Fei Fan Hot Dog Story

I am off to Boston today. Drew Bennet, from the Benspark Blog and I are heading into Chinatown to Fei Fan Eatery- a Japanese style hot dog joint that opened up a couple of months ago.

Watch for photos and a Hot Dog Story about our trip in a couple of days!

Hotdogman vs. Hamburgerman

Casey's Diner is near and dear to my heart. It's located in my hometown of Natick, Ma, and I had my first hot dog there in 1969 when I was four years old. The Casey family has been selling hot dogs in this town since 1890, which makes them the oldest, continuously run, hot dog business in the world! Casey's is housed in a lovingly preserved Worcester Lunch Car, which the family purchased in 1922.

Here's fourth generation proprietor Pat Casey, hard at work during the lunch hour.

Pat took himself away from the dogs for a minute to help me do a little commercial for the upcoming National Hot Dog Month Tour.

While hot dogs are normally the fare for me at Casey's, there are plenty of other things on the menu too- including some of the best hamburgers on the planet.

I decided Casey's burgers needed some Hot Dog Truck love, but I thought burgers were a bit out of my realm, so I brought in an expert. I reached out to Burger blogger and chef Richard Chudy. He runs the Boston Burger Blog. 2-3 times a month, Richard ventures out to burger joints, orders up, snaps some photos and reviews burgers in the city. Richard enjoys burgers from the simplest "greasy spoon" variety all the way up to expensive, gourmet style burgers. When he's not munching on burgers, he runs the Skinny Beet with girlfriend Katie Barszcz from A Small Boston Kitchen. Together they do catering, give cooking lessons, and work as private chefs. Food is their life. Richard and I snapped a photo in front of Casey's before jumping into the belly of the beast.

Also along for the ride today was Drew Bennet from the Benspark blog. Drew is a mommy blogger supreme, lover of fine foods, and he's going to be riding shotgun with me on the National Hot Dog Month Tour this summer. He even managed to score us a bunch of new camera equipment from Kodak for the tour.

After exchanging pleasantries, we ordered up some of Casey's famous cheeseburgers. We each got a bacon cheeseburger with onions grilled in.

While the burgers were cooking, Drew Chowed Down on a Hot Dog. Hey Drew- don't eat the plate!

I Chowed Down on a hot dog too. I usually get one as an appetizer when I have a burger at Casey's.

Before long, the burgers were done. Richard took a bunch of close up pictures of his before eating it. He has very nice burger photos on his blog.

Richard Chowed Down on his burger like a true pro. Note the  forward hunch while Chowing Down; he definitely gets some style points there!

I of course chowed down too. Drew ate his so fast, I didn't get a picture!

Judging by the smile on Richard's face, I'd say he enjoyed his burger! 

We both gave Casey's burgers TWO THUMBS UP!

Drew wanted a picture for his site. He even did a post and video on the visit to Casey's too.

For the rest of the story of the Hotdogman meeting the Hamburgerman and to get Richard's take on Casey's burgers, Check out Hot Dog Stories.

Hamburgers, Hot Dogs and a NEW SPONSOR for National Hot Dog Month

I had a great time on a beautiful day at Casey's Diner in Natick with Richard Chudy, of Boston Burger Blog fame and Drew Bennet from the Benspark blog. We munched on some yummy burgers and dogs, but that story will have to wait until tomorrow.

Drew will be riding shotgun with me on The National Hot Dog Month 2012 Tour this July. Since he's a member of the team, he's been actively seeking sponsors and he scored a good one! Kodak has donated a bunch of camera equipment for the tour. This year will feature better production values and much better sound, thanks in large part to Kodak!

If you would like to sponsor the event, contact me at hotdogman@thehotdogtruck.com or help fund the tour here.

Hamburger Stories and Lip Balm

Today is the day I meet up with The Hamburgerman and Drew from the Benspark blog at Casey's Diner. I will have photos and video of the event up tomorrow.

While a hot dog will be on the agenda as an appetizer, Casey's juicy hamburgers are the order of the day. Richard, The Hamburgerman, reviews burger joints all over the Boston area from the greasy spoon all the way up to the priciest gourmet burgers. I am interested to see where Casey's falls on his rating scale.

Since I will be spending most of the day on this outing, I am including a video I made for The Shark Tank Blog yesterday about Kisstixx, the chemically reacting,dual flavored lip balm that was recently funded on The Shark tank TV show. Their products are made in the USA and they are sure to add some flavor to your love life. The Hotdogman even manages a plug!

Enjoy.

Burgers for The Hotdogman

I am stoked. Spring is in the air in force after a very mild winter. That means The Hotdogman is going to be "out there" visiting hot dog joints in earnest (as soon as I am cleared to drive- still recovering from surgery). I will have many surprises this season to lead up to the National Hot Dog Month Tour this July.

Since my mobility is still limited, I am starting the new season close to home and heading out to Casey's Diner.

Tomorrow, I will be joined by Drew from the Benspark Blog and Richard, The Hamburgerman from the Boston Burger Blog. This Power Trio will chow down on some Casey's Burgers (always voted near the top for having the BEST BURGERS in Metrowest). I am sure I will have an "appetizer" or two as well.

I always enjoy meeting other food bloggers, so does Drew. We all like good food too.

It should be fun, so stay tuned....

The Hotdogman on Geek Dad's Weekly

Last week, I had the honor of being on the nationally podcast show, "Geek Dad's Weekly," with Daniel M. Clark and Andrew Bennet of the Benspark blog. Each week, a panel of dads gets together and talks about the issues of the day. Last week we talked about hot dogs, video cameras, New England life, business ethics, Affiliate Summit, Affiliate Improv, and camping with kids. You can listen to the podcast below.