This past summer, two of Chicagoland’s biggest food corporations, Sara Lee and Kraft Foods, were embroiled in a lawsuit over which one held the title of top dog. In the federal courtroom drama, billed as the “Wiener Wars,” both sides duked it out over claims of false advertising yet ended up settling out of court, with undisclosed terms.

If the bone of contention was about who’s misleading whom then it seems all parties are missing the point when it comes to the best interest of the consumer. Shouldn’t we be more focused about what’s in the casing—where the ingredients came from rather than how the hot dog is marketed?

Franks ‘N’ Dawgs in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood is one joint where the chef makes hot dogs and sausages fresh daily and has a direct link to the farmers that provide the meat.