What Caesar Did for My Salad by Albert Jack

About this episode

Albert Jack discusses the origins of the hot dog's name and its connection to spelling issues.

Albert Jack, author of "What Caesar Did for My Salad," talks about how the hot dog ended up with it's well-known name due to a trouble with spelling. The full interview from a 2011 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts. Photo: https://albertjack.com/.

People in this episode

Guest: Albert Jack

Topics covered

• Caesar salad
• hot dog
• spelling

Keywords

• food history
• culinary origins

Mentioned in this episode

Products: What Caesar Did for My Salad

Books & works: What Caesar Did for My Salad, Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster

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