Vienna Beef, Chicago’s ubiquitous sausage maker, is at the center of a video trend sweeping the Internet in which creators mimic the cinematic style of Wes Anderson (via eaterchicago)
, which pieced together a charming film at Duk’s Red Hots, a hot dog stand in West Town.
Once a mini-chain with 16 locations and founded in 1954 under the name Donald Duk’s Red Hots, the West Town stand is all that remains. The Walt Disney Company famously served ownership with a trademark infringement lawsuit. That led Mervyn Dukatte and cousin Donald Marsalle to drop the “Donald” in the restaurant’s original name.
With help from the staff at Duk’s, Wilson, alongside team members like creative director Randall Kentworthy, spent three hours on Friday, April 28, recording the short to ape Anderson’s aesthetic. Wilson says working with Vienna has been a “dream come true.” The video, cheekily titled, zooms in on condiments, classic Chicago hot dogs dragged through the garden, and even the trash can.
Duk’s manager Carol Chavez and Wilson appear in the video, as does Billy Zureikat, the local chef whose pop-ups around town raise money for Muscular Dystrophy. Zureikat is friends with Wilson, who told him to “wear your best Wes Anderson fit.” “The fact that we took an iconic Chicago hot dog stand that’s not trendy in any way and made it the focus of one of the biggest current social media trends. That’s pretty damn cool,” Zureikat says.Check your inbox for a welcome email.By submitting your email, you agree to our
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