Hot Dog Stories

The National Hot Dog Month 2012 Tour

hotdogman — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:51:20 +0000

This July, I will once again embark on a journey to eat a hot dog a day, every day, at a different venue to celebrate National Hot Dog Month.

I want to expand the geographic footprint for this years tour and hire a professional videographer to help with the 31+ videos that will be produced. I will also put together a 60-90 minute documentary and write a book about the event.

I am offering individuals and businesses the opportunity to sponsor the tour. It’s great bang for your marketing buck- 31 days of exposure on local and national TV, Radio, Newspapers and Internet sites plus timeless exposure on the videos and in both the documentary film and book. It’s a heck of a lot of fun too.

I am currently negotiating with several “big” names and creating media partnerships. July may seem like a long way away, but it will be here before you know it.

Here’s a brief video explaining everything.

HERE IS THE LINK FOR SPONSORSHIP

SHOUT OUTS TO: Yanks Franks, The Dogfather, and Jim Kukral

Onion Crunch- it’s “Crunyumchy”

hotdogman — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:05:59 +0000

Nick Loeb, best known as Sofia Vergara’s boyfriend, is an entrepreneur and politician. He recently sent me a big container of his new Onion Crunch- a kind of roasted onion condiment that’s great on hot dogs. I wanted to try it out, so I went down to Zipity Do Dog in Framingham to field test it.

Pink’s Las Vegas 2012

hotdogman — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:17:05 +0000

The original Pink’s is a 73 year old Hollywood icon. The Pink family still runs the joint and they plan to bring their hot dog style to the rest of Hot Dog Nation. The first new store opened in Planet Hollywood on the Las Vegas Strip nearly in 2009. Since then, they have opened another location in Ohio and have plans for many more throughout the USA.

While attending Affiliate Summit West 2012, a friend and I stopped in for lunch. Check out the video of our visit to Pink’s.

Ketchup? On a Hot Dog?

hotdogman — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:47:56 +0000

I have a certain opinion about putting ketchup on a hot dog. There are specific rules on the subject too. During my recent trip to Las Vegas for Affiliate Summit West, I roamed the conference and asked “the Question.”

The results are epic.

Tex Barry’s Coney Island Diner in Attleboro, MA

hotdogman — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:50:53 +0000

Here’s the video of our visit to Tex Barry’s Coney Island Diner in Attleboro, Massachusetts.

The Framingham Food Truck Festival 2011

hotdogman — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 03:16:38 +0000

Little Miss and I hit the Framingham Food Truck Festival on Sunday, October 9. They parked a bunch of trucks in the middle of shoppers world on a perfect fall day. There were 11 Mobile Food Vendors: Cool Cow Ice Cream, The Cupcakory, Daddy’s Fried Dough, Firefly’s BBQ, Frozen Hoagies, Go Fish!, Grilled Cheese Nation, Lobsta Love, Mobile Home, Snappy Dogs, The Spoon Truck, and Woodman’s of Essex. We spoke to all the food folks and had a hot dog.

Snappy Dogs and the Framingham Food Truck Festival

hotdogman — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 03:41:42 +0000

Food Truck Festivals of New England is coming to Framingham! The Framingham Food Truck Festival is at Shopper’s World, Sunday, October 9, 11AM-4PM. The Patriots kick off at 4:15, so come CHOW DOWN at the Framingham Food Truck Festival with Hopkinton’s own SNAPPY DOGS.

Boston Speed’s Famous Hot Dog Wagon

hotdogman — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:56:11 +0000

I haven’t been to Boston Speed’s since the 1990′s when the original Speed was still running the wagon. Today I went with my camera and my appetite. They are still ridiculously good hot dogs!

Read about my visit to Boston Speed’s on The Hot Dog Truck

Roxy’s Grilled Cheese and Poutine at SoWa Open Market

hotdogman — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:20:16 +0000

Little Miss, Mrs. HDM and I drove into Boston to the SoWa Open Market to browse the craft booths and get some food. Roxy’s Gourmet Grilled Cheese Truck was there and they had a new item on the menu: POUTINE (which happens to be Mrs. HDM’s SECOND FAVORITE FOOD).

We had camera in hand…..

Fred’s Franks: In Search of the Shnurble

hotdogman — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:50:01 +0000

Just what is a Shnurble anyway? My crew and I headed up to Fred’s Franks (owned by Carl Galasso) so I could introduce them to a very unique hot dog: the Shnurble.

Fred’s Franks is owned by Carl Gallasso who bought the trailer from Fred a few years ago. It’s one of suburban Boston’s three “Pearls,” literally and figuratively. Fred’s serves grilled, Pearl Franks on the Big Green Egg with Wicked Good Charcoal.

We had some true silliness on our recent visit, check out the video.

Check out the photo spread on The Hot Dog Truck.