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Are Hot Dogs THE American Food?

Heritage Radio Network | Posted 02.26.2013 | Taste
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Hot dogs represent both individualism and community. There is a paradox that exists between the national nostalgia attached to hot dogs, and the quest to constantly update the cuisine and integrate other culture's flavors into the quintessential American food.

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Food Debate: Does Ketchup Belong On Hot Dogs?

Kitchen Daily | Posted 08.31.2012 | Taste
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There's a war raging in our country right now, and the source of this conflict is ketchup. More specifically, the dispute concerns whether or not ketc...

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WATCH: World's Longest Chicago-Style Hot Dog Revealed

Posted 06.14.2012 | Chicago
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Continuing what has already been a raucous series of episodes taped in Chicago as part of the Just For Laughs festival, Conan O'Brien presented what h...

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Felony Franks To Close After Years Of Battling City

Posted 06.04.2012 | Chicago
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After years of battling the city and nearby businesses for the right to stay open, the owner of a landmark Chicago hot dog stand famous for employing ...

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Book About Chicago's Favorite Hot Dog Spot In The Works

Posted 05.02.2012 | Chicago
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There's a lot you can do with a hot dog. At Chicago foodie staple Hot Doug's, for example, they fry them, smoke them and soak them in beer. Soon en...

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Chicagoans In Hollywood Celebrate Far From Home

AP | By BETH HARRIS | Posted 05.06.2012 | Chicago
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- A hungry Chris O'Donnell arrived straight from the set of "NCIS: Los Angeles" and polished off a piece of pizza. Joe Mantegna,...

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Chicago Hot Dog War Ends In Truce

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 11.09.2011 | Chicago
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CHICAGO — A dogfight in federal court over who makes America's tastiest wieners has ended with a fizzle. The two-year battle pitted Sara Lee's ...

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Two Years Later, City Allows Chicago Hot Dog Stand To Hang Their Sign

Posted 10.12.2011 | Chicago
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The owner of Felony Franks, a prison-themed West Side hot dog stand, on Thursday installed a sign advertising his business following a two-year legal ...

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Chicagoan Takes Second In 2011 Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest

AP | VERENA DOBNIK | Posted 09.04.2011 | Chicago
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NEW YORK — Joey Chestnut scarfed down 62 hot dogs to win his fifth consecutive Fourth of July hot dog eating contest at Coney Island – the...

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Judge Approves Controversial Hot Dog Stand In Pilsen

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 07.12.2011 | Chicago
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For nearly three years, East Pilsen neighbors have battled to keep what they consider a rather unsavory business from the corner of 18th and Halsted. ...

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The Story Of The City's Encased-Meats Mastermind

Skokie, IL Patch | Samantha Nelson | Email the Author | 6:00am | Posted 06.07.2011 | Chicago
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When Doug Sohn was working as a cookbook editor in 1998, he and three friends set out to evaluate the city's hot dogs stands. Little did they know wha...

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Wiener's Circle Dubbed The 'Most Depressing Hot Dog Stand In America'

Salon | Steve Kornacki | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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Here is what you can expect in a good Chicago hot dog: an absurdly juicy frank (most likely from the excellently logoed Vienna Beef), a luxuriously sm...

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PHOTOS: Chicago's Ten BEST Hot Dogs

Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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Chicago has the best hot dogs in the country. While we will argue aggressively over who has better pizza with New Yorkers, we generally don't go there...

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Hockey Wager Time: Daley Puts Hot Dogs, Sausage On The Line In Blackhawks Series Against Vancouver

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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Mayor Richard Daley put the city's sausage on the line today, wagering a smorgasbord of Chicago food with his Vancouver counterpart that the Blackhawk...

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'Felony Franks' Gives Ex-Cons A Second Chance

Chicago Story Telling | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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Felony Franks, located at 229 S. Western Avenue, serves its trademark "misdemeanor wiener" and other jail-themed menu items through a bulletproof revo...

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The Best Hot Dog in Chicago Bites the Dust

Meathead | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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Meathead

The best hot dog in the town famous for hot dogs has been chewed up and spit out by the conglomerate that swallowed it whole.

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