turner: Oh yeah! In my third year in the League, I started putting on a lot more weight, and I was getting tired much quicker on the floor. It became noticeable in how I tried to move my knees and joints. For a while, I couldn't figure out what was happening, and then I just looked in the mirror and realized it was my diet. You're unable to play at a high level because you're not putting high-level fuel into your actions. It's changed the trajectory of my career.
Mikal Bridges on eating from Chipotle: “I used to get the hot salsa,” he explained. “But I don’t know if y’all know, that hot salsa I don’t know what they did to it these past couple years, but I just take one bite and I just be like chugging water. It still ain’t helping. It just be painful eating a bowl. I felt soft because I love spicy food and I’m just like bruh I’ve been eating this hot sauce for all these years. “Rest in peace to the hot sauce.”
San Antonio’s NBA team is upping its game off the court with plans to develop a new Spurs Club at The Rock at La Cantera. The premium dining and lounge venue is set to open in early 2024 in the Spurs’ new Victory Capital Performance Center, a training facility that will anchor the larger mixed-use development. “This is going to be the first of its kind in the NBA,” said Frank Miceli, chief revenue officer for Spurs Sports & Entertainment.
The Spurs expect to enter into an agreement with noted chef Steve McHugh, who opened the Lüke, Cured and Landrace restaurants in San Antonio and is operating Luminaire in Austin. If that pans out as expected, his wife Sylvia will oversee the Spurs Club cocktail program. What the Spurs Club won’t be, Miceli insists, is a traditional sports bar. But it will have areas where members can watch televised Spurs games and a unique overhead view of the team’s practices below.
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Darius Garland, the all-star point guard for the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers, has invested in the emerging fast casual Hot Chicken Takeover, the company announced Tuesday. Terms of the investment were not disclosed. Along with becoming an investment partner, Garland also will receive a seat on the board of directors for the Columbus, Ohio-based brand.
Big baller Tyler Herro stepped off the court and into the kitchen to come up with a Boy Wonder Pizza, now available at Mister O1 Extraordinary Pizza eateries here in South Florida. The star-shaped (of course — what else would it be?) pizza is made with ricotta cheese, Italian tomato sauce, burrata cheese, spicy salami calabrese, natural honey, basil and black pepper
San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama probably never imagined one day he'd inspire a new hot dog created in his honor. But that is exactly what San Antonio's El Weinecero gourmet hot dog food cart has done. The popular downtown food cart recently showed off its newest hot dog creation inspired by the 19-year-old Spurs rookie. And yes, it is massive and pays tribute to Wembanyama's home country of France.
The Wembynaso is made with a French baguette, French onion, cheese, jalapenos, chives, and so many other delicious ingredients enough to fill your belly for weeks. The new hot dog is so massive, it is cut in half and comes in an extra-long serving tray. And to top it off, a tiny French flag is poked into the hot dog for that added Wembanyama flare.
Can you Slam the Wembynaso? 🏀🥓🌭
Posted by El Weinecero on Saturday, July 15, 2023
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