Rare Form Rolls Out Hot Dogs & a New Nanobrewery

EAST VILLAGE— In preparation for baseball season, Rare Form executive chef Aldo Negrete is launching a new menu of gourmet hot dogs that debuts this Friday, March 27. The pork-and-beef dogs are housemade, as are their buns, and range from a twist on a TJ-style hot dog, here dubbed The Murph, which tops a bacon-wrapped hotdog with charred onions and jalapenos, and the Abe Froman, an ode to the Chicago classic complete with sport peppers, atomic relish and celery salt. A foie gras-enriched hot dog is on tap, as is a seafood-based lobster version and a hot dog gilded with cheese curds and gravy. [EaterWire]

KEARNY MESA— Our beer drinking readers have been telling us about Kilowatt Brewing, which just debuted a tasting room next to Eater's favorite karaoke joint, Karaoke 101. Open to the public Wednesday through Sunday and fed by a rotating roster of food trucks, the nanobrewery's house beers include the sessionable Touch & Go IPA, a Coconut Chai Porter and a Chocolate Macadamia Stout. [EaterWire]