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Fancy Franks Has A Media Preview For Its Gourmet Hot Dogs and Pulled Port Poutine ... adapted from a popular Weir Facebook posting Open Kitchen at Fancy Franks on Queen Street in Toronto - photo Weir It was the end of the Month - March 2015 - that I attended a Media Launch for a Hot Dog! PR company had been hired to hold a closed down press party for Fancy Franks Gourmet Hot Dogs on Queen St West near Spadina here in Toronto. I almost didn't make it past a phalanx of iPad carrying publicists  who blocked the front door to the tasting, thankfully I brought my invite (I probably didn't meet their age demographics - two bloggers came on skateboards). Blogger stands by the Media Preview sampling station I think of the place as Memories of Nathan's on 7th Ave in New York City (but way way cleaner) - All beef wieners in hand-twisted lamb casings BBQ'd on a grill built specifically for hot dogs and sausages. Varied and interes ting take on the urban dog - ...