A Jewish history of hot dogs in St. Louis

A Jewish history of hot dogs in St. Louis

August is National Hot Dog Month — and in St. Louis, that’s more Jewish than you think. For over a century, the city’s hot dog story has included kosher carts, synagogue picnics, Jewish Community Center snack stands, deli counters and one very consistent Vienna Beef griddle on Woodson Road. It starts with a Polish immigrant on a North Side sidewalk and stretches all the way to a supervised kosher stand inside Busch Stadium. This is that story — …