Dan Custardo Joins Tiffany Anton To Speak On Bringing Chicago Flavor To The UC

Big flavor, small-town charm, and a hot dog cart with a story to tell! Tiffany sits down with Dan Custardo of D&D Hotdogs, a Chicago native who traded big-city life for Sparta, Tennessee—and turned semi-retirement into a passion project on wheels. With 35 years in logistics and a background in the food truck scene, Dan brings high-end beef dogs, shipped-in Chicago favorites, and his signature “dog sauce” to a community he says feels like Mayberry. From creative toppings to carefully chosen buns, he breaks down what makes his hot dogs stand out—and why, in his words, “everybody loves hotdogs.”

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