IT HAS BEEN VOTED AS THE
MOBILE CUISINE 2017 HOT DOG
VENDOR OF THE YEAR IN NORTH
AMERICA.
THIS MORNING WE HAVE THE MAN
BEHIND IT ALL OUTSIDE OF OUR
STUDIOS.
KYLIE BEARSE IS THRIVE LIVE IN
THE PLAZA WITH NATE DOGS.
Reporter: THIS IS SO MUCH
FUN TO HAVE THIS CART WITH US
AND
THE MAN HIMSELF, NATE, GOOD
MORNING.
GOOD MORNING.
Reporter: WE NEEDED THIS.
SUMMER IS WINDING DOWN.
KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL.
LET'S HOLD ON TO THE LOVE WE
HAVE FOR SUMMER FOOD.
JUST A LITTLE BIT.
Reporter: TELL ME HOW YOU
GOT STARTED.
I WANTED TO HAVE A BUSINESS
THAT WAS MY OWN.
I HAD BEEN WORKING FOR ANOTHER
GENTLEMEN RUNNING A COOL SHOP.
HE WANTED HIS KIDS TO TAKE IT
OVER.
I WANTED SOMETHING THAT WAS
MINE.
OPENING THIS HOT DOG CART WAS
THE EASIEST WAY TO HAVE A
BUSINESS WITHOUT GOING INTO
DEBT.
Reporter: AND YOU LOVE IT.
AND I LOVE HOT DOGS.
I KNEW I COULD HAVE A DIFFERENT
BRAND.
A BOW TIE AND A COOL HAT.
I HAVE SHOES THAT MATCH MY
CART.
IT IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN
THE NEW YORK STYLE HOT DOG
CART.
I HAVE A THEATER DEGREE AND I'M
A SING SINGER.
Reporter: TELL US ABOUT THE
FOOD.
THE DOGS ARE INCREDIBLE.
THIS HOT DOG IS NATURAL
CASING SKIN-ON WEANER THAT IS
MADE FOR KNOW UTILIZING PORK
FROM ANOTHER LOCAL BUTCHER
CALLED RED TABLE MEATS.
Reporter: I LOVE THEIR MEAT.
ANOTHER LOCAL FARM THAT DOES
ALL HERITAGE BREED, HORMONE-
FREE PORK.
IT IS MY SPICE MIXTURE AND MEAT
WE WORKED ON TOGETHER.
IT IS UNIQUE JUST TO ME.
I MAKE MY CONDIMENTS FROM
SCRATCH.
I DO A MILD HONEY SPICE
MUSTARD.
A LITTLE BIT HOTTER AND
GRAINIER BEER MUSTARD THAT
ROTATES DEPENDING ON THE
BREWERY I'M AT.
I DO CARAMELIZED ONIONS.
Reporter: TELL US ABOUT THE
RECOGNITION YOU GOT.
AS THE WEBSITE CALLED MOBILE
CUISINE.
THEY DO, FOR THEIR FAN, BEST
HOT DOG VENDOR CONTEST.
YOU GET NOMINATED AND THEN YOU
GET VOTE ON TWO WEEKS.
THE WINNER IS THE HOT DOG
VENDOR OF THE YEAR.
Reporter: TOUR WINNER THIS
YEAR.
CONGRATULATIONS.
I KNOW YOU HAVE FIVE DAUGHTERS.
WHAT DO THEY THINK AFTER THE
FOOD CART?
THEY LOVE IT.
IF I TRY TO MAKE HOT DOGS AT
HOME THEY DON'T THINK THEY
TASTE THE SAME.
WE'LL DO SAUTEED ONIONS COOKED
DOWN IN BUTTER.
THIS IS MY SPICY CHILE PEPPER
RELISH.
Reporter: THAT IS DELICIOUS.
THIS IS MY SIGNATURE -- I
HAVE A BELT WITH MUSTARD ON IT.
Reporter: ALL OF A SUDDEN
BOTTLES OF MUSTARD ARE FLYING
EVERYWHERE.
THIS IS THE BEER MUSTARD ON
THIS HALF.
Reporter: THAT LOOKS SO
GOOD.
WHERE CAN PEOPLE FIND OUT?
THEY CAN FIND ME TONIGHT.
THERE IS A COOL EVENT OVER IN
RICE PARK IN ST. PAUL CALLED
THE CANNON BALL RUN.
I THINK IT IS SOMETHING INSANE
LIKE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF
CARS WILL BE THERE TONIGHT.
THAT RUNS, I BELIEVE FROM 5:00
TO 9:00.
I'LL BE THERE.
NEXT SATURDAY IS AUTUMN BREW
VIEW.
IT IS A BIG, FALL BEER FEST AT
THE GROUNDS BEHIND THE GREEN
BELT BOTTLING HOUSE.
I'LL BE THERE SLINGING HOT
DOGS.
Reporter: THANK YOU FOR
GETTING UP EARLY AND SHARING
YOUR POSITIVITY THAT MORNING.
YOU ARE FUN TO HAVE HERE.
THIS IS GREAT.
NO CATCHUP ANYWHERE ON THE
CART.
I LOVE THAT.
CATCHUP IS FOR KIDS.
IT HAS BEEN VOTED AS A
MOBILE CUISINE 2017 HOT DOG
VENDOR OF THE YEAR IN NORTH
AMERICA.
WE HAVE THE GUY BEHIND NATE
DOGS HERE AT THE WCCO PLAZA.
KYLIE THE LIVE OUTSIDE WITH
NATE.
SUCH A NICE GUY.
SO GOOD TO SEE HIM GETTING THIS
ATTENTION.
Reporter: ESPECIALLY BECAUSE
THE DOGS ARE SO DELICIOUS.
WE ARE SO HAPPY TO HAVE NATE
WITH US HERE THIS MORNING.
GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
REPORTER: OF COURSE.
IT IS GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE.
I LOVE THE BOW TIE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Reporter: IT IS NOTICEABLE
AS SOON AS YOU WALK UP TO YOUR
CART.
WHAT MAKES YOUR CART DIFFERENT?
FIRST OFF WE SERVE A SKIN-ON
HOT DOG MADE LOCALLY.
THE BEST PART OF COMING UP TO
THE CART IS YOU GET TO SEE A
NICE BOW TIE, COOL HAT AND MY
SHOES MATCH THE ORANGE AND
WHITE OF THE CARTED.
-- CART.
I WANTED THIS TO BE PUT
TOGETHER AND BRANDED BETTER
THAN A TYPICAL FOOD TRUCK OR
WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE A CHEF IN
THE KITCHEN WEARING.
IT WILL BE A BASIC WHITE OR AN
APRON.
I WANTED SOMETHING MORE
SPECIAL.
I LIKE WEARING TIES.
IT IS NOT ANY HOTTER IN A BOW
TIE THAN A T-SHIRT.
Reporter: IT WORKS OUT.
YOU AND YOUR POSITIVITY AND THE
VIBES YOU GIVE OFF IS A BIG
REASON.
DO YOU LOVE IT?
YOU SEEM LIKE THIS IS YOUR
PASSION.
IT IS.
THAT'S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THE
DART.
THE HOT DOGS ARE GREAT.
THESE NOT WHY PEOPLE COME BACK
TO THE CART.
PEOPLE COME BACK TO THE CART
BECAUSE I TRY TO DO AS GOOD A
JOCK AS I CAN REMEMBERING FIRST
NAMES.
I HUG JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING.
I WANT THE EXPERIENCE OF COMING
TO THE CART TO BE THE THING
THAT'S THE MOST SPECIAL.
ANYBODY CAN SERVE UP A HOT GOOD
HOT DOG OR A GREAT MEAL.
IT IS THAT SOMETHING EXTRA THAT
LEAVES THEM GOING THAT'S COOL.
Reporter: YOU DEFINITELY
HAVE THAT.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE DOG.
CAN WE ASSEMBLE ONE?
I HAD ONE FOR BREAKFAST.
I ATE ONE THIS MORNING.
IT WAS DELICIOUS.
YOU MAKE KNIT -- IT IN A
UNIQUE WAY.
IT IS SIMILAR TO A SMOKED
BRAT WITH A COUPLE OF OTHER
SPICES ADDED TO IT.
I WANTED IT TO HAVE A CLEAN,
SIMPLE FLAVOR SO YOU TASTE THE
HIGH-QUALITY LOCAL PORK.
HERE WE HAVE SAUTEED ONIONS.
THESE ARE COOKED DOWN IN
BUTTER.
THIS IS A SPICY CHILE RELISH.
IT IS MEDIUM HOT.
IT IS NOT GOING TO BLOW YOUR
HAIR BACK BUT IT IS ENOUGH TO
KNOW IT IS THERE.
I HAVE HONEY SPICE MUS
SATURDAY.
MUSTARD.
THAT'S THE MILD EVERY DAY
MUSTARD.
THIS IS THE BEER MUSTARD.
Reporter: DO YOU HAVE A
MUSTARD BELT?
I HAVE MUSTARD TOOL BELT.
Reporter: LET'S TALK ABOUT
THE HONOR.
YOU ARE 2017 HOT DOG VENDOR OF
THE YEAR FOR ALL NORTH OF
AMERICA.
THE U.S. AND CANADA.
THE BEST PART IT IS FAN-
VOTED.
THEY NOMINATE IN A WEBSITE
CALLED MOBILE CATEGORY THREE
SEEN.
THEY -- CUISINE.
I ENDED UP WITH THE MOST VOTES
THIS YEAR.
Reporter: IS IT FUN TO GET
THAT KIND OF RECOGNITION?
IT IS FUN.
NOT THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT TO
FEEL SUCCESSFUL BUT IT IS FUN
WHEN SOMEBODY COMES TO THE CART
AND IT SAYS HOT DOG VENDOR OF
THE YEAR.
IT GIVES YOU CREDIBILITY.
Reporter: WHERE CAN PEOPLE
FIND YOU?
THEY CAN FIND ME TONIGHT AT
RICE PARK IN ST. PAUL FOR THE
CANNON BALL RUN EVENT.
THERE WILL BE A BUNCH OF COOL,
TRICKED OUT CARS.
A WEEK FROM SATURDAY ON THE
16th I'LL BE AT AUTUMN BREW
VIEW AT THE BOTTLE HOUSE YARDS.
Reporter: IT SHOULD BE A LOT
OF FUN.
COME OUT AND TRY A DOG.
TALK TO NATE.