Another local restaurant makes a national list - but this time, for its famous dish's fat content.
Doogie's two-foot-long hot dog, the Newington eatery's notorious flagship item, has been featured on Travel Channel's "Man v. Food" and honored by Every Day With Rachael Ray magazine. But it was also recently named as one of Health.com's "50 Fattiest Foods". The report examines the country's most caloric restaurant foods, state-by-state.
"The average foot-long hot dog will set you back about 24 grams of fat, 10 grams of it saturated, which is more than enough for an entire day," wrote the editors. "But this is double that, plus it has bacon, chili, and cheddar cheese."
Reached for comment, Doogie's owner Rock Aronheim laughed.
"I don't care what they say about me as long as they spell my name right," he said. (Every Day editors incorrectly identified the restaurant as "Dougie's.")
(Photo credit: Nick Caito/ ctnow.com)
Doogie's two-foot-long hot dog, the Newington eatery's notorious flagship item, has been featured on Travel Channel's "Man v. Food" and honored by Every Day With Rachael Ray magazine. But it was also recently named as one of Health.com's "50 Fattiest Foods". The report examines the country's most caloric restaurant foods, state-by-state.
"The average foot-long hot dog will set you back about 24 grams of fat, 10 grams of it saturated, which is more than enough for an entire day," wrote the editors. "But this is double that, plus it has bacon, chili, and cheddar cheese."
Reached for comment, Doogie's owner Rock Aronheim laughed.
"I don't care what they say about me as long as they spell my name right," he said. (Every Day editors incorrectly identified the restaurant as "Dougie's.")
(Photo credit: Nick Caito/ ctnow.com)
- Pictures: "Man v. Food" Visits Doogie's (October 16, 2009)
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