Dear Food Critics, Junk Food Fans, Trend Setters, and Everyone else in between,
Pictured above is the TWO, yes TWO ways a hot dog is to be made. As you can see above, you have your traditional New York and Chicago Dogs respectively. The reason I feel the need to explain this to the world, is because there's an alarming long lasting trend throughout New York, and extending outside, of taking perfectly created junk food, and making it 'FANCY'.
I have two major reservations about this: 1) It enables and embraces the wealthy, established, over-stylized scene, by tempting them to participate in an ironic guilty pleasure 2) Don't mess with food perfection.
In the current issue of New York magazine there's a brief article entitled 'Haute Dog" (BARF!) showing 5 super special brand new hot dogs you can find in this city.
You have a Banh Mi (classic Vietnamese Sandwich) style hot dog with cilantro, carrots, and jalapenos (no idea why). You have one with fresh basil, olive, and tomato, AND THEN you have the cheapest but most disgusting "Keema Chili Dog' with ground duck keema, kimchee, and what looks like potatoes.
SIMPLY PUT : THIS. IS. NOT. COOL.
To top it off, prices range from $5 to $13 for a HOT DOG, 13 DOLLARS FOR A HOT DOG!!! A HOT DOG!!!!!!! 13 DOLLARS!!! YES, YOU READ CORRECTLY. FOR A "CLEVERLY EMBELLISHED HOT DOG!"
Stop it,
Michael
www.fancyfastfood.com
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