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The Daily Dish Vanderpump Rules

Stassi Schroeder Celebrated Her Book Release with This Perfectly Basic Meal

The Next Level Basic author had a classic New York City snack — and then proceeded to snap a selfie with it.

By Jenny Berg
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When in New York City, at least one of your lunches should come straight from a street cart. Never one to break from convention — after all, she wrote the literal handbook on being Next Level BasicStassi Schroeder took that rule to heart on a recent visit to the Big Apple. On tour to promote her new book, the newly minted author and longtime hot-dog lover celebrated its release with the classic New York snack. 

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In an April 16 Instagram story, Stassi shared a video of herself hitting up a hot-dog stand. She had firm instructions for the worker: "A hot dog: Mustard, relish, ketchup, onions." Yep, she checked all the boxes there! 

Here's Stassi placing her order: 

Stassi Schroeder/ Instagram

And of course, being basic, she also had to get a glamour shot with her dog:

But even though a hot dog is a rather basic food, that doesn't mean it's not good enough for a Bravo's Top Chef judge. Over on her feed, Padma Lakshmi has also been showing some love for the good old "dirty water NYC hot dog." 

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