Now that Mayor Gavin Newsom has office hours where almost anyone can sign up to talk with and/or gaze at him for 15 minutes, SFGate's Charlie P. Cunningham (who describes himself as a graduate senior in the Urban Studies and Planning Department at SFSU) made an appointment to chat with Newsom. (Side note: Wait, what? SFGate initially said that "Newsom insisted no staff or media be allowed inside during his 15-minute chats." Which: not so much. SFist now looks forward to meeting with Newsom for 15 glorious minutes.) The two shot the breeze, chatting about Newsom's favorite SF park, something delightfully called the Market Street Calming Initiative, services the city has to offer, and food, glorious food..

When asked to reveal his favorite hot dog topping, pin-thin Newsom replied:

Mayor Newsom: "Now we are having a real conversation, I'm not a ketchup person, I'm a mustard person"

[Cunningham]: Deli mustard or classic yellow?

Mayor Newsom: "I like the old, classic ballpark- your regular old yellow. All that fancy stuff aside, it's cute and good, but it's not really my style."

[Cunningham]: "Have you ever had a Costco hot dog?"

Mayor Newsom:"Don't think I have, is it good?"

[Cunningham]: "It's decent for the price if you are into classic ballpark style"

We're surprised he didn't say, "Hot dogs? You know, sometimes I just forget to eat."

Anyway, Newsom goes on to say that one should never ask what's in a hot dog, because it's pretty gross. And he's right. (However, places like Showdogs and What's Up Dogs use organic, tasty ingredients.) He's also a big fan of gloppy Mission/Valencia burritos, loves our city's stellar food carts, and recently renewed his love affair with Indian food after a recent trip to Bangalore.

For more dirt, read 15 minutes with Gavin Newsom.