GA’s Jack McBrayer + Triumph Go For Insulting Hot Dogs

The other night, Conan O’Brien recruited Georgia boy Jack McBrayer (the page on 30 Rock) to join Triumph the Insult Comic Dog at Chicago’s famed Wieners Circle, a hot dog stand with an attitude.  No doubt, Triumph is my favorite member of Conan’s entourage.  So it stands as no surprise that this bit turned out …

Wurstkuche: Umlaut Inspired Sausages

There’s something incredibly LA about Wurstküche, which is German for sausage kitchen.  Situated in a revitalized section of Downtown Los Angeles, Wurstküche’s neighborhood has become gentrified in so much as its residents all live in true loft spaces, its many working artists breath life into every corner of its intermingled warehouses, and its visitors are …

LA’s Hot Dog Hot Spots: Oki-Dog, Papaya King, Pink’s

While New York may be considered the hot dog capital of the world and while Chicago may have a hot dog that bears its name, West Coast megaplex Los Angeles is the true champ.  Sure enough, there’s some council that keeps track of this stuff and LA supposedly consumes more weenies than either Chi-town or …

Ringside Franks & Shakes: Neighborhood Hot Dogs In Sandy Springs

The tiny little building at 4441 Roswell Rd on the edge of Sandy Springs and Buckhead has gone through a few changes in the past year+.  What was first a Wolf Camera and then a little yogurt shop is now Ringside Franks & Shakes.  With a simple personality and a linear menu of traditional hot …

Death By Hot Dog: A Trend Ends Before It Begins [Laugh of the Day]

 Hot dogs have long been an important part of America’s food culture.  Like the burger, they seem ripe for a rebirth as America’s next food trend.  That was of course, until Asif Mandvi, the hard hitting investigative journalist from The Daily Show, discovered the dangers of a hot dog-a-day diet.

HD1 Brings Trendiness To The Hot Dog [First Impressions]

Most people who visit HD1, Atlanta’s newest hot dog concept, will not have any misgivings as to the type of things they will see, touch, and taste while inside.  Few, if any, will expect a classic American meal as by now, proprietor Barry Mills and celeb chef Richard Blais are well known for their culinary …

Trouble At LeRoy’s Fried Chicken [Rumor Mill]

Time may be running out for that blue and red neon sign at LeRoy’s Fried Chicken; rumor has it that there’s trouble in fried chicken land for chef Julia LeRoy and her Westside chicken hut.  According to a a few people very close to the situation, Clay Harper and Mike Nelson, the La Fonda/Fellini’s duo …

While the Buddha’s Away, HD1 Will Play

I’m Left Coasting it for a little bit longer and time doesn’t stop for those of us kicking back.  Meanwhile in Atlanta, HD1, the hot dog experiment with a heavy hand from Richard Blais, opened late last week in Poncey-Highland.  So while you all wait patiently for my return and initial visit, I thought I’d …

Smashburger Restaurant Review – Buckhead, Atlanta, GA [First Impressions]

The burger’s answer to the Rice Krispie just landed in Atlanta.  While Snap, Crackle, and Pop serve as tripped out figments of my imagination, Buckhead’s Smashburger insists that we are all witness to smash, sizzle, and savor their flat-topped burger offerings. Already at two metro locations with a third one on the way (though still …

Muncheez At Northside Tavern [Openings]

Updated: 6.23 @ 8:00am After years and years of being Atlanta’s premier dive bar (sorry Clermont), Northside Tavern is finally getting in on the food game … sort of.  I say sort of because the Westside’s newest food adventure is coming in the form of a new food stand named Muncheez.  A lot of details …