The National Hot Dog Month 2012 Tour

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”

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

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.

Pink's (Planet Hollywood) on Urbanspoon

Ketchup? On a Hot Dog?

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

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

The Framingham Food Truck Festival 2011

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.

Boston Speed’s Famous Hot Dog Wagon

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

Fred’s Franks: In Search of the Shnurble

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.

Hot Doggin’ in Montreal at Resto Lafleur

On our recent trip to Montreal, we stopped at Resto Lafleur for poutine and Michigan Dogs. For kicks, I dusted off the old high school French and we did this story en francaise! Check out the video:

For more about Resto Lafleur, read about my visit there last year and check out The Hot Dog Truck.

Top Dog in Rockport, MA

Little Miss and I drove up to Rockport on a lovely summer day. We soaked up the Rockport charm and headed over to Top Dog for some lunch.