We all have our favorites when it comes to coneys here in Detroit. And there is nothing more contentious -- except maybe right-sizing Detroit -- then which coney is better: Lafayette or American. So, which is? Are you a Lafayette kind of a Detroit or do you dabble in the American coney? Travel Channel's Food Wars came here to settle the score once and for all. They held a blind taste test last week at Greektown's Old Shellelagh. And the results? Well, you'll just have to watch the show.
Excerpt from the
Detroit Free Press:
They came, they tasted coney island hot dogs and they partied, all in front of television cameras for a new Travel Channel series.
Five hundred rabid coney lovers looked on as American and Lafayette Coney Islands went head to head Friday night in a best-coney showdown in the new "Food Wars" series.
The five judges at the taping at the Old Shellelagh on Monroe included Carmen Harlan of WDIV-TV (Local 4).
Who won? We don't want to spoil it for those who'll watch!
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Representatives from the "Food Wars" said the Detroit coney island battle between Lafayette and American will air in April. For more information and broadcast times, go to the Travel Channel's Web site.
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