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CSD,

Until recently, my family owned Thillens Stadium, and the concession stand in it. We sold a ton of Vienna dogs over the years. Ours may have not been the best dogs in town (They were small and lacked in condiments, and the high school help may not have taken the care needed), but we did use Vienna all-beef dogs and Rosen's buns. We were proud to turn out a decent dog at a kids ballpark.

I noticed in the clips that you simmer the dogs. While much better than boiling, doesn't contact with the water sap the dog of flavor? We always steamed our dogs, as well as, obviously, the buns.

I worked the stand from the time I was 10, until I was 30. Over that time I ate so many that I never ate a dog anywhere else. Now my that I'm not working there anymore, I occasionally will venture into an establishment for a Chicago style beauty. I do miss selling food.

MelT,

When I was a kid, I'd ride my bike to Thillens to watch the King & His Court play ball and devoured many dogs at the Ranch, east on Devon. Those night games were great! On a hot dog cart, boiling works faster than steaming, especially when working a fast track. Turn over is so fast, dogs never discolor, split, or get water logged.

Hot Dog University is now offering a new two day course covering all aspects of the restaurant foodservice business for those seeking to open their own hot dog "stand." The course includes one day of classroom instruction and one day of "Behind-the-Counter" training at the Vienna Beef Factory Store & Cafe in Chicago. This includes a factory tour and "taste testing" in the factory kitchen. Classes will be mid-week. www.viennabeef.com/cafemenu/

Dan Council sells Vienna Beef hot dogs from his boat on Lake Wisconsin.

From BusinessWeek January 9, 2008: http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/co ... 705788.htm

Brad Bailey and Paul Frautschi recently opened Mad Dog's Chicago Style Eatery on the corner of Henry and State in downtown Madison, WI. They also have two hot dog trailers across from Camp Randall Stadium during the Badger home football games.

Brad Bailey HDU Grad

Http://www.thedailypage.com/eats/articl ... icle=19252 www.maddogseatery.com

NEWS FLASH.....Wienermobile Wipes Out
http://www.pressconnects.com/apps/pbcs. ... 1/80211011

Wednesday, March 5th, the Travel Channel will present a program entitled "Hot Dog Paradise" at 8pm/et & 10pm/pt.

Ian Wright from the Travel Channel can be seen working in the Vienna Beef factory in Chicago stuffing hot dogs into casings on Monday, March 24th at 7:00pm. The program is entitled "America the Wright Way."

Saturday, April 19th is Gallery Day in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward. Hot Dog University will be vending Vienna Beef products from 10:30am-3:00pm in front of Metropawlis Dog Boutique & Bakery. Pets welcome.

Metropawlis Dog Boutique & Bakery
317 N. Broadway
Milwaukee, WI
414-273-PETS
www.metropawlis.com

This is my friend Biker Jim who sells gourmet game sausages in downtown Denver. He's riding his Harley to Chicago this week end to sample some Chicago style hot dogs and gourmet sausages. We'll start at Hot Doug's on Saturday at 10:00am for the first leg of the dog tour. A visit to the Vienna Beef Factory Cafe & Deli, Jimmy's, Johnny's, Gene & Jude's, and Paradise Pup will follow. If you pass any of these locations on Saturday and see three Harleys with Colorado plates and a red van with Vienna Beef logos, stop by and introduce yourself. www.bikerjimsdogs.com

This was posted on Grandparents.com on 5/13/08. As a grandpa, I qualify.
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Congratulations, chicagostyledog.

Thanks, Laz. The fun never ends. I attended the National Restaurant Show this week and had the opportunity to meet and chat with two Chicago hot dog legends: Maurie Berman and Dick Portillo.

Grady Carlson, a native Chicagoan and graduate of Hot Dog University, opened Windy City Eats in Weymouth, MA last week. WCE offers Vienna Beef products which include: natural casing 8/1 hot dogs on steamed S/RosenMaryAnn poppy seed buns with CHIPICO condiments, Polish, hot Polish, pastrami, and turkey pastrami.

Windy City Eats
407 A Middle Street
Weymouth,MA 02189
781-335-0023
http://www.windycity-eats.com

Bob Schwartz, senior vice president of Vienna Beef has written "Never Put Ketchup On A Hot Dog." Available after September 1st, this book is an insider's view of a love of Chicago style hot dogs, detailing stories about Chicago and suburban hot dog stands and numerous stands around the country.

Robert Schnise and Walter Szwetkowski, April graduates of Hot Dog University, recently opened Nipper's Hot Dogs in Troy, NY. Nipper's is open daily for lunch serving Vienna Beef products to the hungry masses. Poppy seed buns are due to arrive in upstate New York very shortly. http://sandors.blogspot.com/2008_06_25_archive.html

Nipper's Hot Dogs, LLC is a partnership owned by Walter Szwetkowski & Robert Shenise. Carl DeBishop is NOT an owner/operator. Nipper's offers the "Chicago Style" Hot Dog with all the "Chicago Style" condiments.
Nipper's is located at Monument Square in Troy, NY. Our hours are WEEKDAYS 10am-2:30PM weather permitting. Limited bistro seating is available

Hope all is well in Troy and keep up the great work.

We're back this Sunday, July 6th at 8:00am.

Hey, tell me more about your 2 day class. I live in Florida but might consider coming north for something like this. I'm originally from Detroit. Can I get Vienna Beefs in Florida for my cart cuz I love them ?

Bob Schwartz and Jane Lustig, recent graduates of Hot Dog University. Bob is the executive VP at Vienna Beef. Jane is the HR VP at Vienna Beef. Bob's book will be on sale in September.

Aloha:

With all due respect to the "Never Put Ketchup On A Hot Dog" battle cry, we hope that doesn't apply to fries?

For those who do like ketchup on whatever they may be eating, we've just launched an all-natural chipotle ketchup (no preservatives, no high-fructose corn sweetener; more at http://www.TotallyChipotle.com).

It's not yet in stores, but we dropped off samples with some of our Chicago-based pals (Joel Nickson at Wishbone, Calvin's BBQ, Donna & Liz at Feed, Dan at D'Masti's Catering/Deli).

If interested in trying some, visit their places, or contact us directly at: contact@totallychipotle.com

Cheers,

Marty

Marty,

"Never Put Ketchup On A Hot Dog" is not about ketchup. It's an insider's view of hot dogs-eating them, selling them, and talking about them. The book includes a long list of Chicago hot dog stands and the people who operate them.

On the subject of some people's perverse catsup-phobia, check out this vicious anti-catsup propaganda spotted last weekend at the Mount Horeb Mustard Museum:

Chicago meets Columbus at Vienna Beef: http://cmhgourmand.wordpress.com/208/11 ... field-trip

I've never tried a Vienna Beef dog. The best I've had are Best Kosher. They're better than Hebrew National. My uncle sells Sabretts.

I'm tired of the IT business, and I'm going to move to Florida and open up a dog cart. If I can afford it, I'd like to take my dad up to meet Mr. Reitman and possibly attend his class. The cart I'm buying is a grill rather than a steam cart. But I'm sure he can teach me a lot. My uncle Manny says he'll teach me everything I need to know, but it never hurts to learn in more than one location.

I hear you ! ! ! ! Me too.

From the Wall Street Journal online:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123923554488403239.html

April 15th Columbus Dispatch article:
http://www.dispatchkitchen.com/live/con ... ml?sid=101

Hot Dog University was on Good Morning America today.
http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerindex?id=7427651
Go to "Hawking Hot Dogs" video