First Dougie Luv came up with Vancouvers answer to poutine: his Charlie Mac is an all-natural hot dog covered in macaroni and cheese, slathered with a three-cheese roux and topped with melted cheddar.
Now the owner of DougieDog has created the worlds most expensive hot dog. The $100 foot-long Dragon Dog in honour of Year of the Dragon is made with Kobe beef marinated in cognac, mixed with lobster and covered in a special sauce.
Its little wonder that the Granville Street entrepreneur earned the attention of both WEs readers and the dream-slayers on CBC TVs Dragons Den. DougieDog came third in WEs Best Of category for the best place to eat after a night of partying. How many places in town have line-ups at two in the morning?
And on Wednesday night (Jan. 25) hell have a full eight minutes of fame pitching his dream to expand his business beyond Granville on the popular television show.
I feel selfish that only people in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»can have the most amazing hot dog, he says with a showmans modesty. I want to spread the Luv across Canada.
After years as a stand-up comedian, Luv travelled across America looking for the perfect hot dog before settling for the 25 varieties he sells on Granville. Next week hes taking his dog to the streets in a new custom-made truck.
But if you want to indulge in his surf n turf Dragon Dog, he asks for 12 hours notice. Someones got to go out and trap that lobster so you get your hundred-dollars worth.
