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February 25, 2012
My 5 Favorite NYC Hot Dogs
At Shake Shack, our own approximation of the Chicago dog. Whether you call them frankfurters, wieners, tube steaks, or floaters, New York City is the hot dog capital of the world. And here are my five favorite local evocations of the silky sausage that came here from Frankfurt or Vienna, d ... More >>
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February 17, 2012
10 Iconic Foods of New York City, and Where To Find Them
Ultra-creamy New York cheesecake may be the world's richest dessert. Hotbed of culinary fusion, NYC is not only a repository of cuisines from around the globe, but the place where many important dishes originated, if not by pure invention, then as uniquely compelling adaptations of things t ... More >>
Dining
December 14, 2011
Littleneck: Gowanus Gets Its Clams
We promise you they're not from the canal
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July 1, 2011
Fast-Food Chains Serve Booze; No Link Found Between Ham and Cancer
A larger-than-expected corn crop this season has set off a sharp decline in prices, which could deter food inflation. Corn rose to a high of $7.99 per bushel in June. [NY Times] Fast-food chains are getting their booze on. In addition to Burger King's Whopper Bars, two Sonic restaurants in S ... More >>
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May 17, 2011
Potatoes in the Cafeteria Under Attack; Dragon Fruit Is All the Rage
The U.S.D.A. is proposing to eliminate the "white potato" -- as in, any variety that isn't a sweet potato -- from federally subsidized school lunches. And it isn't going down too well in places like Maine, where potatoes are part of the culture. [Wall Street Journal] McDonald's restaurants i ... More >>
Blogs
April 27, 2011
Hot Dog! Nathan's Consents to Hot Dog-Eating Contest Grand Prize Equality for Women
Equal pay for equal scarfingFollowing an onslaught of criticism, Nathan's Famous has raised the grand prize amount for the women's portion of its annual hot-dog-eating contest to $10,000 from $2,500, making it equal to the men's prize.
Blogs
August 11, 2010
Robert Sietsema at I Sodi; Sarah DiGregorio at Co Ba
This week in The Voice, Robert Sietsema shares his appreciation for I Sodi: "one largely overlooked restaurant in town that has succeeded in reproducing an actual Tuscan bill of fare, such as you might find in roadside osterias near Cortona or Gaiole-in-Chianti." Sarah DiGregorio files on Co Ba in C ... More >>
Blogs
July 5, 2010
Kobayashi Released After Arrest at Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, Still Hungry
New York Daily News/KehAssociated Press reports that Japanese competitive eater champ Takeru Kobayashi has been released by a Brooklyn judge this morning, following an arrest at the Nathan's hot dog eating contest on Sunday. He still had on the t-shirt he wore when he jumped up on stage dur ... More >>
Blogs
June 25, 2010
Hot Dogs and Pepto-Bismol Go Hand-in-Hand; Your New Favorite Placenta Recipe
Apparently, the best way to shoot photographs of food is to do it bright sunshine. [NY Times] This year's Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest will be sponsored by Pepto-Bismol. [Wall Street Journal] A new report reveals that nine out of 10 Americans eat too ... More >>
News
May 25, 2010
Coney Island's Grand Past and Grim Future
Requiem for a dreamland
Blogs
March 19, 2010
Our 10 Best Sausages
Served on rye with mustard and sauerkraut, Katz's knoblewurst packs a megaton wallop of garlic. Sausages originated as a way to preserve meats past their "expire by" dates sometime during human pre-history, and turned out to be the best way to hide animal parts that we didn't necessarily wan ... More >>
Blogs
July 23, 2009
From the Weiner Wire, a Lawsuit Update
TheBusyBrain/flickr Gothamist has published a follow-up to yesterday's news that three New Jersey residents have filed a lawsuit to force hot dog companies -- including Nathan's Famous and Hebrew National -- to put warning labels on their product packaging. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of the p ... More >>
Blogs
July 2, 2009
Our Ten Best--Hot Dogs
Call them hot dogs, franks, weenies, floaters, or tube steaks, New Yorkers love them, whether as impromptu snacks or full-blown meals. And now that the recession is upon us, we love them more than ever. Said to have originated in Frankfurt, Germany, these sausages--filled with a pork or beef or beef ... More >>
Blogs
January 20, 2009
On track: Barack Obama's conjunction junction
Can't get enough of Obama's January 17 train ride. Here it is again. Even before today's inauguration, Barack Obama's whistle-stop trip to D.C. brought the best of two worlds to America. Besides being just a really cool thing to do — complete with speeches by the mellifluous new president t ... More >>
Blogs
January 20, 2009
Nathan's In Danger...Or Is It?
Yesterday, the Brooklyn Paper reported that Nathan's Famous hot dog stand in Coney Island might be closed as part of Mayor Bloomberg's proposal to build a 27-acre amusement park called "People's Playground." Eek! Where would we sober up after a day stumbling along the boardwalk, if not at the hot do ... More >>
Blogs
January 20, 2009
Nathan's Staying at Coney Island, At Least
Well, that's a relief: Nathan's tells the New York Times that it intends to maintain its flagship hot-dog stand on Surf Avenue in Coney Island. There was some question of it when people noticed a city environmental impact statement that said Nathan's Famous, which has occupied the corner for 93 ye ... More >>
Blogs
July 2, 2008
Crazy Legs and Eater X Profile, Plus Eating and Drinking at the Rusty Knot
Well, that's a relief: Nathan's tells the New York Times that it intends to maintain its flagship hot-dog stand on Surf Avenue in Coney Island. There was some question of it when people noticed a city environmental impact statement that said Nathan's Famous, which has occupied the corner for 93 ye ... More >>
Blogs
June 25, 2008
Fork in the Road on Hiatus this Week
Well, that's a relief: Nathan's tells the New York Times that it intends to maintain its flagship hot-dog stand on Surf Avenue in Coney Island. There was some question of it when people noticed a city environmental impact statement that said Nathan's Famous, which has occupied the corner for 93 ye ... More >>
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July 29, 2003
Sports
Well, that's a relief: Nathan's tells the New York Times that it intends to maintain its flagship hot-dog stand on Surf Avenue in Coney Island. There was some question of it when people noticed a city environmental impact statement that said Nathan's Famous, which has occupied the corner for 93 ye ... More >>
NYC Life
May 13, 2003
Dog Day Afternoons
Unleashing the Newest Breeds of Frankfurters
NYC Life
August 20, 2002
Close-Up On: Coney Island
Unleashing the Newest Breeds of Frankfurters

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