Dogs and Hot Dogs

It’s been a busy food week, and I’ll be cooking A LOT between now and Memorial Day. But tomorrow, I’ll be utilizing all of my culinary skills as I run the hot dog and hamburger stand at the Greyhound Adoption Service’s 14th annual reunion. It’s at the 4H campground in Westford, MA. And truly, I love to do it. Sure, there’s the glamour of being in a hut with two flat-top griddles and propane tanks the size of a small rocket. And I get to make sure we ask that important question: do you want a drink and chips with that? But there’s more than that. I get to see people and their greyhounds, and we get to raise money for the care and feeding of the hounds. It’s at least my fifth year flipping burgers. My wife Karen and a friend of ours, Thomas Cowern, are running the raffle and silent auction. And did I mention that ALL proceeds from the food goes to the hounds. Not a penny goes to the chef.

Why do we do it? Well, we’re on greyhounds #6 & 7. Sure, we’ve had them for a while. I think a big part of their charm is that we have to wake them up in the morning. We have friends with goldens, labs, etc. And they’re all up at 5:30, when the dogs are ready to go. A greyhound? They’re like teenagers. Given the chance, they’d sleep ‘til noon, hit the bathroom, have breakfast, and go back to bed. It’s a charmed life.

So yes, this is about food. Come grab some burgers and dogs, and check out the hounds.

The details are:

http://greycanine.com/
http://greycanine.com/Web%20poster%20revised.pdf
http://greycanine.com/greycanine/RaffleSilentAuction.htm