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O NOZZZZ! The Washington Nationals are apparently switching to the same hot dogs as the Philadelphia Phillies. TAKE BACK THE PARK HAS PHAILED!1!!!!1 Stan Kasten must have done it before he quit. Why didn’t you stop it Andy Feffer?! Selling Phillies hot dogs isn’t NATITUDE1!!!!!1
Based on the newly released 2013 Nats promotional schedule, it looks [...]

PAWLEY’S ISLAND, S.C. — When I saw the sign claiming that Sam’s Corner was world famous for its hot dogs, I figured it was worth investigating. Now, I had not heard of it, but I figured I would have to see if it was worth while.
My dad and I went there after a day on [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This gourmet sea salt covered pretzel is one of the new food items previewed at Nationals Park media day yesterday. It comes in at two pounds and comes with several spreads, like beer cheese which is quite good, and an Orwellian nickname. I imagine there will be several bets placed on whether [...]

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — For several years now, I’ve been wanting to try Yocco’s The Hot Dog King on the way back from my annual ski trip in the Poconos. Yocco’s goes back to 1922 and is perhaps the best known Lehigh Valley eatery. We stopped by the location near Lehigh Valley International Airport, just off [...]

The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council has a good video on hot dog etiquette, but I’ll use ketchup (and prepositions at the end of sentences) if I want to!

Last year for National Hog Dog Month, I reviewed area chili dogs.
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In 2003, ESPN Page 2 conducted an unscientific survey of all the ballparks in the major leagues. I used the same criteria to evaluate RFK Stadium in 2005 and then again after it was “re-opened” by the Lerner group when they bought the team in 2006. After three visits to the new Nationals Park, I [...]

I am going to aggregate all of the evergreen Nationals Park information I can find right here. I will be updating this as necessary.
INSIDE NATIONALS PARK
Brief notes:
Bottles of water up to 1 liter are permitted
Small soft-sided coolers are permitted
Single serving packaged food from outside the ballpark is permitted
Gate Times at Nationals Park
Nationals Park A-Z Guide
General [...]

There are only a few hours left in National Hot Dog Month 2007, so I thought I would finally get around to comparing Washington D.C. area chili dogs. I think I alluded to this post as far back as last fall, but it was only recently that I got around to visiting all the establishments [...]

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Depending on the season, downtown State College has had as many as 3 hot dog stands operating. For years Johnnie’s Hot Dogs at The Corner was the leading purveyor of frankfurters (specifically, tasty Nittany Lion franks), but it has been closed since John Cocolin Sr. died this spring. Dee’s Texas Hot [...]

Hot Dogs With Bite – The PostThere was a Sunday Source feature on local hot dog joints this past week with commentary from the president of National Hot Dog & Sausage Council. I’ve been to to two of the featured; Hard Times Cafe and The Vienna Inn (as recently as Sunday). I haven’t been to [...]