The #1 Hot Dog Cart "How To" Guide
Frankly speaking, business is booming at sidewalk vendor’s hot dog cart.
Mike Sullivan had just been laid off from his job as a DHL deliveryman after some 15 years. The process-serving company he’d set up after his layoff was not making ends meet. The 55-year-old wasn’t sure what would, until he sat down to watch a movie.
In the background of one scene he saw a man selling Continue reading “New Video – Mike’s Hot Dog Cart”
UPDATE 9/10/09- MORE PICS!!!
Renee, a customer of mine in South Carolina just wrote to let me know that she’s open for business. Awesome news Renee!!! She took her time getting going which isn’t a bad idea. I’ll let her tell you about it in her own words because I LOVE her attitude. Continue reading “What a Long Strange Trip it’s Been”
I have been getting a lot of emails recently from readers of Hot Dog Cart News asking me to check out their web sites. I really enjoy seeing how you folks are promoting your hot dog cart businesses online, which gives me an idea…
If you have a hot dog vending business, and you have a web site to promote it, how about sharing it here on HDCN. Don’t worry if it’s not super professional. The best ones are often very simple.
I think it will be fun to check out everyone’s sites, and to see all the different designs and marketing approaches as well as being able to learn from each other. But there’s a bonus – if you share your site here you’ll get some valuable advertising for free. This site gets 50,000 page views per month, so you don’t want to miss this opportunity!
Please note – this is only for hot dog cart operators, not cart manufacturers or industry suppliers. Manufacturers can contact me for advertising packages and rates.
Don’t be shy, let’s see what you’ve got. Leave your web address in the comments box below.
-Steve
HDCN reader Andrew Sawyer tipped me off to these hot dog creations. There are some creative folks out there! Some of these are not hot dog cart – friendly, but they’re all worthy of home cooking for the family. Except for the last one – yuck!
Here we go…
Spaghetti Dogs – Looks like it was made in the Play-Doh Fun Factory press. The creation of this meal is actually not very labor intensive: Simply puncture slices of raw hot dog with uncooked spaghetti noodles and boil. Continue reading “WEIRD Hot Dogs… Woah!”
The archives section on this blog is not the greatest, so I’ve been cataloging all Hot Dog Cart News Back Issues on a separate page back at the mother ship, HotDogProfits.com.
Check it out!
-Steve
Thanks to everyone who participated in the contest last week. Man, did those comments come in fast! I was watching on my iphone from a restaurant near the beach.
So I’m officially back from vacation. You know life is good when you can’t wait to get back to work.
I recently spoke with Rocky Marlow about his hot dog cart operation in a suburb of Minneapolis.
Rocky is another unfortunate victim of the recent economic weirdness and found himself without a job. Instead of sitting around feeling sorry for himself, he decided to take charge of his situation and pursue a long time dream.
With the support of his family, “Rocky’s Wiener Wagon” was born.
A great location in downtown Hopkins was secured and Rocky was on his way. He says he’s enjoying a lot of success and having a wonderful time as well.
I always say, when one door closes another one opens and Rocky’s new business is proof.
Enjoy the show!
Click the link to listen online or right click to download the MP3 so you can listen on your iPod.
Hot Dog Cart Radio – Rocky Marlow of Rocky’s Wiener Wagon
-Steve
If you have already purchased Carts of Cash and think it’s a good course, I would LOVE it if you helped spread the word about this contest. Please post about it in RoadFood.com or any other blogs or forums that might be relevant. Point them to www.HotDogProfits.com/blog
Here are the Really Official Sounding Contest Rules:
Hot Dog Cart Training Giveaway
In order to give everyone a fair chance, the comments have been temporarily deactivated.
The contest will go live on Thursday the 6th at 7 pm central. That’s when the comments section will be reactivated. Be here or be square. (I know – it doesn’t rhyme. And I also know I misspelled Giveaway in the video title but I’m too lazy to change it. Hey, I’m on vacation…)
The 50th comment wins. You may post multiple comments, but only because I haven’t thought of a good way to stop you.
Profane comments are ineligible and will be deleted. No trespassing. Do not operate heavy machinery while reading this blog. Hair loss and/or weight gain may occur. In case of a sudden drop in cabin pressure, masks will drop from the overhead compartment. Prosecutors will be violated.
Let’s have fun with this!!!
Good luck!
-Steve
Debra Osborne is holding an 8 hour food safety class at the Carts of America showroom in Fort Wayne Indiana on August 24, 2009.
This comprehensive training course prepares you to take the National Registry of Food Safety Professionals certification test which, upon completion, will certify you as an NRFSP Food Safety Manager. This course is available to both new and established mobile food vendors.
The only state that does not recognize this 8 hour class is Illinois which requires 16 hours of training.
The cost of the 8 hour class is $119.00 which includes book, test and lunch. Click here to download brochure.
For more information, contact Debra Osborne at 877-369-5436.
Hot dogs. The all-American food, right?
Well, just like nearly every other aspect of our culture, what you put on a hot dog reflects where you come from.
Luis Echeverry came to the U.S. from Colombia in South America, spending his teen years in New York. He moved here to work for Windstream. On the side he runs a hot dog cart at Plaza Fiesta, the Latino-themed mall next Continue reading “Hot Dogs with Honey and Quail Eggs?!!!”
