National Hot Dog Month 2011 Celebration: $1000 Hot Dog Night at the Nashua Silver Knights Game

I was invited to throw out the first pitch and eat the ceremonial first hot dog of $1000 hot dog night at the Nashua Silver Knights game on July 12. The Knights are part of the newly formed Futures Collegiate Baseball League and they offer a minor league type baseball park experience featuring lots of […]

National Hot Dog Month Celebration 2011- Hot Dogs and More in Rochester, MA

For July 11th, Mrs. Hotdogman and I ventured off the beaten path to a cute little trailer in Rochester, Massachusetts: Hot Dogs and More. What made this trip special, besides the piping hot dogs, was I finally caught Mrs. HDM on film eating a hot dog! Follow my National Hot Dog Month celebration here on […]

National Hot Dog Month Celebration 2011- Dee’s Hot Dogs in New Bedford

I went to a place “cold” today. I found Dee’s Hot Dogs in New Bedford on the Google and, other than some online reviews, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Dee’s did not disappoint! Check out the video: Follow my progress on The Hot Dog Truck. Tweet

National Hot Dog Month Celebration 2011: The James “Cy” Belmore Field House Snack Bar

I stopped by our local little league fields today to check out the tournament that was going on. Our Board of Directors recently honored a departed friend of the league for over fifty years by naming the field house after him. James “Cy” Belmore was a coach, board member, league president and number one hot […]

National Hot Dog Month Celebration 2011: Archie’s On A Roll

It’s July 7, day number 7 of my quest to eat a hot dog a day during National Hot Dog month. A friend of mine up in Vermont emailed me asking if there were any places to get a good Michigan Dog, so I decided to visit an old favorite: Archie’s on a Roll. Follow […]

National Hot Dog Month Celebration 2011: Zippity Do Dog

Zippity Do Dog is a new twist on one of my favorite local hot dog joints. Owner Mike Gerrol changed the name from The Trolley Stop at the beginning of this season to put his own brand on the business. He purchased the business from Diane Dupres of Diezy’s Dogs a couple of years ago. […]

National Hot Dog Month Celebration 2011: Kool Kone Beach Shack

Parade, beach, hot dog! My 4th of July hot dog of the day! Tweet

National Hot Dog Month Celebration 2011: Hot Dogs at Home on the Grill

The other day I went to Kayem Foods to kick off my Hot Dog a Day for National Hot Dog Month; they sent me home with a Box ‘o Meat. Since July 3 was a Sunday, we decided to grill up a bunch of the Kayem franks so I could have my third hot dog […]

National Hot Dog Month 2011 Celebration: Kayem Foods

For the month of July, I am eating a hot dog a day  at different venues each day of the month. I am documenting this quest on The Hot Dog Truck and here on Hot Dog Stories. For the inaugural July 1 episode, the nice people at Kayem foods invited me to their plant for […]

Diezy’s Dogs 2011

Hotdogman Jr. is out of school, so I thought I would take him on a trip down memory lane. Actually, it was a trip down route 85 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Tweet