LA Gets Its Own HOT DOG EATING CONTEST!

Move over Coney Island... Encino has its own Hot Dog Eating Contest now!

I just got an email from the fine folks at The Stand, and they will be staging a fabulous Hot Dog-A-Thon as part of the "Taste of Encino" festivities on Sunday, October 9th at 1pm. Grand prize in the competitive eating event is $500 and each of the lucky competetors will receive a $100 Stand gift certificate redeemable for some of the best tubesteaks in Los Angeles. The Stand's CEO, Murray Wishengrad says that they are going all out to make this the biggest blow-out the LA hot dog scene has ever seen. He hopes to make it an annual event, so the humble hot dog will be honored in perpetuity.

In order to compete, you have to be over the age of 18, and you need to fill out an entry form before the contest begins. Entrants will be chosen at random. The 12 minute competition will involve a variety of dogs... including The Stand's famous chili dog, BBQ dog and kraut dog. Yes, these dogs are loaded! None of that namby pamby "just a dog and a bun" stuff like in Coney... We're talkin' real eatin' here!

The Master of Ceremonies for the event will be the LA talk radio institution, Mr. KABC and absolute fairness will be personally guaranteed by the Lord High Commissioner of Doggery, Hot Dog Spot's own Steve Doggie-Dogg. If you are an "ordinary person with an extraorinary love of hot dogs" come on down to the "Taste of Encino" festivities on October 9th, mingle with the hot dog hoi polloi, and perhaps you'll get a chance to show the world what you're made of! Even if you don't go home with the $500 in your pocket, you'll certainly be able to go home with a smile and a full belly!

The Stand's Hot-Dog-A-Thon
Sunday October 9th at 1pm
17000 Ventura Bl (near Balboa)
Encino, California