‘Haute Dogs’ and ‘Pinch Dumplings’ win Nats’ pitch-your-product contest

(Courtesy of the Nationals)

In an effort to increase the variety of local food offerings at Nationals Park, the Nationals invited D.C., Maryland and Virginia-based vendors to participate in a “Pitch Your Product” contest in November. On Tuesday, the Nationals announced Maryland-based Pinch Dumplings and Virginia-based Haute Dogs and Fries as the winners.

Pinch Dumplings, which will be available behind Section 302, offers hand-made Chinese dumplings, including pork, beef and vegetarian options. Pinch has a restaurant in Baltimore and has also sold its dumplings at farmers’ markets in Dupont Circle and Bethesda.

https://twitter.com/Pinchdumplings/status/706238792185749506

Haute Dogs and Fries, which opened its first location in Purcellville in 2010 and a second location in Alexandria in 2012, offers gourmet hot dogs served on a split-top bun and hand-cut fries. Their restaurant menu features a dozen specialty hot dogs and a create-your-own option with more than 20 toppings. The Nats Park Haute Dogs stand will be by Section 105.

Frankly speaking, these will rock your world pic.twitter.com/hjCKBIXKFM

— Haute Dogs and Fries (@Haute_Dogs) March 6, 2016

Last season, the Nationals introduced a Virginia-themed biscuit stand to complement the Chesapeake Crab Cake Co. concession stand that opened in 2014. Mike Isabella’s G Sandwich shop also debuted at Nationals Park in 2014, while Jose Andres’s food truck, Pepe, made several appearances in the center field plaza last season.