Dinner and a Movie: Hot Doug's
Event Information
Description
Dinner and a Movie is an online weekly dinner and movie series that everyone who loves food and film can safely enjoy together. With a streaming movie, takeout dinners from recommended restaurants, recommended recipes for dishes related to the film, and expert speakers, each Dinner and A Movie event will offer a Flatirons Food Film Festival experience from your living room.
Dinner and A Movie is intended to support Boulder and Denver restaurants and food businesses. It presents an occasion to give back to our restaurant friends and neighbors by buying their delicious takeout/delivery dinners.
Fourth Dinner and a Movie event!
Film: Our fourth streaming film will be Hot Doug's: The Movie, a look into a unique cultural and culinary institution that grew from one man's desire to create a better hot dog. Named by Anthony Bourdain as 'one of the 13 places to eat before you die', Hot Doug's pioneered gourmet casual in the most wonderful ways. Iconoclast chef Doug Sohn did it his way, defying conventional wisdom at every turn. And the results were magic. More film information, including a preview, is available through the Flatirons Food Film Festival website at http://www.flatironsfoodfilmfest.org/dinner-and-a-movie-details
Featured restaurants: Gourmet hot dog takeout/delivery meals will be available from Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs in Denver, Blackbelly and Mustard's Last Stand in Boulder, Jonny's of Longmont, and LuLu's Barbeque in Louisville.
Featured beer: Howdy All-American pilsener from The Post Brewing Co.--smooth, drinkable, and finishes crisp and clean. Cuts through the unctuousness of a good hot dog. Available for takeout at all Post Brewing Co. restaurants (Boulder, Lafayette, Longmont, Rosedale)
Speakers: Doug Sohm, former owner of Hot Doug's will introduce the film. After the film, he will discuss it with Jim Pittinger of Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs and answer viewer questions.
Hot Doug's T-shirts and bundles: Through EventBrite, we are selling Hot Doug's t-shirts (in red or blue from sizes S-XL) for $25 including shipping, and bundles with a shirt, $25 Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs gift cards, Real Dry cider four-pack from Stem Cider, and an artisinal chocolate bar from Shaneo Chocolate for $65 including shipping.
IMPORTANT: We have a limited number of general admission tickets with the Zoom speaker discussion and Q&A. If those tickets sell out, we will add tickets for viewing just the film.
How it Works
If you are ordering from one of the participating restaurants, get your meals picked up or delivered before the event. The list of participating restaurants is below and will change with each movie. If you are cooking the suggested recipes, have them ready to go at show time.
At 4:30pm (MST) on the day of the event, we will send an email with Zoom and film access information. You can join us for a live event that starts at 6:30pm where we eat and watch together. Or, if you cannot make the live presentation, you can still access the film and recorded speakers until 12:30am.
The 6:30pm (MST) live presentation starts with a live film introduction viewed on Zoom. Viewers then switch to the streaming movie platform. After the film, they return to Zoom to watch the live discussion and Q&A. At the end of the live presentation, we will send another email message with the access information for the Zoom recording.
Restaurant information
If a restaurant offers its own delivery service, we suggest that you select it over third-party services. That option helps them more financially.
Note: Even if you do not purchase a meal, please purchase gift cards for these or any of your favorite restaurants if you can do so. Gift cards help restaurants survive and give you a meal to which you can look forward.
DENVER
Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs: 2148 Larimer St, Denver; order online from Thursday, noon until Friday, 1pm. Pickup from 4-6pm. Website: http://www.bikerjimsdogs.com
Hot Doug's dinner: Lamb sausage with a spicy raita dressing and crispy onions, made like the first dog that Biker Jim's owner/chef Jim tried at Hot Doug's. House-made chips, baked beans, and a Hinman's Bakery apple or cherry hand pie for dessert. $17.50
BOULDER
Blackbelly: 1606 Conestoga St., Boulder, phone orders at (720) 479-8296 until 8pm for pickup on Friday, 5/15 between 4 and 6pm. Website: www.blackbelly.com
Pre-orders start on Tuesday, May 12l see www.blackbelly.com/upcoming-events
Hot Doug's dinner: Gigantic 1/2 lb Blackbelly Wagyu Chicago Dog with the works! (sport peppers, celery salt, house mustard, tomato, neon green relish, house poppyseed bun). Served with truffle fries. $25
Mustard's Last Stand: 1710 Broadway, Boulder and 2081 University Blvd., Denver, phone orders at (303) 444-5841 for Boulder and (303) 722-7936 for Denver, GrubHub and Hungry Buffs for delivery. Website: https://mustardslaststandcolorado.com
Hot Doug's dinner: Pick the dog that you want from the Mustard's Last Stand menu, Boulder's legendary hot dog joint that also has a store in Denver. They suggest the Chicago-style dog. We will include a code that is good for a free large order of fries in the confirmation message of everyone's event ticket order. Provide the code when ordering by phone for the Boulder and Denver locations.
LONGMONT
Jonny's of Longmont: 510 3rd Avenue Longmont, phone orders (720) 684-5104. Call for curbside delivery, pickup, or delivery. Website: www.jonnysoflongmont.com
Hot Doug's dinner: Four Vienna Beef hot dogs topped your way (Chicago-style suggested), two orders of hand-cut fries or tots topped your way (plain, cheese, or chili-cheese), two cans of ice cold pop (Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, or Dr. Pepper). $20
LOUISVILLE
LuLu's Barbeque: 701B Main St., Louisville; phone orders (720) 583-1789; open from noon-7pm. Website: www.lulus-bbq.com
Hot Doug's dinner: Two smoked sausage dogs with house-made BBQ potato chips and coleslaw. $12.00
Recipes for Home Cooks
Chef Justin Brunson of River Bear American Meats and Old Major restaurant in Denver has curated the following set of gourmet hot dog recipes. His River Bear American Meats' hot dogs are made of lightly smoked uncured beef; these clean label dogs are made only from the good stuff. You can find them at Alfalfa's Market, Leever's Locavore, and other locations.
6 Easy Ways to Upgrade Your Hot Dog (Food & Wine Magazine): Ideas from Destination Dogs in Philadelphia on how to elevate hot dogs with inventive toppings. Article: www.foodandwine.com/news/upgrade-your-hot-dog-how-to
10 Delicious Ways to Upgrade Your Hot Dog (Honest Cooking): 10 recipes about how to transform hot dogs from the mundane to outrageously gourmet. Article: https://honestcooking.com/10-delicious-ways-upgrade-hot-dog
8 Clever Hot Dog Recipes To Spice Up Your Backyard Barbecue (Real Simple): Recipes that make the hassle-free hot dog the star of your summer get-togethers. Article: www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/cooking-tips-techniques/recipe-upgrades/hot-dog-toppings
38 New Ways to Top Your Hot Dogs This Summer (Epicurious): Class up your hot dogs with killer toppings. Recipe: www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/new-ideas-for-hot-dog-toppings-article
Speaker information
Doug Sohn: the subject of Hot Doug's: The Movie, was the Chef/Owner of Hot Doug's in Chicago. Named by Anthony Bourdain as "one of the 13 places to eat before you die," Hot Doug's pioneered gourmet casual. When asked by the Daily Meal if he missed running the restaurant, Doug said, "I miss the food, and I miss a really good Chicago-style hot dog."
Jim Pittinger aka Biker Jim is the Chef/Owner of Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs in Denver and a former repo man who ditched that life for a career slinging gourmet sausages from a tricked-out stainless steel cart on Denver’s 16th Street Mall. He built on his success on the Mall to open a restaurant in the Ballpark neighorhood, Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs, garnering many accolades along the way, including appearing on Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations.
