Dog Wars

Preface: It's no secret I'm partial to my hometown, Syracuse, NY. It doesn't compare to where I'm living now, but there's always going to be that part of me that will defend the 'Cuse until the end. But I honestly put all hometown pride aside when I took my first bite of a Nathan's hot dog.

Yesterday I had the opportunity to travel down to Brooklyn for an event my company is planning with the Brooklyn Cyclones. Just a hop, skip, and a jump away from their field is Coney Island, and within spitting distance of that is the original Nathan's hot dog stand.

Everyone who knew I was going down for the visit told me I couldn't go to BK without going to Nathan's. So I couldn't really resist.

(Read preface again here!) 

I was really disappointed. Instead of biting into a hot dog, I felt like I was eating a heavy beef sausage. And on top of that, the sauerkraut  drowning my dog was stringy and tasteless at best. I really, truly wanted the hot dog to be great. My hometown favorite hot dog, made by Hofmann's, is really tough to get down here (unless I place an order with my parents...). 

I can already count the e-mails and posts I'll get from this. And I understand- it's the hometown pride talking. But trust me: try a Hofmann, and you'll be singing a different tune!