2004 Top Dog Certificate of Merit

CHOWHOUND
LOS ANGELES
MESSAGE BOARD

The Chowhound.com site describes itself and the people it serves like this...

Everyone has one in his or her life: the brother-in-law with a collection of 800 takeout menus, the coworker who's always late from lunch because she HAD to trek to one end of town for the best soup and to the other for the best sandwich. Chowhounds know where the good stuff is, and they never settle for less than optimal deliciousness, whether dining in splanky splendor or grabbing a quick slice of pizza. They are the one in ten who live to eat.
 
No media outlets serve chowhounds. There are no chowhoundish newspapers, magazines or TV shows. And they've never had a place to gather and exchange information. This discerning, passionate crowd has long been completely invisible and utterly disenfranchised... until now!
 
Chowhound.com's Alpha Dog, professional restaurant critic/author Jim Leff, along with Bob Okumura, launched this site to provide a non-hypey haven where their fellow hounds can opine, bicker, and rave to their hearts' content. Anyone who eats is welcome to stop by for unbiased, savvy chow advice or to just sit back and watch in amazement.
 
If you, too, fret endlessly about making every bite count; if you'd grow weak from hunger rather than willingly eat something less than delicious, this place is for you!

Over the past year, the Hot Dog Spot team has turned time and time again to the braintrust at the Chowhound Los Angeles Message Board. We share the common quest for the BEST in LOS ANGELES. The Hot Dog Spot team commends the operators and participants of the Chowhound Los Angeles Message Board for their beneficial impact on Hot Dog culture in Los Angeles.

Even if you've never visited the site, chances are if you're reading Hot Dog Spot, you're already a Chowhound. Check it out...

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