By Gabriela Resto-Montero
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
TIMES SQUARE — Happy birthday, Wienermobile!
The Wienermobile food truck marked its 75th anniversary Wednesday by enlisting Food Network chef Tyler Florence to dish out free hot dogs in Times Square from the funny little hot dog-shaped car.
Florence, host of "The Great Food Truck Race," created gourmet toppings for the hot dogs including his dad's organic turkey chili recipe, crispy-fried vidalia onions, pasta salad and grilled pineapple relish.
"It's fancy hot dogs," Florence said as he posed for photos with fans and handed out the dogs at West 45th Street and Broadway Wednesday. "That's how we do it."
Servers dished out 1,000 hot dogs between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Jack Guerin, 72, and his wife, Gyliane Kalogerakis, 68, from Queens, hadn't been in Times Square in 30 years and were happy to be welcomed back to the neighborhood with a free lunch.
"It's older than me," Guerin joked about the Wienermobile, which debuted in 1936.
Guerin and Kalogerakis both got the works on their hot dogs.
"It's very good," Kalogerakis said of her relish, onions, pasta salad and chili hot dog. "That's different."
In honor of the Wienermobile's anniversary, parent company Oscar Mayer and Florence donated $50,000 to Feeding America, a hunger-relief organization.
The Wienermobile food truck will travel to 12 cities, including Detroit and Columbus, dishing out free hot dogs throughout the summer.
