BWW Previews: Free Hot Dogs on 7/23 at PETERS CLAM BAR in Island Park

This Thursday, July 23rd is National Hot Dog Day. East End or South Shore bound city dwellers can stop by Peter's Clam Bar in Island Park for a more healthful version of the hot dog New Yorkers relish. Sabrett/Marathon Enterprises Vice President Mark Rosen will be introducing the iconic brand's new all natural, no nitrates or nitrites added, preservative and gluten free and low sodium hot dogs. Peter's will be giving them away from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The restaurant has served Sabrett's frankfurters since it opened 75 years ago. And with Peter's 75th Anniversary, this is just another way to celebrate the beloved area restaurant.

National Hot Dog Day celebrates the country's love affair with the cooked sausages wrapped in a soft bun that has become a culinary symbol of Americana with more than 30 billion consumed annually in the U.S., or an average of about 70 per person. *Sabrett, founded in 1926, is responsible for more than 35 million pounds of that consumption with its hot dogs sold throughout New York City from the globally-recognized stainless steel pushcarts covered by distinctive blue and yellow umbrellas, as well as at such dog-centric emporiums as Gray's Papaya and at stadiums, movie theatres, and supermarkets nationwide.

Hot dogs began their star turn in American life on Coney Island in 1871 when German when German immigrant Charles Feltman began selling sausages in milk buns from a stand on what was known as America's Boardwalk. His business thrived, given people's hearty appetite for a tasty, inexpensive and easy-to-eat food in a resort environment. By the turn of the century, push carts selling frankfurters in buns were becoming a hallmark of New York City that they are today.

As part of the ceremony introducing the new more health conscious hot dog, Sabrett CEO Mark Rosen will present Peter's Clam Bar proprietor Butch Yamali with a new Sabrett's push cart to replace the one which has been an element of Peter's DNA for 75 years.

Peter's Clam Bar is located at 600 Long Beach Road, Island Park, NY 11558. Call (516) 432-0505 or visit their web site at www.petersclamhouse.com.

*According to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council

Photo: Courtesy of Peter's Clam Bar

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