Hunt begins for Sugardale hot dog
I’m leading with a request this week, because it involves a little hometown pride.
On the heels of the announcement that, following its own March Madness bracket, the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council had named the Sugardale hot dog served in a foil packet at the Cleveland Indians’ Progressive Field as the best baseball dog in the country, Taste of the Town reader and former fellow Clevelander Roger J. Henning wonders if anyone knows of local sources for the dogs or their traditional accompaniment, Bertman Ball Park Mustard.
And I would’ve thought the winner would be Kahn’s, the Wiener the World Awaited.
In case you’re wondering, the runners-up were considerably more fancy: the 24-inch, 3-pound Texas Rangers Boomstick; the flash-fried, footlong Dixie Dog (topped with pulled pork, barbecue sauce and slaw) of the Atlanta Braves; and the Detroit Tigers’ Coney Dog, topped with chili, cheese and onions. …
More news of note for Midwest-hailing Taste of the Town readers: After years of fielding requests for kringle, a specialty of Racine, Wis., I was surprised to spot it just inside the entrance to Trader Joe’s at Sunset Road and Green Valley Parkway in Henderson. It’s made by O.H. Danish Bakery in Racine. Never having been to Racine I can’t tell you whether it traveled well, but I thought the pecan kringle I bought was pretty good. It was $7.99.
MORE FOUND ITEMS
For Ken Anderson, who’s looking for reader recommendations for the best Italian fennel sausage sold in Las Vegas, Joseph and Linda DiRosa recommended Montesano’s Eateria at 9905 S. Eastern Ave., and the Jensens at Village Meat &Wine, 5025 S. Eastern Ave., reminded that theirs is a reader favorite. Both will make it to order. And Kara Hierro of Glazier’s Food Marketplace at 8525 W. Warm Springs Road emailed that they make it in sweet, mild and hot. …
More on meatballs: Anita Miscimarra recommended the slider versions available at Dom DeMarco’s at 9785 W. Charleston Blvd. and the Chicago Brewing Co. at 2201 S. Fort Apache Road.
MORE READER REQUESTS
Hilary Williams is looking for ready-to-microwave cooked frozen salmon or turkey patties similar to those that used to be sold at Costco, “for a friend with little time — and even less interest in cooking! I would like him to be as healthy as possible.” …
Patty Jacobs is looking for spumoni ice cream from a local market. …
Richard Aulino is looking for a bakery that sells prune Danish. …
Maurice Finocchiaro is looking for a Middle Eastern bread called barbari, which he said was readily available in Las Vegas until last year. He said it’s a long, flat, oblong loaf, usually sprinkled with sesame seeds. …
And here’s a request for two recipes — which I’ve never seen — from a widely missed local restaurant: “If you can somehow work a miracle,” emailed Linda Stephenson, “I would love to have the recipe for the cauliflower salad that the Hill Top House restaurant served on its salad bar for years, and also instructions on how they prepared their pan-fried lobster. Both were favorites for many years.”
Readers?
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