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9 Thanksgiving-Themed Hot Dogs

Two years ago when we first featured Thanksgiving hot dogs they were few and far between. But with the new wave of modern hot dog restaurants—often run by former fine-dining chefs eager to experiment—Thanksgiving has become a serious hot dog holiday. Check out this slideshow for Thanksgiving-themed hot dogs ranging from elegant and creative to straight up ridiculous.

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Hot Dog of the Week: Hot Mett

Mett is short for Mettwurst, a German smoked pork sausage that, in its original form, is something you might spread on toast like liverwust. In Cincinnati it's closer to kielbasa, grilled and served on buns with mustard and grilled onions.

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Hot Dog of the Week: Cincinnati Cheese Coney

"The short, stubby franks are smaller than the bun to hold in the ridiculous amounts of chili, fresh onions, and finely shredded mild cheddar cheese." [Original artwork and photographs: Hawk Krall] Past Weeks' Dogs Pastrami DogDanish Hot Dog24th & Passyunk TruckTexas TommyPhilly Dirty Water DogChicago Dog You might think we just featured Coneys, but don't say that to anyone from Detroit, where mounds of cheese are as much of a "hot dog crime" as ketchup. As regional food guru Calvin Trillin famously said: "Anybody who doesn't think that the best hamburger place in the world is in his hometown is a sissy." And I'd say the same goes for hot dogs. Cheese Coneys are a unique piece of the Greek...

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City Flavor Guide: Cincinnati

Cincinnati Magazine's food editor Donna Covrett chooses some of the best eats in Cincinnati—chili, goetta, ice cream, and more!

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Pitiful Pitch Inspires Cincinnati Sandwich

Well, it's one way to achieve some sort of sandwich-based immortality. The mayor's errant ceremonial first pitch on baseball's opening day has inspired a sandwich with a fitting name: The Mark Mallory Screwball.The ingredients for the sandwich at Izzy's deli will be "any two meats tossed in the general direction of a bun or two pieces of bread." But Mallory has a good sense of humor about it: "This is wonderful," he said. "Who wouldn't want a sandwich named for them?"...

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Marilyn Harris, Cincinnati's Own Martha Stewart

Chuck Martin of the Cincinnati Enquirer, on local radio host Marilyn Harris, his city's own Martha Stewart: "Several years ago at a conference in San Francisco, someone at the dinner table had the gall to ask Marilyn Harris what she did for living. Before she could answer, a friend piped up:"Marilyn's in charge of food in Cincinnati."Everyone laughed, but it is pretty much an accurate job description. Restaurant critics, food writers and trendy chefs come and go, but no one wields as much power on the local food scene as the host of the weekly radio program, "Cooking with Marilyn," 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday on WKRC-AM (550). This year, Harris marks her 20th year behind the microphone, serving cooking...

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Roadfood Roundup: Chili

We asked our friends Jane and Michael Stern over at Roadfood.com to give us their top five chili picks. Here are their choices. From Milwaukee to Seattle to, of course, Cincinnati, where chili is the city dish.

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