Hot Dogs

Competitive Eater Crazy Legs Conti

Major League Eating sponsors competitive eating contests around the world. In the following interview we talk about them. They run about 80 contests a year. This is primarily an interview with Crazy Legs Conti a competitive eater and several time champion.   Crazy Legs Conti uses Zen to prepare for contests. Zen is "a Japanese school of Mahayana Buddhism emphasizing the value of meditation and intuition."    

Knott’s Celebrates Pink’s Grand Opening

    Knott's Celebrates Pink’s Grand Opening. February 22, 2010 -- Knott’s Berry Farm will celebrate the grand opening of the world’s famous Pink’s Hot Dogs at Knott’s Berry Farm’s Marketplace on Sunday, February 28. For over 70 years the family-owned Pink’s has had crowds lined up around the corner just waiting for a taste of one of their delicious chili dogs, and now this delicacy has finally come to Orange County!

By |2024-02-27T08:59:08+00:00February 23rd, 2010|California, Concessions, Hot Dogs|0 Comments

Hotdogger relishes sweet ride

One big Hot Dog (June 23, 2007) — Hot dog, Matthew Mitchell is on a roll. Hotdogger Relishes Sweet Actually, to be precise, he’s in a roll. Twenty-three years old, a freshly minted graduate of the University of Missouri, the Rochester resident has hit the road as an Oscar Mayer Wienermobile driver, a so-called “hotdogger.” As a hotdogger, he’s driving one of six 27-foot long vehicles that are, essentially, large hot dogs on wheels. Hotdogger Relishes Sweet Ride He’ll travel to state fairs, county fairs and festivals to listen to thousands of people sing Oscar Mayer Wiener jingles, as part of a nationwide “Sing the Jingle, Be a Star.” Winners get a spot in an Oscar Mayer commercial as well as a trip to the next American Idol finale. Mitchell has other duties, too, everything from setting up at each stop to making ceremonial visits with the Wienermobile. Visit their Website! “You have to wear many hats along the Hot Dog Highway,” Mitchell says.

By |2024-03-27T15:51:41+00:00June 24th, 2007|Hot Dogs|0 Comments
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