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fromSmithsonian Magazine
3 days ago
Food & drink

Get Your Red-Hot History Lesson! How the Hot Dog Rose From Coney Island Carts to Platters at Presidential Picnics

The German-origin hot dog became America's quintessential portable, inexpensive hand-held meal, spreading from immigrant street carts to ballparks and wide public popularity.
Food & drink
fromBrownstoner
4 months ago

Music, Beer, and Cigars: A Concert Garden Comes to Brooklyn

German immigrants introduced lager brewing and beer garden culture to American cities, leading to neighborhood breweries and outdoor entertainment that shaped post–Civil War concert gardens.
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