Press
US Open years — TV, video, and print.
US Open by the numbers
1.9M
meals · 19 days
50,000+
daily covers
~700K
attendees
1,400
staff
5 / 60 / 95
restaurants · concessions · suites
267,000
burgers
77,000
lbs chicken
30,000+
lbs local produce · ~17 farms
TV · Video
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TODAY Show — Lobster rolls with Amy Robach
Live kitchen demo: lobster-roll variations for viewers during the US Open.
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In the kitchen with Safina
Cooking segment with Dinara Safina (then WTA world No. 1) during the 2008 Open era.
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Tony Tantillo — 2010 menu sneak peek
Preview of new dishes ahead of the 2010 US Open food program.
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Tony Tantillo — Overlook Club, 2010
On-site with Chef Michael in the Overlook Club during the 2010 tournament.
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Tennis Channel — Chef Michael feature
Network feature on the chef and the Open’s culinary operation.
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CBS 2 — US Open kitchen, 2007
Early local coverage of the Levy / US Open kitchen program.
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Good Day New York — 27 Aug 2008
Fox 5 morning-show segment from the tournament grounds.
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Explore the Open — Culinary walkthrough
Walkthrough of the Open’s restaurants, concessions, and food village.
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NY1 — US Open food operations
New York 1 coverage of feeding the grounds at Flushing Meadows.
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USA Network — US Open, 3 Sep 2008
National cable segment from the 2008 tournament.
Print media
- Men’s Health Eat Like Federer, Roddick, Nadal
- Today / MSNBC Lobster rolls / Hit an ace
- World Tennis Magazine Culinary offerings
- Bloomberg Morimoto $125 sushi / top chefs
- The Daily Green Green Initiative at the Open
- Martha Stewart Blog What to Eat at the US Open
- Newsday World-class culinary scene
- HuffPost Greening the U.S. Open
- Metromix NY Navigate Open dining like a pro
- Grub Street Sustainable Food by the Numbers
- NY Post Courtside cuisine
- The Faster Times Forget Federer, I’m Hitting for the Food
- Observer Game. Sauté. Match.
Live articles where still online; archived copies where the original page is gone.