Hot Dogs to Fight Hunger

Dog Haus teams up with regional chefs to create new dog designs, with a share benefiting No Kid Hungry
By CYNTHIA YANG, Weekndr Staff Writer
Published on Dec 29, 2020

What’s better than hot dogs? Well, since you won’t be eating them at a game for a while, how about hot dogs that help fight childhood hunger?

Hot dog, sausage and burger outlet Dog Haus is continuing to do just that with the return of its Chef Collaboration Series. Dog Haus’ chefs will be partnering  with the country’s top chefs to provide limited-time items showcasing each chef’s own hot dog style.

Each item is then sold at all Dog Haus locations nationwide, with $1 of the purchase price from each benefitting its national charity partner, No Kid Hungry.

Dog Haus has enlisted four celebrity chefs to collaborate with Würstmacher (“Sausage master,” we think) Adam Gertler to create new one-of-a-kind items each quarter for 2021.

Each chef will also dish up offshoot items later in the year that will only be offered through The Absolute Brands’ team’s delivery- and pickup-only concepts, which currently include Bad Mutha Clucka, Plant B and Bad-Ass Breakfast Burritos.

“True to our innovative spirit, Dog Haus is expanding this year’s Chef Collaboration Series to provide even more unique creations to our fans,” said Dog Haus Partner Hagop Giragossian. “In 2021, we’ll be serving guests up to eight different limited-time items created by each culinary genius we partner with. And, the best part is, we’ll be donating to No Kid Hungry with every purchase!”

To begin the 2021 series, Dog Haus is teaming up with TV and YouTube personality Sam Zien, aka “Sam the Cooking Guy,” to launch Mr. Miyagi – a deep-fried beef dog topped with mayo, teriyaki sauce, caramelized onions, tempura crumbles and wasabi furikake, served on grilled King’s Hawaiian rolls. Mr. Miyagi’s dogs will be available at all Dog Haus locations from January 1 through March 31.

“Collaborating with the würst part of Adam’s mind and the Dog Haus team naturally leads to breaking the boundaries of a conventional hot dog,” Zien quipped. “I came up with an incredibly delicious, Japanese-inspired hot dog that I know people won’t be able to get anywhere else. I can’t wait to work off of Mr. Miyagi and introduce more original items for The Absolute Brands in support of No Kid Hungry.”

And the enthusiasm is shared by Share Our Strength, the organization behind the No Kid Hungry campaign.

“We are very grateful to have such a dedicated national partner like Dog Haus,” said Diana Hovey, the group’s senior vice president. “To date, Dog Haus has raised over $100,000 for No Kid Hungry, which can provide up to 1 million meals to children in need. As we enter our fourth consecutive year of partnership, we are proud to see Dog Haus’ unwavering commitment in helping end childhood hunger.”

Dog Haus is located at 105 North Hill Avenue,  Suite 104, Pasadena, and 93 East Green Street, Pasadena, CA. Www.doghaus.com.

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