The Great Hot Dog Cookoff

Annual New York City Hot Dog Cookoff- A culinary competition to benefit local food charities

Craziest dogs yet?

Check out 2011′s full menu of 23 dogs…
The Menu [pdf]

100 degrees and we survived!

No only did we survive but we raised over $12,000 for the Food Bank For NYC and served over 6,000 hot dog tastings! thank you to our sponsors, volunteers, chefs and guests for making the 2011 event a success!
Check out the 2011 photos!

How many ways can you cook a hot dog?

We lost count.

But take a look through our photo archives to see what kinds of deliciousness our chefs have served up over the years.
Event Archives

Latest news

Hot Dog Success!

by Kara on August 14, 2011 in News

From Cookoff Co-organizer and Chef-Wrangler, Melissa Sands (re-posted from her blog ForkThis.com): Unbelievable! photo by Wendy Ploger We totally rocked it again this year! Despite ... Continue Reading →

Congrats to our winners!

by Kara on August 10, 2011 in News

Full menu and contestant list here. Judge’s Awards: Blue Ribbon (Best in Show): You’re Going to Need a Bigger Boat – David & Danielle ... Continue Reading →

We’re working with the Food Bank For New York City!

by Kara on May 21, 2011 in News

We are very excited to announce our partnership with Food Bank For New York City for this year’s 6th Annual Hot Dog Cookoff. With your ... Continue Reading →