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Indianapolis Star
5 days ago
- Indianapolis Star
INdulge: This beautiful, messy hot dog is the best thing I ate in Indy this week
Last year I set a personal record in terms of hot dog consumption. I downed dogs at home, slammed sausages at neighborhood cookouts and gobbled glizzies at baseball games. On a summer trip to Nashville, after a perfectly filling dinner at a charming tiki bar, my girlfriend and I swung by a Publix and bought ingredients to make hot dogs in our Airbnb, as I was simply fiending for a frankfurter that night. And yet, amid all my wiener wandering last summer, nothing quite compared to: I don't usually spend my Sunday evenings standing out in the pouring rain on the corner of a gas station parking lot, but there are concerningly few things I wouldn't do for a good hot dog — like, for example, the Venezuelan dog from Gimi Hot Dogs and Burgers. More: These 10 historic Indianapolis restaurants are still worth visiting all these years later Gimi is a food truck that typically operates from 6 p.m. to midnight Thursday through Sunday outside the BP station at 3355 Moeller Road. Among the mobile eatery's multicultural menu, no item shines quite as bright as the subject of this week's INdulge. While there's no exact recipe for Venezuelan-style hot dogs, vendors have historically agreed upon a few core ingredients: onions, shredded cabbage, some form of crumbly cheese and the dish's distinguishing topping, a scattering of fried matchstick potatoes. With that loose blueprint, Gimi employs a spongey white roll that cradles a turkey sausage (perfectly fine by me, if nontraditional) that is wrapped in bacon, a carryover from the Sonoran hot dog popular in northwest Mexico and Arizona. The food truck uses parmesan as its cheese of choice and christens the prodigious payload with healthy zigzags of mustard, ketchup, mayo and an avocado-based tartar sauce called guasacaca. A tiny Venezuelan flag staked through one end of the sausage and a shovelful of crinkle-cut fries complete the meal ($10). The impressively load-bearing bun, steamed soft and chewy, offers little resistance en route to the faint pop of a bacon-sheathed sausage, the vegetal crunch of cabbage and potato slivers that crackle apart between sauce-smeared mouthfuls. The guasacaca's combo of mayo and tartar sauce add an acidic tang, while the neon-yellow mustard delivers a nice kick without the canker sore-level zing found in some carelessly assembled dogs. The ketchup brings a mild, pleasant sweetness. Though I typically omit the red stuff, the taboo condiment gets a rare pass from me in this case. More: Historic Indiana tavern, opened in 1934, still 'kind of everybody's place' under new owner Somehow, the multitextured traffic jam manages to (mostly) stay together on the bun. It's a remarkable feat of culinary craftsmanship, which feels sort of insane to say about any hot dog given the food's history. Hot dogs are direct descendants of the frankfurters and wieners that reached America between the 17th and 19th centuries via Central European immigrants. In the early 1900s they quickly became the preferred lunch of poor American workers reaping the labor of even poorer American workers. The first mass-market hot dogs were made in the United States' largely unregulated meatpacking plants, where sanitation standards and workers' protections were effectively nonexistent. Whatever stomach-turning mystery meats you joked about being in the school cafeteria hot dogs with the other kids at your lunch table very well may have occasionally made it into those turn-of-the-century tube-steaks. Upton Sinclair's 1905 novel 'The Jungle' is widely credited for exposing the dire meatpacking workplace conditions and triggering the passage of the Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906. Sinclair was less successful in his calls for widespread solidarity among the United States' working class; the meat industry remains one of the nation's largest employer of both documented and undocumented immigrants, many of whom earn piecemeal wages to work in less-than-stellar conditions. Despite knowing this, through some quirk of the psyche and stomach I have managed to consume untold numbers of hot dogs over the years, including a fully dressed foot-long unit that I ate for lunch at an amusement park about five hours before I stood in that downpour for my Venezuelan dog (it was a busy day, wiener-wise). If you, too, have personal reservations about mass-produced meats but not quite enough scruples to refrain from the particularly tasty ones, I can't recommend Gimi's Venezuelan-style hot dog enough. It's an overstuffed ode to one of the United States' favorite degenerate delicacies and a reminder that there's still a wide world of excellent hot dogs out there to try — sometimes you just have to find the right parking lot. What: Venezuelan-style hot dog, $10 Where: Gimi Hot Dogs and Burgers, typically open 6 p.m. to midnight Thursday through Sunday at 3355 Moeller Road. Call (317) 935-1329 or visit for updated hours. In case that's not your thing: The mighty Venezuelan dog, understandably, isn't for everyone. For a more pedestrian experience, try Gimi's cheeseburger ($11), boneless chicken wings ($10) or grilled shrimp tacos ($10 for two). But Gimi's calling card is its regional twists on popular American dishes, like the truck's Hawaiian burger (classic cheeseburger with grilled pineapple, $13) and Mexican hot dog (bacon-wrapped sausage with guacamole and other toppings, $10).
Eater
6 days ago
- Business
- Eater
Muelle 8, One of LA's Best Sinaloan Seafood Spots, Reopens as a Food Truck
After much anticipation among Mexican seafood lovers, Muelle 8 has reopened in East LA with a smaller, tighter menu served from a food trailer. The Downey restaurant originally debuted in February 2023, garnering lots of initial praise, including a nod from the Los Angeles Times, serving regional Mexican seafood from Culiacán. The recipes were developed by its late founder, Abel Martínez, who was a victim of the ongoing violence in February 2024 that has plagued Culiacán in recent years. But before his untimely death, Martínez and his cousin, Jay Orozco, the current owner of the Muelle 8 brand in the U.S., had become dissatisfied with their former partners in the Downey restaurant, so they decided to close it in January 2024 to regroup. After a lengthy health inspection process and complications in fabricating a food trailer to meet its needs, the Muelle 8 trailer opened on July 3, 2025, after being closed for a year and a half. Other issues created more delays. 'We also had to wait for our cooks and staff from the original location to make themselves available because they'd been working at other restaurants,' says Orozco. Chef Luis Cortez, the chef who oversaw the opening in Downey in 2023, is back, as is one other cook and a former cashier, who comprise the entire team of this smaller operation. 'I wanted to start with a trailer just to see how it goes this time around,' says Orozco, who is now the sole operator and owner of Muelle 8. His family still operates a very busy Muelle 8 restaurant back home in Sinaloa. Orozco is working once again with the same local and Mexico-based purveyors that they used in Downey, bringing in fresh Sonoran callo de hacha (a rare scallop found only in the Sea of Cortez), Mexican shrimp, and products from wholesale seafood markets here in Los Angeles. The trailer's abridged menu draws from the most popular hits from the barra fría (raw bar) and barra caliente (hot bar) that were served at the restaurant. From the barra fría, spicy plates include the sashimi-like wheel of raw, marinated tuna strips with a fan of red onion slivers, half-moon cucumber wedges, and an ornate avocado rose in the center. The dish is finished with jalapeño rings set over each slice of tuna and then doused with salsa negra. The tostada chavita consists of marinated, cubed tuna that sits on a crispy wonton tostada, spread with cream cheese, and topped with fried leeks and black sesame seeds. Muelle 8 seafood trailer in East LA. Bill Esparza Ceviche rojo, made with a spicy red salsa, can be prepared with raw or cooked shrimp, or a combination of both. It's then tossed with diced tomatoes, cucumbers, and red onions. For botanas (seafood snacks), there's Platillo Jay, a duo of cooked shrimp and callo de hacha set over a shallow pool of salsa negra, and the combinado, a mix of raw shrimp, cooked shrimp, octopus, and callo de hacha, also paired with salsa negra. The campechana, or mixed seafood cocktail, boasts the seven seas in a cold shrimp stock that contains fish, raw shrimp, cooked shrimp, crab, octopus, sea snail, and octopus. For the barra caliente, Orozco has brought back a few signature plates and seafood tacos. A pair of tacos made the cut at the new trailer. The popular quesitaco, a fried cheese envelope stuffed with shrimp on a corn tortilla, a pile of shredded cabbage, carrot strips, and limes, is back. The other taco is the mar y tierra, a surf-and-turf taco of grilled cabrería and shrimp over a roasted Anaheim chile that's full of melted cheese. It comes dressed in chipotle mayonnaise. For plates, there are camarones zarandeados, a half dozen grilled shrimp marinated in a piquant adobo, and Muelle 8's classic roca, egg-battered shrimp in a sweet glaze, sporting stripes of mayo and black sesame seeds. While much of the Mexican seafood in Los Angeles that waves the prestigious banner of Sinaloan seafood, Muelle 8 stands among an elite group that employs veteran chefs from Sinaloa, such as Mariscos Chiltepín and Del Mar Ostionería. 'The challenge was to get back out there, but it's going really well and we've been selling out,' says Orozco. 'We had great feedback the first time around and want to honor the founder [Martínez] by staying true to the flavors of Culiacán.' Muelle 8 is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday through Tuesday and closed on Wednesdays. It will be parked at 5221 E. Olympic Boulevard, East LA. (323) 797- 0423. Jay Orozco, owner of Muelle 8 in Los Angeles. Bill Esparza Callo de hacha ceviche. Matthew Kang Tuna fit, a sashimi of tuna with cucumber and avocado. Matthew Kang Eater LA All your essential food and restaurant intel delivered to you Email (required) Sign Up By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Globe and Mail
20-06-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Arizona Sonoran Announces Closing of C$51,750,000 Bought Deal Public Offering of Common Shares
Arizona Sonoran Copper Company Inc. (TSX:ASCU | OTCQX:ASCUF) ('ASCU' or the 'Company'), is pleased to announce that the Company has closed its previously announced public offering of common shares of the Company (the 'Common Shares'), pursuant to which the Company issued, on a bought deal basis, 25,875,000 Common Shares, including 3,375,000 Common Shares issued pursuant to the exercise in full of the over-allotment option granted to the Underwriters (as defined herein), at a price of $2.00 per Common Share, for aggregate gross proceeds of C$51,750,000 (the 'Offering'). The Offering was completed pursuant to an underwriting agreement dated June 6, 2025 entered into among the Company and a syndicate of underwriters led by Scotia Capital Inc., as sole bookrunner, and including Canaccord Genuity Corp., Paradigm Capital Inc., Raymond James Ltd., Haywood Securities Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc., and Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc. (collectively, the 'Underwriters'). The net proceeds of the Offering will be used to exercise buy-down rights in respect of NSR royalties on the Cactus Project, to fund potential land acquisitions related to the Cactus Project, for the completion of technical and engineering studies, and for working capital and general corporate purposes, all as further described in the Prospectus (as defined herein). It is anticipated that the net proceeds from the Offering will fully fund the Company through to a final investment decision at the Cactus Project, potentially in Q4 2026. The Common Shares were offered by way of a short form prospectus dated June 12, 2025 (the 'Prospectus') filed in each of the provinces and territories of Canada, except Quebec, and offered in the United States on a private placement basis pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 'U.S. Securities Act') and in those jurisdictions outside of Canada and the United States as agreed to by the Company and the Underwriters, in each case in accordance with all applicable laws and such that no prospectus, registration or other similar document was required to be filed in those jurisdictions. The Offering remains subject to the final approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange. Certain directors and officers of the Company subscribed for an aggregate 200,000 Common Shares for aggregate gross proceeds of $400,000. Each director and officer of the Company is considered an 'insider' of the Company and, as a result, their participation under the Offering is considered to be a 'related party transaction' for the purposes of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ('MI 61-101'). The Company is relying on exemptions from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements available under MI 61-101. Specifically, the Company is exempt from the formal valuation requirement in section 5.4 of MI 61-101 in reliance on section 5.5(a) of MI 61-101 as the fair market value of the transaction, insofar as it involves insiders, is not more than 25% of the Company's market capitalization. Additionally, the Company is exempt from minority shareholder approval requirement in section 5.6 of MI 61-101 in reliance on section 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101 as the fair market value of the transaction, insofar as it involves insiders, is not more than 25% of the Company's market capitalization. The securities have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act, or any U.S. state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration under the U.S. Securities Act and all applicable state securities laws or compliance with the requirements of an applicable exemption therefrom. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any province, state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such province, state or jurisdiction. Neither the Toronto Stock Exchange nor the regulating authority has approved or disproved the information contained in this press release. About Arizona Sonoran Copper Company ( | ASCU is a copper exploration and development company with a 100% interest in the brownfield Cactus Project. The Cactus Project, on privately held land, contains a large-scale porphyry copper resource and a recent 2024 PEA proposes a generational open pit copper mine with robust economic returns. Cactus is a lower risk copper developer benefitting from a State-led permitting process, in place infrastructure, highways and rail lines at its doorstep and onsite permitted water access. The Company's objective is to develop Cactus and become a mid-tier copper producer with low operating costs, that could generate robust returns and provide a long-term sustainable and responsible operation for the community, investors and all stakeholders. The Company is led by an executive management team and board which have a long-standing track record of successful project delivery in North America complemented by global capital markets expertise. Cautionary Statements regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Other Matters Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains 'forward-looking information' within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, without limitation, statements regarding the Offering, the receipt of regulatory approvals, the use of proceeds of the Offering, the net proceeds of the Offering being sufficient to fund the Company through to a final investment decision at the Cactus Project (including the timing of any such decision) and the future plans or prospects and objectives of the Company (including, but not limited to, those under 'About Arizona Sonoran Copper Company' in this press release). Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of ASCU to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could affect the outcome include, among others: market conditions; future prices and the supply of metals; the results of drilling; inability to raise the money necessary to incur the expenditures required to retain and advance the properties; environmental liabilities (known and unknown); general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; results of exploration programs; accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry; political instability, terrorism, insurrection or war; delays in obtaining governmental approvals; projected cash operating costs; or failure to obtain regulatory approvals. Although ASCU has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results to differ from those anticipated, estimated or intended. Forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date of this press release and ASCU disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise, except as required by applicable securities laws. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Other factors which could materially affect such forward-looking information include the risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other factors described in the 'Risk Factors' section of the Company's Annual Information Form dated March 27, 2025, as well as in the technical report for the Cactus Project filed on August 27, 2024 (the '2024 PEA Technical Report') and Management's Discussion and Analysis (together with the accompanying financial statements) for the year ended December 31, 2024 and the quarter already ended in 2025, all of which are available on SEDAR+ at Preliminary Economic Assessments The 2024 Preliminary Economic Assessment (or 2024 PEA) referenced in this press release and summarized in the 2024 PEA Technical Report is only a conceptual study of the potential viability of the Cactus Project and the economic and technical viability of the Cactus Project has not been demonstrated. The 2024 PEA is preliminary in nature and provides only an initial, high-level review of the Cactus Project's potential and design options; there is no certainty that the 2024 PEA will be realized. For further detail on the Cactus Project and the 2024 PEA, including applicable technical notes and cautionary statements, please refer to the Company's press release dated August 7, 2024 and the 2024 PEA Technical Report, both available on the Company's website at and under its issuer profile at
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Arizona national park named a top US travel destination — and it's not the Grand Canyon
Saguaro National Park near Tucson was named a hidden gem of the U.S. National Parks, according to a recent report. Vacation rentals marketplace HomeToGo analyzed which national parks across the country offer smaller crowds, stunning scenery and affordable stays for those looking to escape to lesser-known destinations to experience the beauty of the U.S. wilderness. 'According to our 2025 Travel Survey, almost half of U.S. travelers have their eyes set on the great outdoors, with 49% planning to visit national parks or wilderness areas this year,' Eleanor Moody, HomeToGo's travel expert, said in an news release. 'As many vacationers continue to show particular interest in off-the-beaten-path destinations, whether this is to escape the crowds or find more affordable options, we hope this guide helps travelers pinpoint their perfect park escape." Here's why Saguaro National Park is one of the top national parks to enjoy nature without crowds, as well as a roundup of the top 10 national parks from HomeToGo's ranking. Saguaro National Park showcases the Sonoran Desert in all its prickly, sunlit beauty with its more than 94,000 acres of land on the western and eastern edges of Tucson. The park helps protect the biodiversity of the Sonoran desert landscape, including unique desert species like roadrunners, Gila monsters, desert tortoises and the iconic saguaro cactus. The park offers scenic drives, short trails and breathtaking views of towering cactuses, arid valleys and rugged mountains. During certain times of the year, the desert blooms with vibrant colors, bringing the trails to life. On the road? An Arizona city was named among the most underrated US travel destinations Additionally, the park was recently certified as an Urban Night Sky Place by Dark-Sky International, making it the first National Park Service location in Arizona to achieve this certification. Urban Night Sky Place recognition is awarded to sites near or surrounded by large urban areas that actively promote an authentic nighttime experience amid artificial light. One of the best parts? This stunning destination can also be budget-friendly. According to HomeToGo, the median nightly price per person for a vacation cabin near the park is about $53. To help preserve this unique landscape, visitors are encouraged to follow park guidelines closely. "As outdoor enthusiasts hit the trails, we encourage park visitors to embrace the Leave No Trace principles - preserving these natural spaces and leaving the parks as they found them,' Moody said. The desert environment: this tiny mouse lives in Arizona and eats cactus. See what it looks like Here's a list of the 10 most beautiful — and affordable — national parks for a vacation this summer 2025 and the median price per night per person for a vacation rental stay in the area, according to HomeToGo. Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska: $59 Congaree National Park, South Carolina: $62 Saguaro National Park, Arizona: $53 Crater Lake National Park, Oregon: $75 Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota: $56 Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado: $56 Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado: $112 Arches National Park, Utah: $77 Lassen Volcanic National Park, California: $120 Capitol Reef National Park, Utah: $76 To figure out the top national parks for travel, HomeToGo looked at vacation rental data and travel interest from January 1 to March 15, 2025. They focused on trips planned between April 1 and Sept. 21, 2025. The data was taken from the site's own exclusive pricing and search demand data, in addition to 2024 visitor statistics from the National Parks Service´s Integrated Resource Management Applications portal. Only parks with reliable vacation rental price data were included. Each park was scored using three factors: Affordability: the average nightly cost per person for a vacation rental near the park. Crowd size: how many people visited the park in 2024. Popularity: how many people searched for that park on HomeToGo during the travel dates. Each factor was given a score between 5 and 10, with 10 being the best (for example, the cheapest park or the least visited one). The highest possible total score a park could earn was 30. This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Looking for a beautiful summer escape? Try this Arizona national park
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles race ahead of the Indy 500
All 6 Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles, representing different regional hot dog styles, will race on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 23, 2025. View more Video Transcript This weekend, the Indy 500 becomes the Weenie 500. Advertisement On Friday, all 6 Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles, each representing a different regional hot dog style, will race on the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway ahead of Sunday's Indy 500. This is the first meetup of all 6 Wienermobiles in over a decade. Look, you can see them converging on the live Wienermobile tracker. So who do you think will be crowned top dog? We have the Chicago style dog representing the Midwest. New York style repping the east, the chili dog out of the South, slaw dog from the Southeast, Sonoran dog from the Southwest, and finally representing the Northwest, we have the Seattle style dog, kind of gross looking if you ask me. Advertisement Cream cheese on a hot dog. Anyways, the fastest wienermobile will receive a special trophy in the wiener circle. The lucky driver will get a condiment spray down instead of the traditional champagne shower.
