Long ago, I learned speed-eating to fit junior high yearbook editing into my lunch break. My first two dates with my wife featured the Bonanza Steakhouse buffet. I’ve gone “plague ...

Americans and hot dogs, is there a finer or truer pairing? But just how many of these meaty delights do we consume each year ...

Discover the curious origins of America's favorite ballpark snack and why it's called a "hot dog" to begin with. (Spoiler: It doesn't involve any literal dog meat.) ...

Eschewing the puny American-style bun, the creators ... Adding to the allure is the anthropomorphic mascot—a jaunty hot dog drawn in the style of a 1930s cartoon—alongside a bawdy slogan ...

Chicago's most famous hot dog has been hiding in a Calif. suburb for 20 years The hot dog chain has had an unlikely cross-country journey — cartoon dog and all A spread of food at Portillo’s ...

When one of these vendors ran out of paper and stuffed the hot dog into a nearby piece of bread, the hot dog bun was born. In the early 1900s, Dachshund Sausages were marketed as Red Hots at major ...

The green awnings of Tony Packo’s beckon like a hot dog lighthouse, guiding hungry souls to Hungarian-style heaven. Photo credit: Jacqueline Howell. The walls are famously adorned with signed hot dog ...

The bright red roof and cartoon hot dog mascot (complete with top hat and white gloves!) of the Hot Dog Shoppe is like a beacon of hope for hungry travelers. This Warren institution has been serving ...

It’s a two-for-bun deal.It would seem only natural that there be enough buns for frankfurters, but unfortunately for hot dog lovers the sausage-to-roll ratio is skewed heavily in the bread’s ...

Here in New England, the split-top hot dog bun reigns supreme. You might recognize it as the iconic breading used for lobster rolls. Almost everywhere else in the U.S., people pair hot dogs with ...

The concept – vanilla ice cream shaped like a hot dog inside a yellow cake bun – seemed like a novelty sure to sell, an ice cream treat you could hold in your hand and load up with toppings ...