Who doesn't love a state fair? The lights, the music, the crowd of carnival-goers buzzing with excitement. Sure, there are rides. We go wild over the Ferris wheels, literally go dizzy over the ...

HOUSTON -- Carnival rides. All the fried food you can eat. And yes, Big Tex too! The 2014 State Fair of Texas begins this weekend in Dallas. A few weeks ago, the fair unveiled the eight finalists for ...

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 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 ...

Last Wednesday, the eight finalists of the Big Tex Choice Awards were announced. Today, they gathered for an epic fried battle. Three judges (1310 The Ticket’s Donovan Lewis, Representative Eric ...

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.

Cheese on a stick with Takis. Brisket cheese-curd tacos. Dubai chocolate funnel cake fries. Those are some of the new foods we'll see at the Houston rodeo this year, which runs March 2 to 22. From ...

The moment you sense the intoxicating aroma of a corn dog at a fair, you're making a beeline to the nearest vendor — in fact, you may have been anticipating the first delicious bite of a corn dog for ...

New England’s oldest fair will ring in its 207th year starting Friday, offering a plethora of fair food and other bites. The 2025 Topsfield Fair will officially open for an 11-day run on Friday, Oct.