Major Food Group Is Opening a Lounge at Barclays for Fans with Courtside Seats

Major Food Group is opening a courtside club at Barclays Center

Major Food Group is planning to open an ornate courtside club at Barclays Center in time for basketball season this fall. Created in partnership with BSE Global, the company that manages Barclays Center and the Brooklyn Nets, the lounge, called Crown Club, includes plans for a bar, restaurant, and private dining room. There’s also a pantry area, where premium ticket holders can reportedly stock up on snacks, like candy and popcorn.

To create the lounge, MFG and BSE tapped Ken Fulk, the heavy-hitting designer behind New York restaurants Noda, Sadelle’s, and Legacy Records, along with the Miami outpost of Carbone. Based on early photos of the restaurant, the lounge appears to be outfitted with custom light fixtures, velvet furniture, and more than a half-dozen chandeliers. The 7,700-square-foot space can reportedly seat up to 250 people at full capacity but is only available to fans with courtside seats.

Details about the food offerings are still scarce, but the New York Times reports that the menu will consist of hit items from MFG restaurants and dishes created by chefs from other New York City restaurants. And if this Instagram post is anything to go by, spicy rigatoni is on the way.

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