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NewsFeed

7/10/08

1:00 PM

How the Wienermobile Can Save Your Life

Robin Gelfenbien still loves Oscar Mayer.Photo courtesy Robin Gelfenbien

For us, the highlight of next month's Fringe Festival is (of course) Robin Gelfenbien's multimedia show, My Salvation Has a First Name: A Wienermobile Journey. Gelfenbien, 36, spent twelve months during 1993–1994 behind the wheel of the iconic, hot-dog-shaped vehicle, which has been promoting Oscar Mayer goodness for over 70 years. Now living on the Upper West Side, Gelfenbien told us all about her adventure and her play.

More: NewsFeed »gray's papaya, hot dogs, oscar mayer, robin gelfenbien, upper west side

In the Magazine

5/ 5/08

9:30 AM

Wylie Dufresne Creates a New Hot Dog for PDT

A Picknick in the park.Photo: Emilie Baltz

In the magazine this week, the Underground Gourmet bestows three stars on the New French and Gael Greene has early intel on Benoit. As the weather warms, so do the grills at outdoor restaurants — Rob and Robin compiled a list of favorites. Gramercy Tavern chef Michael Anthony shares his recipe for green-garlic sauce in this week's "In Season," and chef Wylie Dufresne creates a new hot dog for PDT. In "Openings" this week, Rob and Robin bring news of BarFry's replacement, Cabrito, and welcome Abigail Café and Wine Bar to Prospect Heights. Finally, can a farmed bluefin tuna save the planet? Only the Robs know for sure.

More: In the Magazine »abigail's cafe and wine bar, benoit, cabrito, gramercy tavern, hot dogs, michael anthony, pdt, rusty knot, the new french, tuna, wylie dufresne

Mediavore

3/31/08

10:00 AM

Shake Shack Serves Top Dog; Burger King to Open Whopper Bars

• It may not be as great as Chicago’s Wiener’s Circle, but Shake Shack serves up the best hot dog in these parts. [WSJ]

• Michael Psilakis estimates that the new Kefi on Columbus Avenue will open in August and focus more on healthy eating. [Mouthing Off/Food & Wine]

• Jeffrey Chodorow might be opening a restaurant in the Dominican Republic. Maybe the critics will be kinder to him there. [NYP]

More: Mediavore »burger king, daniel boulud, gristede's, hot dogs, jeffrey chodorow, john catsimidis, kefi, michael psilakis, recession, shake shack, vancouver, whopper bar

NewsFeed

2/ 6/08

9:00 AM

It’s the End of the Line for Schnäck

BLTs, R.I.P. Photo: Kate Attardo

We’re saddened, but not surprised, to learn of the demise of Schnäck, the Red Hook hamburger-and-hot-dog mecca that was one of our favorite additions to the Brooklyn restaurant scene — nay, to American vernacular cooking! Co-owner Harry Hawk tells us that the end is nigh, but he will not give an expiration date. We hear through the grapevine that the proximate cause of the closing is a lost lease, but having seen ever-thinning crowds over the past year, we are more likely to believe that the poor location and awful service softened the victim up for the final blow. Schnäck is a resilient entity, however, and it would not surprise us to see it pop up somewhere else; in the meantime, Schnäck burgers, or their near equivalents, will continue to be available at Water Taxi Beach in Long Island City.

More: NewsFeed »brooklyn, burgers, harry hawk, hot dogs, red hook, schnack

Mediavore

7/30/07

10:00 AM

Hot Dogs Out, Halal In; More on Flor de Mayo’s Alleged Abuses

“The hot dog now is for tourists,” and halal food has taken its place as New York’s signature street fare. Watch the video. [NYT]
Related: Cartography [NYM]

Flor de Mayo allegedly paid one of its workers $90 for 72 hours of work in one week — and made him provide his own bicycle for deliveries. [Newsday]

The Chinese government now realizes that exporting bad food is in fact bad for business. [Forbes]

More: Mediavore »china, falai, flor de mayo, frank bruni, hot dog johnny's, hot dogs, labor, lower east side, robert sietsema, whole foods

NewsFeed

7/10/07

9:00 AM

Harry Hawk Seeks to Schnäck-ize the Brooklyn Bridge Park Beach

A day at the fake beach.Photo: Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy

Harry Hawk, having created a burger and hot-dog haven at Harry’s at Water Taxi Beach in Long Island City, is attempting to re-create his magic in Brooklyn Heights. But it hasn’t quite happened yet. Brooklyn Bridge Park Beach, home of the Floating Pool at Pier 5, is currently being serviced by Hawk with Stahl-Meyer hot dogs and draft Abita root beer, but Hawk confides to us that he sees his concession “expanding in a Schnäck-like direction.”

More: NewsFeed »brooklyn heights, burgers, grimaldi's, harry hawk, hot dogs, shnack, water taxi beach

Ask a Waiter

7/ 3/07

5:00 PM

Tamica Gazson Serves Hot Dogs to Freaks at Nathan’s Famous

"The guy wanted one with sauerkraut and cheese and no hot dog."Photo: Melissa Hom

With the annual battle for the Mustard Belt (well, the fake Mustard Belt, anyway) set for tomorrow, our thoughts turn once again to Coney Island, which poet Federico García Lorca called “The Landscape of the Vomiting Multitudes.” We hope there will be no urges contrary to swallowing (as the Major League Eating rulebook puts it) tomorrow, and you’ll want to hit the original Nathan’s Famous stand on Surf and Stillwell — in which case nursing student and trusty counterperson Tamica Gazson will be there to dog you.

More: Ask a Waiter »coney island, hot dogs, major league eating, nathan's famous

Mediavore

7/ 3/07

10:00 AM

The Pearl Oyster Suit Not Just About Lobster Rolls; Salman and Padma Finally Over

There’s more to the Pearl Oyster Bar suit than the poaching of lobster-roll recipes or wainscoting; Rebecca Charles accuses Ed McFarland of what amounts to corporate espionage. [Diner’s Journal/NYT]
Related: Ed’s Lobster Bar to Pearl Oyster Bar: Step Off!

It’s finally official: Salman Rushdie and Padma Lakshmi are bust-o. A source close to both suggests two of the possible reasons: Rushdie is “totally self-centered,” and Lakshmi “incredibly dull.” [Daily India]

PDT’s combination of conspicuous secrecy and promotional exertion is basically ridiculous. “It kind of gives you the idea that you're the only one who knows about a place. But once you look around and are like, ‘What are all these people from New Jersey doing here?’ — obviously, you're not.” [NYP]

More: Mediavore »cipriani, conde nast, daniel maurer, elastic waist, hot dogs, padma lakshmi, pdt, ratatouille

Openings

6/15/07

10:22 AM

Tribeca Gets Its Own Nouvelle Wiener Stand

How much is that doggie behind the sneeze guard?Photo: Melissa Hom

Having opened this week to less fanfare than Underground Gourmet picks Willie’s Dawgs and faux-under-the-radar wiener den PDT, the New York City Hot Dog Company in Tribeca has made its own foray into this haute dog-eat-dog world. Selection is the gimmick here: You can pick from Kobe, turkey, or tofu franks in addition to classic Sabrett and Hebrew National beef ones, and toppings range from sauerkraut to crumbled blue cheese. Convection-oven fries and whole-wheat buns attempt to add a healthy (or at least a less evil) angle to this fast food, and with a popular Mike’s Papaya down the block, this glassed-in corner spot is competing with real fruit in its shakes. What’s next? Carrots marauding as tubers? (Well, yes.) —Alexandra Vallis

The New York City Hot Dog Company, 105 Chambers St.; no phone

Related: Nouvelle Wieners [NYM]

More: Openings »hot dogs, new york hot dog company, pdt, tribeca, willie's dawgs

At the Greenmarket

5/21/07

2:00 PM

First Strawberries Arrive to Find the Market a Regular Sausagefest

First finish your squid and sausages, and then you can have some strawberries.Photo: Zoe Singer

Peonies stole the show last Saturday, while strawberries have sidled in at Yuno’s stand on Mondays and Fridays. There should be berries in quantity by next weekend, but for now we’re focusing on meatier matters, like what to grill as we kick off the outdoor-cooking season.

More: At the Greenmarket »catskill merino, chicken, curried sausage, fiddleheads, hawthorn valley, hot dogs, marinated chicken, pe & dd, peonies, pickles, pura vida, sauerkraut, squid, strawberries, venison sausage.

NewsFeed

4/ 2/07

12:30 PM

We Can Now Quit Snooping: Dog Spot’s Name Revealed

Somebody had better walk him before the Department of Health comes by.Photo: Daniel Maurer

The mysterious plaster puppy that has been an object of fascination on St. Marks Place is no longer such a mystery — and our original report has been proved incorrect. We were told by neighbors that the establishment would be an icee joint, but now that the awning has been erected, it’s clear this will be a, ahem, hot-dog stand. The pup’s competition, the giant “Eat Me” sign down the road at Crif Dogs, may not stand a chance: Judging from the wiring we noticed coming out of its tail, this dog may just be able to fetch, and smash, bottles in true St. Marks form. Just don’t quote us on that.

More: NewsFeed »crif dog, east village, good dog, hot dogs

Openings

3/15/07

11:06 AM

Mandler’s Releases the Dogs Near Port Authority

We'll admit that the upside-down exclamation point isn't a good sign.Photo: Melissa Hom

Garlicky krainerwurst, plump knockwurst, Italian sausages, classic kosher frankfurters: All these things and more (zucchini fries, corn fritters) will soon be within easy reach of the weary folks streaming through Port Authority (weary Times workers will have to wait until they’ve moved into their fancy new tower). Mandler’s, the Union Square wurst mecca, kicks off expansion plans that include the Upper West Side, Midtown East, and franchises in other states with Monday’s opening of a second location on Eighth Avenue. Besides being significantly bigger than the original, the midtown store will sell crêpes and smoothies. All in all, it’s a smart move for Mandler’s: They’re not only introducing their brand to the valuable bus-tourist demographic but the porn-DVD browsers and Siberia revelers as well.

Mandler’s, The Original Sausage Co., 601 Eighth Ave., nr. 39th St.; 212-244-4777.

More: Openings »hot dogs, mandler's, midtown west, port authority

Neighborhood Watch

3/12/07

4:21 PM

Williamsburg: Subway Out, Silent H In

Coney Island : Having evicted and demolished the neighboring mini-golf course, Thor Equities neglects to renew the lease for beachside fave the Grill House. Where else are we supposed to get pretzels on hot dogs? [Gowanus Lounge]
East Village: Just in time for the 50-plus-degree weather, a Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory alum has opened a haute creamery on Avenue B near 14th Street. [DailyCandy]
Harlem: Gospel jazz comes to the Harlem Tea Room Friday night. Sure to be a wild evening. [Uptown Flavor]
Midtown East: Local prisons and the United Nations share a controversial food supplier, Aramark. Also, you’re allowed to smoke in the U.N. dining room. [Gridskipper]
West Village: Locals find a creative outlet to cope with fears of rat infestation: unchecked pun-making. [NewYorkology]
Williamsburg: Controversial Subway franchise on Bedford now up for sale. Comes with free trapper hat. [Curbed] Vinh Nguyen fulfills his dream of bringing good Vietnamese to New York, helping people pronounce his name with the opening of Silent H. (His dream of serving alcohol, on the other hand … ) [i'm not sayin, i'm just sayin]

More: Neighborhood Watch »aramark, banh mi, brooklyn ice cream factory, coney island, east village, harlem, harlem tea room, health department, health inspection, hot dogs, midtown east, silent h, the grill house, vietnam, vinh nguyen, williamsburg

Ask a Waiter

12/20/06

4:42 PM

Papaya King's Alexander Poulus Serves Franks to Martha Stewart, Referees Fights in Line

"We might serve 2,500 customers in eighteen hours on a Friday."Photo: Melissa Hom

Alexander Poulus was working as an engineer five years after graduating from NYU, but when his uncle Gus, the founder of Papaya King, offered to bring him into the company, he couldn't refuse. For 35 years, he has seen the Upper East Side location (which is about to celebrate its 75th anniversary) through stolen tip jars, windows shattered by brawling drunks, and of course the snappy service of countless hot dogs that are “Tastier Than Filet Mignon.”

More: Ask a Waiter »gray's papaya, hot dogs, papaya king

Openings

12/18/06

9:00 AM

Papaya King Plots Hot-Dog Imperialism

We can just hear that Seinfeld bass-popping music.Photo courtesy of Papaya King

The recent price hike at Gray’s isn't the only change afoot in the papaya world: Gray’s predecessor Papaya King, which recently opened locations in La Guardia and JFK, is poised to open two more stands — the first next month in Clifton, New Jersey, in the Corrado's shopping center, and another one in the middle of the year near the Sears store at Fordham Road and Webster Avenue in the Bronx. President and CEO Dan Horan says he thinks the city can absorb 35 to 40 Papaya Kings and has already earmarked fifteen potential locations. Not only that, he’s opening another stand in Baltimore's BWI airport in early 2007 and looking at opportunities as far west as Los Angeles. So why are there currently just three Manhattan locations? Apparently, rising rents and competition from banks eyeing the same 500-square-foot corner spaces are to blame. We’d much rather blow $1.79 on a Papaya dog (handmade from bull's beef, unlike those of his competitors, Horan points out) than on unsavory ATM fees. — Daniel Maurer

Earlier: Bummer Indeed: Gray's Papaya Finally Raises Prices