Happy America Day: Celebrating the Fourth of July
Posted: July 4th, 2011 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: Hot Tips | Tags: American food, Blue Frog, Culture Yard, Fourth of July, Hot Dog Eating Competition, Joey Chestnut, Kro's Nest, Nathan's Famous, Nola, Pie House, Saddle Cantina, The Stumble Inn, theBeijinger | 2 Comments »
America’s Independence Day, the Fourth of July, should be a day of BBQ picnics in parks with hot dogs and burgers on the grill, water balloon fights and fireworks, but as this year falls on a Monday, most are stuck in an office for the better part of the day.
But rest assured, there’s still plenty going on and a variety of destination options available to show off your Americanism.
theBeijinger gives a nice run-down of pro-American venues (click here for article) including Saddle Cantina, Kro’s Nest, the Stumble Inn, Blue Frog, the Culture Yard’s Independence Day Cook-Out, and NOLA.
After witnessing the world’s top hot dog eater, Joey Chestnut engulf 39 hot dogs in 5 minutes at the Nathan’s Famous Wanliu Store opening and the China National Hot Dog Eating Championship a few weeks back, my gang of usual suspects we be celebrating this great national holiday by ordering in a couple dozen orders of Nathan’s Famous Chili Cheese dogs and watching Joey Chestnut live on ESPN in action at 11PM Beijing time (actual contest begins at noon New York time, so midnight in Beijing). If you have a VPN or other IP proxy, you can easily watch the contest online at this link here.
Joey Chestnut jammed down 39 hot dogs in his own 5 minute exhibition in Beijing!
To see full article of Nathan’s Famous China National Championship Hot Dog Eating Competition, click here.
To see more images and video footage of Joey Chestnut exploring Beijing, click here.
For all those with a sweet tooth, I recommend ordering some All-American Apple Pie from The Pie House (buy 2 for a 30% discount!) to celebrate!
