The Spiral Dog

So this guy thinks that cutting dogs on a spiral bias does two things:  increases their length to “bun size”, and increases the amount of surface area for extra carmelizing.  He’s out to help you slice your weenie. http://www.wynders.com/main.sc

Portland, OR – Hot Dog Round Up

Places to check out: Wayne’s Chicago Red Hots – 3901 NE MLK SuperDog – 1438 SW Park Avenue, 1033 SW 6th Avenue Franks-A-Lot – 2845 E Burnside Taste of New York – SW Alder between 9th and 10th Zach’s Shack – 4611 SE Hawthorne Nick’s Famous Coney Island – 3746 SE Hawthorne Blvd Otto’s Sausage… Continue reading Portland, OR – Hot Dog Round Up

How Do You Say?

Traveling abroad soon? You’ll never be hungry again with the following translations for “hot dog.” Spanish – Perrito Caliente Italian – Caldo Cane China – ?? French – Chien Chaud German – Heisser Hund, or Wurst Portugese – Cachorro Quente Swedish – Korv, or Varmkorv Norweigan and Danish – Grillpolser Czech – Park v Rohliku… Continue reading How Do You Say?

Anywhere, IA – Loose Meat Sandwiches

Oops, mixed my metaphors…or adages, or something.  A friend and I were emailing this week about how easy it is for certain foods to bring on a “home memory,”  some flashback to our earlier years and locations. Whereas once we had to try and devise copycat recipes for whatever our particular craving was, now the… Continue reading Anywhere, IA – Loose Meat Sandwiches