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Hot Dogs. Ben Stiller. Myrtle Beach?
Back so soon or right on time? Depends on how much you love us if we are being honest. But we are here. And you’re here. And that means a ton.
This week, there’s a lot to digest here. So why wait? Let’s get into it.
If you were wondering why Ben Stiller was acting like a real boomer watching the Knicks playoff run (that ultimately landed them on top thanks to MVP Jalen Brunson), you’d be right in assuming there is a documentary in the works.
Big fan with an even bigger project in mind. While it’s not slated to happen anytime soon, we look forward to relieving those final games.
Read more about his project here.
Side note: did you know that roughly 2 million New Yorker’s showed up for the ticker-tape parade last Thursday and NYC deployed roughly 10,000 cops to manage the crowd. Talk about a loyal fan base!
Fun Fact: A "ticker-tape parade" gets its name from the strips of paper once used by stockbrokers to receive market updates. During celebrations, office workers in New York would throw the tape from skyscraper windows, creating a paper snowfall over the streets below. Even though ticker tape disappeared decades ago, the name remains—and the Knicks' championship celebration was officially New York's first ticker-tape parade for the franchise in its 79-year history.
We’ll be rockin some new tunes come next week’s Meat Platter so it’s your last chance to save the June playlist for this summer’s listening pleasure (over on our Spotify page.)
Did you guys know we made playlists every month? It’s ok if you didn’t. Just make it up to us by hitting subscribe to your favorite.
We aren’t trying to rival the AJC or anything over here, but this story about Savannah Guthrie’s mom just gets crazier and crazier.
Nancy Guthrie, Savannah Guthrie's 84-year-old mother, has been missing since she was abducted from her Tucson, Arizona home on February 1. This week, reports emerged that a second ransom note, sent shortly after the kidnapping, allegedly claimed Nancy died soon after being taken due to a medical event and was buried somewhere in a natural area. Authorities have not confirmed that she is deceased, and the case remains open.
With July 4th weekend approaching, it’s all hotdogs and hamburgers country wide.
“The Internet” tells us that 72.2 million people will travel at least within 50 miles of their home next week. Which peaked our curiosity as to where people were traveling that wasn’t within 50 miles of their home. The top hits:
Alaska (color us both surprised because this is outta left field)
Florida (of course…’merica!)
New York City (clinical insanity in our opinion)
Honorable mentions: Nashville, Myrtle Beach (TripAdvisor's No. 1 vacation destination in the U.S. for 2026), Chicago, and Boston.
You’ll need this for the next part.
There’s nothing like the American tradition of food, food, and more food for really any holiday. But particular to America’s Birthday, the Hot Dog is the great equalizer. No matter where you are, no matter what method of cooking is available to you, we all can appreciate a beef frank.
And we like our franks this way.
FULL DISCLAIMER: this recipe was a favorite of my dad’s. Less of a recipe, more of a combination of flavors. We aren’t here to fight with you about the Chicago dog or wether mustard should be allowed. We are here, however, to tell you that this is our preferred way to eat a dawg.
Ingredients:
All Beef Franks
Pepper Jack Cheese
Vidalia Onion, minced
Mayonnaise
Hot Dog Buns…we like these
Grilled dogs are ideal, but you can pop them into the air fryer if you need to feed a crowd quickly. Butter and toast your bun in the oven, on the grill, in the air fryer- don’t over complicate it.
Assemble as such- Bun. Mayo. Cheese. Onion. Dog. Repeat.
Amazon shifted Prime Day to June 23–26 this year, kicking off summer shopping earlier than usual. We aren’t here pulling the age old “here are our finds, click these links so we earn a comish”.
Just a few solid snags for our folks who love grilling and grilling lifestyle adjacent products. Like us.
Atlanta is hosting 8 World Cup matches, making it one of the premier host cities in the United States. The city was awarded: 5 group-stage matches, 1 round of 32 match, 1 round of 16 match and 1 semifinal game.
That semifinal on July 15 is expected to be one of the most sought-after tickets of the entire tournament, with a legitimate chance of featuring a global powerhouse like Brazil, Argentina, France, England, or Spain depending on how the knockout bracket unfolds.
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I tried to make a belt out of hot dogs.
—It was a waist of meat.
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