We hung around HipCityVeg’s enterprising hot dog cart on its first game day to see how it was going over with baseball fans.
Get educated about rosé wine this weekend at Weygandt Wine, or just drown your sorrows on Monday at a plethora of Tax Day happy hour offerings.
Things to eat this week include spring favorites hot dogs and sausages, as well as free gelato and food truck fare.
From a simple dog at Wagshal’s to a unique selection from Mighty Dog.
“We’re a family business,” the team’s chief operating officer says.
New options include lentil soup, bison hot dogs, grass-fed beef, black-bean sliders and fish tacos.
The female competitive eaters are so much better in Alexandria: Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas defeated all comers yesterday in the newly-formed Nathan’s Famous Women’s Hot Dog Eating World Championship, earning herself the handsome trophy and a pink belt.
Ben’s Big Blog — the blog covering all things Ben’s Chili Bowl — announced yesterday that the venerable D.C. institution now offers a veggie dog on its menu. That makes sense, considering that the eatery has offered veggie chili and veggie burgers for a long time time now — according to the blog, the reason for the dog delay was that ownership hadn’t located a veg-dog “that lives up to the quality and reputation of Ben’s.”
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Though opening day is still a whole winter away, looking at Scott Ableman’s photos of the Nats’ stadium near completion makes our mouths water for peanuts, hot dogs, and beer. If all goes as planned, come late March we’ll be enjoying dogs and beer in what Thomas Boswell called “A Thing of Beauty.”…
