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 … Read more →

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 … Read more →

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 … Read more →

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 … Read more →

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 … Read more →

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 … Read more →

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.  … Read more →

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 … Read more →

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, … Read more →

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 … Read more →