BRUCE KRAIG - FOOD HISTORIAN
Bruce Kraig is a well-known food historian in the United States who can pretty much provide background on a wide variety of foods from their conceptions, word origins, and variations throughout the US or regional importance. Most importantly, he is frequently asked to speak at numerous events featuring the eponymous hot dog! Given the importance of the Hot Dog in US culture, its numerous variations and limitless toppings and regional variations, the hot dog (wiener, red hot, tube steak, etc) is a fun and exciting food stuff to talk about! Everyone can partake as there are gluten-free dogs, turkey dogs, vegetarian dogs, and more! What's more exciting is there is a lot of pride people take in their hot dogs. Myself? I love nothing more than a Nathans Frankfurter, with yellow mustard topped with sauerkraut. I once asked for a hot dog with sauerkraut at Fenway Park in Boston, and got booed...they knew I was from NY! True story! Patty Carroll is a well-known photographer of Americana and the book MAN BITES DOG features hot dog carts and hot doggeries across the nation. A few from the NY area are Papaya King and Nathans (of course!).
Important days include:
Memorial Day -- a great time to start BBQing
Father's Day -- BBQs and Hotdogs!
Fourth of July -- just think of the Nathan's Hot dog eating contest!
July 22nd -- National Hot Dog Day
July -- National Hot Dog Month
August -- National Mustard Month
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