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Since my call-out in last month’s newsletter, I’ve eaten more hot dogs than would be considered healthy by most respectable doctors and dieticians. A half-dozen dogs for investigation purposes, plus a few weekend smokies over the campfire for good measure. I can’t stop and I won’t stop.
Thanks to everyone who wrote in with their vendor suggestions! I couldn’t hit them all but I made a respectable dent in the list.
Clockwise from top left: Bright Side Kitchen’s Good Dog, Deek’s Dog House Kolbasa Smokie, Dug and Betty’s Don Juan, Shaw Park’s Goldie Dog, North Star Drive In’s Bacon Cheese Dog, Willy Dogs’ Smokie. (Photos by Eva Wasney)
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You can read about the adventure in this week’s Tasting Notes feature here, which was incidentally published on National Hot Dog Day (that was a happy fluke, I really should’ve googled it before I pitched the idea). Sorry in advance for all the puns and stupid wiener jokes.
My favourite meal by far was the Bacon Cheese Dog from the North Star Drive In on McGregor Street. Great topping distribution, a full bacon strip, sliced pickles and house-made mayo. Absolute perfection, no notes. Five out of five weens.
While I thoroughly enjoyed the excuse to eat as many hot dogs as possible, last week got a little hairy. As a chronic procrastinator — it’s part of my process, OK — I waited until the last second to start taste-testing. Four of those smokies were eaten in a two-day span. I wouldn’t recommend eating hot dogs for both lunch and dinner. It started to feel like a real Supersize Me moment.
Now that I’ve done a hot dog tour, what’s the next local foodstuff to try?
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