A sauce that cuts the mustard

So good, says Nate Beck, you won't need ketchup.

May 2, 2012 at 7:58PM
Mustard so good you don't need ketchup.
Mustard so good you don't need ketchup. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

What's a hot dog without mustard? Nate Beck, whose hot-dog food cart has racked up serious mileage traversing the Twin Cities since last year's opening, now offers what he calls a "grown-up version of a classic," Natedogs Honey-Spiced Mustard. (The label notes that it's so good "you won't need ketchup!" and I have to agree.)

The location of his food cart varies daily; you can find where he will be each day online at natedogs.com or on Twitter @nate_dogs.

Or scout for the long line of hungry customers near a hot dog cart. That will be the very dapper Nate at the helm, dishing up the dogs.

Which is a good way to check out the new mustard: Try some on his free-range hot dogs (I know, I know: The image of hot dogs scampering in the field makes me laugh, too) from Pastures-A-Plenty Farms. LEE SVITAK DEAN

$6 (10.5 oz.); currently available only at the food cart or online at natedogs.com.

Nate Beck operates his Natedogs food truck throughout the metro area.
Nate Beck operates his Natedogs food truck throughout the metro area. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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