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It’s a pairing old as time

Hot dogs and booze have been together since the dawn of time. In Germany, schnitzel and super beer are served together. Over in Italy, wine is served with everything, including an afternoon hot dog. Japan’s got sake-dogs. Russians are 38 percent vodka-based, so when they have a hot dog (or really, anything), they just bleed a little and it’s now infused with alcohol. Now, Canada gets to get into the action.

A Vancouver location has decided to create their own pair of hot dogs and booze … except, at the same time. Literally. DougieDog Hot Dogs’ has managed to infuse a bratwurst with century-old cognac, among other things (Kobe beef, lobster and truffle oil, to name a few). These are high-end items and it happens to have a high-end price as well: 100 dollars (though it’s not been said whether that’s Canadian or United States).

Yowch, talk about a bite in the dogs.

The snack that critiques your manners

Pip-pip! Cheerio! Stiff upper lip! Ma-lahhhkey and all that rot!

Such are the words that we, The Guys, expect you to be speaking once you’ve purchased the $80 hot dog. Yes, right-o, a Massachusetts based minor league baseball team, the Brockton Rox, will be serving said colonic disaster in a scant 4 day, all in hope of winning a place in the Guinness World Records. Spot-on.

So, outside of a lessened amount of dignity and increased time spent on the club’s porcelain high-seat, what does $80 get you? It gets a foot-long, 8 ounce hot dog, deep-fried, doused in truffle oil and coated in porcini dust. I say, it’s got quite a mushroom pedigree. Along with that, it’s topped with white truffle shavings, crème fraiche, caviar and fresh roe. And still, $80 lighter. Monocle and top hat not included.

How To: Eat a hot dog respectably

freud_hot-dogAs we get closer to summer, there is a threat looming on the horizon: barbeques. More specifically, we are referring to eating hot dogs in public. During the winter months, The Guys dine in solitude, devouring anything microwavable, safe from the prying eyes of people at parks.

But with the rapid approach of Memorial Day, our nation will be faced with a question that fills our hearts with dread: “Burger or dog?” Sure, the burger’s the safe choice, but sometimes they run out of burgers or the jerk wearing the “World’s Greatest Chef” apron only cooks them well done.

So, how do you eat a hot dog respectably without looking like Linda Lovelace? In other words, what separates how you eat a hot dog from a “not dog.” That’s the subject of this week’s How To. Continue reading How To: Eat a hot dog respectably