Rogers Place's 10th anniversary food revamp holds the line on costs

Advertisement 1 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Breadcrumb Trail Links HomeNewsLocal NewsEdmonton Oilers Rogers Place's 10th anniversary food revamp holds the line on costs From hotdogs to nachos, arena shows off a series of $10 "value" items Author of the article: By Steven Sandor Published Sep 21, 2026 3 minute read Join the conversation Fabian Ffrench, Rogers Place's executive chef, shows off a helmet filled with "YEG Nachos" on Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. PHOTO BY STEVEN SANDOR /Postmedia Article content When Rogers Place opened a decade ago, Fabian Ffrench worked as a sous chef in a concession stand. He had just come to Edmonton after working food service for the San Jose Sharks and Minnesota Vikings, Article content Ten years later, he’s now Rogers Place’s executive chef, overseeing the most ambitious overhaul in the arena’s history. And, a big part of that is running it back with some classic menu items, and introducing a $10 value menu, as more and more fans need to stretch their dollars in these times of high inflation and economic uncertainty. Article content Article content Article content In all, 82 new menu items are being introduced. Of those, 26 will be available in concessions, while the others are earmarked for premium food areas, like the mezzanine. Article content Article content Oil Spills Essential Oilers news, insight, opinion and analysis. Sign Up By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Article content Coming back to the menu are classics like soft-serve ice cream and the perogy dog. The bison burger and boneless wings are back. Article content But Ffrench’s favourite? A take on poutine that’s likely to make any Quebec purist gasp. Article content “My favourite item is our new cheddar poutine,” said Ffrench. “So, we get our cheddar cheese dust, and then we toss that and make that a Canadian poutine, and that’s what we serve as our anniversary poutine in our arena.” Article content Of course, there is no arena experience without a hotdog. And, the perogy-laden tube streak was maybe the highlight of Monday’s menu preview event at Rogers Place. And, Ffrench could not escape this massive culinary question — does ketchup belong on a hotdog. Just as purists might gasp at his cheddar poutine, hotdog absolutists might take issue with his take on ketchup. There are hotdog spots in the States…