it’s high summer and summer and hot dogs go hand in hand. and, it just so happens that july is national hot dog month; in fact, today, july 26th, is national chili dog day! so, naturally, i had to go out exploring hot dogs in the cincinnati area. these franks are more gourmet than your typical backyard barbecue dogs (unless your barbecuer happens to be a master chef). while we did taste a lot of great hot dogs on our own hot dog tour, for this post, i’m going to focus on three of my faves: eli’s bbq, mr. gene’s dog house, and piper’s cafe.