Though there is little else in the city’s history that can boast of bringing as much cheap, delicious nourishment to the masses, denigrating the New York City sidewalk hot dog has long been a favored pastime of food snobs. A friend of mine recently made the comment, “There’s not a lot of things in the world that are better than a New Yorker blog post about things better than a New York City sidewalk hot dog.” I agreed wholeheartedly at the time, but later, as I was making a mental list, I started to think that maybe my friend was wrong. Here’s what I have so far:
A New York City sidewalk hot dog
A New York City sidewalk hot dog with kraut
A New York City sidewalk hot dog with kraut and mustard
A New York City sidewalk hot dog with kraut, mustard, and pickle relish
A New York City sidewalk hot dog with ketchup
A New York City sidewalk hot dog with ketchup and mustard
A New York City sidewalk hot dog with ketchup, kraut, and mustard
A New york City sidewalk hot dog with ketchup, kraut, and pickle relish
That is all.
I Think My Friend Was Wrong [Cartoon Lounge/NYer]
Related: Danny Meyer’s Hot Dog Taste Test
