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Joey Fatone opening 'Fat One's' hot dog stand in Orlando mall
by Jesse Locke
June 28, 2016
Say what you will about the former *NSYNC member, but he's definitely self-aware.
Joey Fatone – former *NSYNC member, My Big Fat Greek Wedding actor, and Food Network host – is now branching into the world of mall hot dog stands.
As Billboard reports, the singer is launching a new business poking fun at the play on his last name for being the “fat one” in the ’90s boy band. His new to-go eatery in Orlando’s Florida Mall is called Fat One’s Hot Dogs & Italian Ice.
“After years of working on television food shows, I’m excited to open this new venture which is a combination of who I am, where I’m from and where I’ve been,” Fatone said in a statement. “Launching Fat One’s at The Florida Mall, where I roamed as a middle school kid, felt like a perfect fit for our first location.”
If you’re hungering for more info, The Orlando Business Journal explained that Fat One’s will be sandwiched between Five Guys Burgers and Fries and La Madeleine Country French Cafe. It will open in the mall’s new dining pavilion in August, where it will join the fellow celebrity-endorsed Carlo’s Bakery, launched by Buddy Valastro from TLC’s Cake Boss. Fat One’s menu items will be made up of 100% Angus beef, including the Boybander with five mini hot dogs.
