Most people know that when it comes to frying things, state fairs are like international waters – they fall under no jurisdiction that can tell them what they can or can’t fry. Freed of such statutes ...

State fairs are the ultimate playground for adventurous foodies. From classic comfort foods to outrageous culinary creations, ...

The Arizona State Fair always seems to attract some rather eccentric food vendors. There are a few running themes in fair fare this year, though. First, if you can batter something like a corn dog, it ...

There’s something magical that happens the moment you walk through the gates of an American fair. Logic disappears, calories ...

The Dish is a new series from The Dallas Morning News, highlighting some of North Texas' most interesting foods. In April, Brent Reaves woke in the middle of the night with a thought he couldn’t shake ...

Funnel cakes, deep-fried everything and smoked meats make up the smorgasbord of American comfort foods that come straight from your local state fair. Now, Food Network has named the best fair food in ...

The State Fair of Texas’ strangest foods, like Deep Fried Butter, Fried Bubblegum and Fried Beer, might seem like age-old traditions at Dallas’ most colossal carnival. They’re not. The State Fair of ...

The Guilty Pleasure: Deep fried everything on a stick. Where to Get It: The Arizona State Fair. Price: $5 and up. What it Really Costs: I’m staying the hell off my bathroom scale for at least a week.

On a good year — when the weather behaves, the economy is humming — Fried Jesus sells 20,000 fried peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in 24 days at the State Fair of Texas. In a meh year — like when ...

In the early 2000s, we came to the State Fair of Texas with a doe-eyed, innocent kind of hunger. We’d get a corn dog, maybe a funnel cake or a fried candy bar. Ten years later, we emerged with bellies ...

The Miami-Dade Youth Fair is always challenging its food vendors to think outside the box and add something new that can stand out among the sea of turkey legs and funnel cakes. The more excitement ...

The South Florida Fair opens tomorrow, bringing with it two weeks of non-stop blue-ribboned animals, carnies hawking games of chance, and neon-colored rides. Yada ...