Author Visit: Coney Detroit
Sat, Apr 20
02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Friends Auditorium
Join us on Saturday, April 20th at 2:00 PM as Katherine Yung and Joe Grimm will be on hand to discuss their book, Coney Detroit.
Detroit is the world capital of the Coney island hot dog; a natural-casing hot dog topped with an all-meat beanless chili, chopped white onions, and yellow mustard. In Coney Detroit, authors Katherine Yung and Joe Grimm investigate all aspects of the beloved regional delicacy, which was created by Greek immigrants in the early 1900s. Coney Detroit traces the history of the Coney island restaurant, which existed in many cities but thrived nowhere as it did in Detroit, and surveys many of the hundreds of independent and chain restaurants in business today.
In more than 150 mouth-watering photographs and informative, playful text, readers will learn about the traditions, rivalries, and differences between the restaurants, some even located right next door to each other.
Coney Detroit showcases such Metro Detroit favorites as American Coney Island, Lafayette Coney Island, Duly’s Coney Island, Kerby's Coney Island, National Coney Island, and Leo’s Coney Island. As Yung and Grimm uncover the secret ingredients of an authentic Detroit Coney, they introduce readers to the suppliers who produce the hot dogs, chili sauce, and buns, and also reveal the many variations of the Coney including Coney tacos, Coney pizzas, and Coney omelettes.
Copies of Coney Detroit will be available for purchase. Authors Katherine Yung and Joe Grimm will be available to answer questions and sign their book as well.
Coney dogs will be served following the presentation.
Registration is requested. Fill out the form below or call the adult reference desk at 248-246-3727. Sponsored by the Friends of the Royal Oak Public Library.
52 of 100 places available.
50 of 50 places available on the waitlist.
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