A Manhattan restaurant’s $69 hot dog has been declared the world’s most expensive hot dog by the Guinness World Records.
Restaurant Serendipity 3, which also holds the record for the world’s most expensive ice-cream sundae at $1,000 and the largest hot chocolate at four gallons (15 litres), set its latest record on Friday – National Hot Dog Day in the US.
Trudy Tant, 49, from South Carolina, played a key role in helping the restaurant cement another Guinness World Record to its name.
Tant said she was outside Serendipity 3 on National Hot Dog Day when owner Stephen Bruce approached her and asked her to spend her money on the pricey frankfurter.
The publishing company worker said she relished the opportunity “to do something out of the ordinary.”
The haute hot dog, prepared by head chef Joe Calderone, comes with truffle oil, a salted pretzel bed, truffle butter, duck foie gras, Dijon mustard, Vidalia onions and ketchup.
Guinness World Records official Kimberly Patrick declared the record after watching Tant pay for the foot-long.
“It was great. Great flavour,” Tant said.
Bruce said he chose to set a hot dog record because the frank is “as American as apple pie”.
“It’s fun,” he added.
“I always want something bigger and better. Who knows what we’re going to create next time?”
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