Pulitzer Prize Winning Author, Ira Berkow and Snap-O-Razzo Hot Dogs Creator, Ralph Perrazzo

Pulitzer Prize Winning Author, Ira Berkow and Snap-O-Razzo Hot Dogs Creator, Ralph Perrazzo
Ira Berkow is a sports reporter, columnist, and writer. He shared the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting awarded to the staff of The New York Times for his article, "The Minority Quarterback", which was part of the series, How Race Is Lived in America.  He has written for Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, Art News, Seventeen, Chicago Magazine, The Chicago Tribune Magazine, National Strategic Forum Review, Reader's Digest, and Sports Illustrated, among others.  He is the author of 26 books and his latest is Baseball's Best Ever:  A Half Century of Covering Hall of Famers.  It is a collection of many of Ira's columns which are insightful and meaningful views of the lives and careers of some of the greatest who have played the game.  These player are so much more than what they are on the field and that is provided by Ira's wonderful writing.
Ralph Perrazzo is a chef.  His restaurant, BBD's (Beers, Burgers, Desserts) was the New York City Wine & Food Festival's 2015 Burger Bash Winner and was included in Newsday's Top Long Island Restaurants in 2014, 2015 and 2016.  In 2020, Perrazzo started focusing on his new artisan line of hot dogs and his hot dog company, Snap-O-Razzo Hot Dogs.  We met Ralph at Pig Beach during the Jeff Michner Foundation BBQ Benefit and the pleasure of sampling his outstanding products.  Anyone who thinks one hot dog is the same as any other hot dog will never think the same way after trying Ralph's hot dogs.  Humphrey Bogart said, "A hot dog at the ballgame beats roast beef at the Ritz."  Who can argue with that?  We certainly will not.  More information on Ralph and Snap-O-Razzo can be found at https://www.snaporazzo.com/
We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.
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