If you like some food with your baseball, Town Madison unveiled an appetizing plan Thursday that blends the best of both worlds.

A giant food hall – featuring 18 kitchens as well as breweries and food trucks – will be the primary connection between the Town Madison retail/restaurant district and the development-anchoring baseball stadium that's home to the Rocket City Trash Pandas.

While the integration of the baseball stadium and Town Madison has long been a part of the master plan, the details of that integration were not announced until Thursday. The food hall is a partnership between the Breland Companies and Fuqua Development of Atlanta, which is developing several food hall concepts in Atlanta and Jacksonville, Fla.

“Town Madison is taking another step toward our goal to provide a new experience in North Alabama living,” Louis Breland, developer of Town Madison, said in the announcement. “We toured some of the finest Food Halls in the country looking for the right concept. A great Food Hall becomes a central gathering spot and brings unique energy to a community. Along with Trash Panda Stadium, the Food Hall and Plaza area will become the place to be before a game or any time people want to meet with friends and share new experiences.”

Specific tenants for the food hall have not yet been announced. The food hall is planning a spring 2020 opening, which will coincide with the first Trash Panda games in the stadium. The baseball team’s first game in Madison is scheduled for April 15, 2020.

This is how Town Madison described its plan for the food hall, designed by Smallwood Reynolds:

18 kitchens curated by local and regional chefs.

Two breweries.

Several stationary food trucks in an outdoor dining area.

A large outdoor event space and covered stage area designed for a variety of events from local bands, songwriter showcases, and showing sporting events on the big screen.

Construction on the food hall is expected to begin in the summer.