Christmas Hot Dogs

Hot dogs at Christmas time is not a traditional food- and what a shame at that.

Thanks to our friends at Seriouseats.com who came up with 10 themed Christmas hot dogs.

Click here to read the article.

Merry Christmas from your friends at dogsontheroad!

We look forward to bringing you more news and reviews in 2013.

A breakfast hotdog?

We eat hotdogs for lunch, dinner, appetizers and as snacks.

But what about waking up an having a hot dog for breakfast?

Click HERE to read about a chocolate eclair hot dog courtesy of yahoo news.

Bratwurst Festival Day

Here at dogsontheroad, we celebrate all kinds of hot dogs.

Well today, August 16th, is National Bratwurst Festival Day.

If you happen to be in or around Bucyrus, OH for the next few days, make plans to head to the 2012 Bratwurst Festival.

If you can't make it to Bucyrus today, well simply go out and get yourself some brats.

Hot Dog Cart Shut Down

A 13 year old boy from Holland, MI decided to peddle hot dogs for some extra money.

Well click here to read the article courtesy of mlive.com as to why his entrepreneur style was shut down before it even started.

Chestnut Retains Hot Dog Crown

For the past six years, Joey Chestnut has started off his fourth of July by engorging himself to win the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island.

Well Chestnut broke his own consumption record in the 10 minute allowable frame.

Click HERE to read the article courtesy of the huffingtonpost.com

Hot dogs and basbeball

We love baseball on our blog!

Check out stadium dogs (on the right side) to see where we have eaten dogs around the country.

Well one of our friendly competitor blogs, Yanks Franks, have actually started advertising at the local little league stadium.

Thumbs up for supporting baseball at all levels!

Littering of Hot Dogs?

Hot dogs have been shot out of air cannons at basketball or baseball games.  They have been peddled and pushed by vendors, and used to entice people to come to an event.

We have seen hot dogs used in so many advertising ploys, but this one might be top dog.

Click HERE to read the story from ABC news about a helicopter dropping hot dogs.

Michigan's Coney Dogs

A few weeks back we hi-lighted the search for Michigan's Best Coney Dogs.

Well mlive.com finished it's contest and the results are in.

Click HERE to read about the Top 10 places in the Great Lakes state to eat a coney dog, as well as the honorable mention list.

Hot Dog Pizza?

Americans have junk food favorites galore.

Pizza, buffalo wings, potato chips, and of course our beloved hot dogs.

Well Pizza Hut has released a hot dog stuffed crust pizza in the U.K.

Click HERE to read the article courtesy of the huffingtonpost.com

Michigan's Best Coney Dog

This side of the Eastern U.S. shore, Michigan could perhaps be the state that sells the most coney dogs.

A true coney dog is an all beef hot dog served with a bean-less chili sauce, onions and mustard.

West Michigan has four entrants vying for the bid to represent the area in the Michigan based contest.

Click here to read the full article courtesy of mlive.com

Top price for a hot dog

When we go to review hot dog joints, one of the things we mention is the price of the hot dogs.

Generally, most place are selling hot dogs in the $2-$4 range per dog, which seems fair.

This is not a filet mignon site, it is hot dogs. Unless a hot dog is a foot long, or a jumbo dog, or at a specialty event, hot dogs are usually fairly cheap.

Well if you are planning to attend a Texas Rangers baseball game this summer, you might see a hot dog price that will make your wallet scream for help.

Click HERE to read the story about a $26 dollar hot dog!

A Hot Dog A Day Means Call the Doctor

The old adage states that an apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Well according to a report from the Bloomberg News, a study performed by the Archives of Internal Medicine says eating a hot dog a day increases your chance of cancer or dying by over 20 %.

For those of you who need a little background on myself, in 2008, my New Years resolution was to consume an average of one hot dog a day for an entire year. I successfully cramed in 366 hot dogs (leap year).

Click HERE to read the article, but PLEASE do not stop eating hot dogs. Some of us depend on them.

M*A*S*H and hot dogs

Hot dogs have a place in pop culture.

Don't think so? The American Pie movies had a restaurant called Dog Years, Pink's in Hollywood, CA caters to all the movie stars, and Jamie Farr's character (Klinger) on M*A*S*H was from Toledo and used to talk about Tony Packo's on the TV show

Well it turns out that a family feud is an ongoing battle with the iconic restaurant.

Click HERE to read the article of $100,000 + being embezzled courtesy of the IndyStar.com

Hot Dogs as Weapons?

We all have people we dislike or think malice towards.

Very few of us however carry out with the thoughts we plot towards our nemesis.

One crazed spectator decided to unleash a hot dog towards Tiger Woods.

Click here to read the story courtesy of CBS News

Hot Dogs and Lightbulbs

If any of you have followed the Nathan's hot dog contest on July 4th each year, the name Joey Chestnut should ring very clear in your mind.

For those of you who do not follow competitive eating, Chestnut is the Babe Ruth, the Beatles and the Bill Gates of his profession.

Food Service Warehouse conducted a rather humorous study as to what it would take for joey Chestnut to undo the 'damage' he did to his body in his most recent hot dog eating contest.

Click HERE to read the story courtesy of Food Service Warehouse's blog.

Wiener War part II

Last month we brought you an article about a hot dog war between Ball Park Franks and Oscar Mayer.

Well here is the truce that has resulted from all of the accusations and wiener flinging.

Click HERE to read the article courtesy of highbeam business blog.

Hot Dog War

People have fought for freedom, love, and because someone threw a fastball at your head.

Click HERE to read about the feud between Oscar Mayer and Ballpark franks.

The main topic: Is 'all beef' hot dogs really all they are cracked up to be.

Nathan's 4th of July Contest

Joey Chestnut is king once again.

For the 5th consecutive year the hot dog eating machine known as "Jaws" consumed 62 hot dogs in the 10 minute time allotted contest.

Click HERE to read the full article courtesy of ABC news

National Hot Dog Month Quiz

July is national hot dog month, and what better way to start of this glorious time of year than with a hot dog quiz.

Below is a 13 question quiz courtesy of Hot Dog City, with answers at the bottom. Post your results if you want, let us know how you fared.

1. Name the only Major League Baseball ballpark that sells more sausages than hot dogs per season?

a. Yankee Stadium in New York
b. Wrigley Field in Chicago
c. Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles
d. Miller Park in Milwaukee

2. Who, when transitioning from the silent screen, uttered “hot dogs” as his or her first ever on- screen words?

a. Charlie Chaplin
b. Mickey Mouse
c. Greta Garbo
d. Groucho Marx

3. What is the average weight, fully loaded, of a baseball park hot dog vendor’s bin?

a. 40 lbs
b. 100 lbs
c. 10 lbs
d. 25 lbs

4. Which of these four artists DOES NOT have a song titled “Hot Dog?”

a. Perry Como
b. Elvis Presley
c. Three Dog Night
d. Led Zeppelin

5. According to a NHDSC poll, which player (past or present) would win a virtual hot dog eating contest?

a. John Kruk
b. Tommy Lasorda
c. David Ortiz
d. Babe Ruth

6. In a popular TV series, who offered Ms. Rhode Island a hot dog during a Yankee game?

a. Homer Simpson
b. Jerry Seinfeld
c. Joey Tribiani
d. Norm Peterson

7. What famous movie character uttered the phrase, “Nobody, I mean nobody, puts ketchup on a hot dog?”

a. James Bond
b. Dirty Harry
c. The Terminator
d. Jason Bourne

8. Who said that hot dogs and champagne were among their favorite foods?

a. George Bush
b. Marlene Dietrich
c. George Foreman
d. Jane Fonda

9. True or False. Hot Dogs are included as a menu item at the Vatican.

10. Which blonde bombshell was named Miss Hot Dog Month early in her career?

a. Kim Basinger
b. Jayne Mansfield
c. Lauren Bacall
d. Nicole Kidman

11. Which city’s hot dog has the most toppings?

a. New York
b. Philadelphia
c. San Francisco
d. Chicago

12. What kind of hot dog does Tatum O’Neal refuse to eat at the diner in 1973’s “Paper Moon”?

a. Corn Dog
b. Chicago Dog
c. Coney Island Dog
d. Chili Dog

13. What is the name of the popular children’s book series that features a Hot Dog superherosent down from the planet Dogzalot to protect the Earth from evil space-alien attacks?

a. The Hot Dog and Bob Series
b. The Adventures of Super Dog and Friends
c. Mighty Dog
d. The Super Frank Chronicles

ANSWERS

1. D. Out of all 30 MLB parks, Miller Park in Milwaukee is the only one in which sausages outsell hotdogs per season. Miller Park is home to the famous “Sausage Race” during each game.

2. B. The first words Mickey Mouse ever uttered in a cartoon were “hot dogs” (in “The Karnival Kid, 1929). The cartoons he was featured in were silent ones up until that point.

3. A. A fully loaded bin weights approximately 40 pounds. And vendors typically walk 4 to 5 miles per game, up and down steps. They move fast – they work on tips and commission!

4.C. Although they have “dog” in their name, Three Dog Night never recorded a song titled “Hot Dog.”

5. D. The Great Bambino crushed the competition with 42 percent of the vote. John Kruk finished in second with 17 percent. Legend has it the Babe gorged himself on a dozen to 18 hot dogs before blacking out on a train ride in April of 1925.

6. B. During “The Chaperone” episode of Seinfeld, Jerry offers Ms. Rhode Island a hot dog to which she declines, and says that she is watching her weight. Jerry replies, “Ah. I'm watching my height. My doctor doesn't want me to get any taller.”

7. B. Clint Eastwood’s Dirty Harry uttered this line in “Sudden Impact,” the fourth film in the Dirty Harry series.

8. A. Marlene Deitrich was famous for her preferred meal of hot dogs and champagne over anything else.

9. TRUE. Holy hot dog it’s true! Visitors can purchase a hot dog at the Vatican Snack Bar.

10. B. Jayne Mansfield was the lucky winner and proud to represent everyone’s favorite All-American food in 1950.

11. A. The Chicago dog includes yellow mustard, dark green relish, chopped raw onion, tomato slices.

12. C. Tatum O’Neal’s character Addie emphatically refuses to eat a Coney Island Dog purchased for her by her father during one of the early scenes of the movie. This performance contributed to her eventual Oscar win at the ripe old age of 10.

13. A. The Hot Dog and Bob Series, featuring a talking hot dog and an ordinary boy named Bob, is a favorite of beginning readers.

PETA PICKS THE TOP FIVE VEGGIE DOGS IN AMERICA

I like my hot dogs the old fashioned way - made out of beef.

However, there are other ways to enjoy hot dogs, and one way is PETA style.

Read below the release from PETA.ORG about their vegetarian hot dogs around the country.

Norfolk, Va. — Vegetarians love hot dogs! Veggie hot dogs, that is. So—for the first time ever—PETA has ranked the top five veggie dogs available from restaurants and food carts across the country for hot-dog lovers who respect animals, the environment, and their own health. Here are the winners in descending order:

· "Fire on the Rhine" from Dirty Frank's Hot Dog Palace (Columbus, Ohio)

Grilled with sriracha, chili paste, garlic, and onions and topped with spicy sauerkraut, this bad boy will definitely get your juices flowing. Also available are the "Ohioana," with spicy corn relish and celery salt, and the "Hot Bollywood," with spicy mango chutney.

· The "Chicago Impostor" from Franktuary (Pittsburgh)

Served in an old church, the "Chicago Impostor"—with mustard, relish, onion, banana peppers, celery salt, tomato, and pickle spear—is surely divinely inspired. Also try the "New Yorker" with kraut, Vidalia onion sauce, and mustard.

· "Veggie Puka Dog" from Puka Dog (Honolulu and Koloa, Hawaii)

You can go with all the traditional condiments or go for the flavor of the islands with relishes made from mango, coconut, pineapple, banana, papaya, and star fruit.

· The "City Dog" from City Dogs (Salt Lake City)

You can't miss at this all-vegetarian food cart. The City Dog comes with freshly diced tomatoes, pickled asparagus, sport peppers, onions, and celery salt.

· The veggie dog from Lettuce Eat Healthy (St. Petersburg, Fla.)

This food cart serves up yummy veggie dogs complete with jalapeños, sauerkraut, chili sauce, relish, raw and cooked onions, ketchup, and yellow mustard.

· Honorable mentions go to the "Red Hot Bayou" from Cyber-Dogs (Seattle), the veggie dog from Soul Dog (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.), and the veggie dog from D's SixPax & Dogz (Pittsburgh).