Frank Johnson of Frank’s Franks. Credit: Photo by Ray Roa
Behind the counter on any given day at downtown Tampa’s Supernatural food and wine shop, you’ll get a little help from Frank Johnson, a line cook and chef who’ll also confess to the ridiculous menus he pumps out at his own home not too far away (ask him about his butter boards).

This weekend, Johnson’s laying it all out and hot doggin’ it—literally—by slinging his take on the frankfurter for a weekend pop-up that’s part of the mini-tour for Tampa rapper Notsew (yes, the home of what Alton Brown called the “best breakfast sandwich ever” also hosts concerts!).

Also in action in the kitchen for the gig is Carolyn Kowalski, a chef who came to prominence during her stint leading the kitchen at Tampa Heights staple King State.

And if you want more Notsew in your life (you do), the tour continues Tuesday, June 20 when he’s again backed by a live band at King State, and then Ybor City’s La Sétima on Saturday, June 24. Saturday, June 17, 7 p.m. The show finds Notsew playing alongside a six-piece band that is doing a 30-minute, “Tiny Desk” style unplugged set.

There’s no cover to check out the first stop of the Sidetracked in Tampa tour from Notsew—featuring hot dogs from Franks Franks—on Saturday, June 17 at Supernatural Food & Wine.

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...