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Hot Dog of the Week: 'Chile' Dogs and Ice Cold Buttermilk at Texas Tavern in Roanoke, VA

My last trip to Roanoke, on official hot dog business, was for the famous Roanoke Weiner Stand, which was delicious. But I had no idea it was only a few blocks away from one of the coolest looking "Texas" themed hot dog joints in the country. Texas Tavern, also known as Roanoke's Millionaires Club , has been around since 1930.

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Hot Dog of the Week: Krakus Market in Philadelphia

A few weeks ago we featured the kielbasa from Swiacki Meats in Port Richmond; this week it's a kielbasa variety from nearby Krakus Market, a full-service Polish grocery store and restaurant that also has a staggering variety of house-cured Polish meats and sausages.

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Hot Dog of the Week: El Bohemio in Guayaquil, Ecuador

There are some similarities between Mexican and Colombian style hot dogs including the gratuitous use of ketchup and mayonnaise. Ecuadorian dogs, however, are wildly unique in terms of cooking style and indigenous sauces and toppings.

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Hot Dog of the Week: Gus's Hot Dogs in Birmingham, Alabama

Writing last week about the passing of Gus Koutroulakis, the owner of Pete's Famous Hot Dogs in Birmingham, got me thinking about Pete's longtime rival Gus's, now the lone surviving old-school Greek hot dog place in downtown Birmingham.

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12 Hot Dogs That Haunt My Dreams

Of all the hot dogs that I ate in 2011—and I ate a lot—here are the 12 that really stand out. Dream-hauntingly so.

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Hot Dog of the Week: Kielbasa from Swiacki Meats in Philadelphia

While not really a "hot dog," kielbasa is definitely a holiday tradition that any encased meat lover can appreciate. Especially in Philadelphia where the lines at Swiacki Meats are out the door pretty much from Black Friday to New Year's day.

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Gift Guide: For the Hot Dog Lover

Do you love hot dogs? Or know somebody that coordinates every trip around the nearest century-old Texas Weiner shack? Check out our list of hot dog t-shirts, mail-order encased meats, frankfurter-making equipment, hot dog history DVSs, and more. Many of these are inspired by the amazing hot dog joints and styles we've eaten this year.

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Hot Dog of the Week: The Original Hot Dog Shop, aka 'Dirty O' in Pittsburgh

There's a handful of hot dog places around the country where you know as soon as you walk in the door that it's the real deal. Some sort of eccentric Coney Island atmosphere meets dive bar. The place is packed to the gills with a weird mix of businessmen, drunk college kids, hipsters and construction workers all chowing down on dogs that you couldn't replicate anywhere else in the world. Call it hot dog magic. Papaya King, Lafayette Coney Island, Rutt's Hut, Charlie's Pool Room, Ben's Chili Bowl, Gene & Jude's all have it. And most definitely the "Dirty O."

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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: Texas Footlong at Jim Neely's Interstate Barbecue in Memphis

I went to Memphis hoping to eat good barbecue and not expecting to find much in the hot dog department other than Dyer's deep-fried dogs featured last week. To my surprise almost every barbecue place (including a shack on the side of the road) had several varieties of hot dog, polish sausage, and "hot links" along with the standards.

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