Famous Nathan

The true story behind the founder of Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs, one of the most iconic restaurants in the United States. “A nostalgic, truly American journey. . . . Handwerker relates every knowable detail about Nathan’s Famous: employee tensions, how the potatoes were sourced, even who painted the signed. He also nestles his grandfather's story in the greater context of family struggles, Coney Island, the history of hot dogs, and the evolving American landscape.”— Publishers Weekl