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Woof, there it is! Park Slope has a new wiener joint, and this one's got some seriously good breeding: Co-owners Josh Sharkey and Brandon Gillis cut their teeth at Café Gray and Franny's, respectively, and Sharkey says they "wanted to take the same approach to fine dining and apply those techniques to something simple like hot dogs." The franks are specially made for them upstate by Hartmann's Old World Sausage from a combo of pork and beef, and then basted in smoked-lard butter (!). Hungry already? There are 10 varieties to choose from, including one with pickled hot-pepper relish, another with baked heirloom beans, and one with sweet-and-sour onions. A handful of sandwiches (crispy pork, chorizo) and shakes (blueberry with crème fraiche) round out the menu, and Sharkey says he plans to eventually introduce seasonal dogs like a lamb-sausage version come spring. "Simplicity is always more difficult," he notes. "When you have a hot dog, there's nothing to hide behind. This is a lot harder than doing a 12-course menu."

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