59. Eat a hot dog in every North Carolina county. Where: Snoopy’s (Raleigh – Wake County, NC) What: chili slaw dog With whom: Trav Why: Project Heartburn Counties Edition Grade: A-. Spicy chili, kicky slaw, good dog. Gets the minus only because the bun was just meh. Really good fries too.
Category: life list
hot dogs everywhere: zack’s
59. Eat a hot dog in every North Carolina county. Where: Zack’s (Burlington – Alamance County, NC) What: chili cheese dog With whom: me myself and I Why: Project Heartburn Counties Edition Grade: Solid B – I never love a slice of cheese on a chili cheese dog, but the chili was great, very snappy.
hot dogs everywhere: hot doug’s
Where: the late lamented Hot Doug’s, Chicago, IL What: looks like a chili cheese dog? I think With whom: this was 20 years ago, but I can only assume that it was at least my old college pal Lani Why: Chicago, and also Project Heartburn. This popped up in my TimeHop last week and I figured I might…
hot dogs everywhere: island beach grill (st augustine, fl)
Where: Island Beach Grille, Anastasia State Park, St Augustine, FL What: cheese dog With whom: Trav. Why: sometimes you go for a long walk at a state park and then you need a breakfast dog. Also, Project Heartburn. Grade: A-. A grilled dog, with nacho cheese. The cheese was above average for fluorescent cheese product, and I love the cut…
life list: glasgow
112. Visit my darling friend Lis in Glasgow. A decade ago, after she visited us in Chapel Hill, I added this entry to my life list – and promptly forgot all about it, even after I actually did it. But this week I was updating the list (taking off some booze-related items, adding some links…
hot dogs everywhere: weiner works
59. Eat a hot dog in every North Carolina county. Where: Weiner Works (Fayetteville, NC – Cumberland County) What: chili slaw dog With whom: shep. Why: 100 Hot Dogs In 100 Counties Grade: B. Run of the mill fast food hot dog with chili and slaw. The shoestring fries and the peanut butter fudge milkshake were A+, though.
hot dogs everywhere: danbury grill
Where: Danbury Grill What: chili slaw dog With whom: Maggie, Julia, & Anna Why: post-hike 100 Hot Dogs in 100 Counties entry Grade: A. A stellar dog. Grilled dog, grilled bun, mustard under the dog, flavorful chili, crispy slaw that was light on the mayo but not on the snap and pepper. Excellent crinkle fries. Great conversation with the grill…
hot dogs everywhere: louie’s
59. Eat a hot dog in every North Carolina county. Where: Louie’s (Wilmington, NC – New Hanover County) What: a Latimer, a hot dog with cheese, bacon crumbles, and BBQ sauce. With whom: me myself and I Why: 100 Hot Dogs in 100 Counties Grade: A-. Oh man this was such a good dog – the bun was the highlight,…
hot dogs everywhere: melvin’s
59. Eat a hot dog in every North Carolina county. Where: Melvin’s (Elizabethtown, NC – Bladen County) What: Melvin’s was on the 100 Foods list, but for a hamburger all the way, and I’d checked it off a while back. I ducked through again on my way to Wilmington and had a chili slaw dog. With whom: me…
nc beach sunrises: carolina beach & kure beach
26. Take a photo of sunrise at every individually-named beach in North Carolina. Made a trip to Carolina Beach for the express purpose of shooting sunrise there and at Kure. Check!
brand new kind of photography 