The Hot Dog Cookbook: The Wiener Work the World Awaited

by Jess M. Brallier

This whimsical, one-of-a-kind cookbook offers everything from hot dog trivia, taste-tempting recipes, to the history of the hot dog.

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Jess M. Brallier (born May 31, 1953) is a publisher, author, and web publisher. Brallier has authored or co-authored 31 books, including Lawyers and Other Reptiles. He is currently Publisher and General Manager of Family Education Network (a part of Pearson), an online publisher for: parents, teachers, and reference readers.

In 1992, Brallier founded the children’s publishing imprint, Planet Dexter (Penguin), which published a number of best-selling books and secured scores of book club, electronic, foreign, TV/video, exhibit, serial, and merchandising licenses.

Of the 30+ published books that Brallier authored, half are adult titles and half children’s books.

Brallier won book publishing's LMP Individual Achievement Award in recognition of his marketing campaign for three New York Times best-sellers: Reinventing Government by David Osborne, Mama Makes Up Her Mind by Bailey White, and Touchpoints by T. Berry Brazelton.

Brallier is publisher of the most successful online book in history, Diary of a Wimpy Kid. He is also the publisher of Poptropica, the largest virtual world for young kids.

A native of Ligonier, Pennsylvania, Brallier is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh (B.A.) and Boston University (M.S.). He resides in Massachusetts, with his wife and children.

Reviews

[Gretchen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute and some interesting recipes.

[Stephen · Rating 2 out of 5]

There is no antonym for the word "gourmet" but, if there were, someone would promptly attach it to the lowly hot dog. Despite its distinguished European heritage (it descends from the same family as bratwurst, braunschweiger, kielbasa. mortadella and lukániko), the hot dog occupies a lowly estate in the kingdom of charcuterie. Brallier's book of wiener recipes is less than encyclopedic. He omits some of the classics of the 1950s such as hot dog kebabs (with canned pineapple cubes). Many of his recipes are of the sort published in Sunday papers, grocery store magazines and the backs of food packages. A few are worthy of a party menu, e.g. Crown Roast of Hot Dogs (which is sewn together with cotton twine). Some just sound ghastly, e.g. Hot Dog Spaghetti Sauce and Cherry Cola Franks and Beans. There is likely a good reason why the market is not saturated with hot dog cookbooks.