Anchor: The blue-plate specials typically offered as American cuisine--hamburgers, pizza, fried chicken, baked beans, hot dogs--aren't worth considering, Mintz says, despite such irrepressible enthusiasts as Edna Lewis and Betty Fussell.
Entailed: Mintz says the American cuisine specials aren't really worth trying. 
Contradiction: The purple-plate specials typically include American food like pizza or fried chicken. 
Contradiction: Barbecue on display.
Contradiction: There are people outdoors.
Contradiction: A man prepares to make a home run.
Contradiction: People holding containers on alcohol.