With an eye for industry trends and direct input from fans, Chase Center is introducing six new eateries this basketball season, as well as new premium dishes on rotation in the Chase Club, JP Morgan Club, courtside lounges, club suites, and theater boxes. I was invited to a tasting on Monday, and was impressed by the overall high quality of selections.
"We're looking at different things," said Toussaint Potter. "We have large, different ethnic groups. San Francisco is known for its food, and the pressure is always there to up our standards to meet the expectations of the fans." Some fans got to try the new menu items Monday, which include a Korean spin on the Philly cheesesteak, Mexican street food, vegan dishes and Japanese sake.
On Sunday, with the looking shaky as a once 20-point lead shrank to just five early in the fourth quarter, the second-year guard rose from the left wing and buried a 3-pointer from 24 feet away while absorbing contact from Fever guard Aerial Powers in her landing space. The roar was instant. A wall of noise reverberated from the nosebleeds down to the courtside seats. Fans stood up in unison, high-fiving each other and stomping on the ground as if the shot slammed the door shut on the Fever.
