Hot Dog! One of the Fair’s staple foods is corn dogs and hot dogs. But these aren’t your average backyard wieners. The Fair always does things bigger and better, and there’s no exception here! Juicys has giant western sausages, cowabunga corn dogs and 1/2 pound hot dogs. They’ve also got smaller sizes, but that would…
These Are a Few of My Favorite (Fair) Things
Here’s a photo essay by me on my some of my favorite things a the Fair. What are yours? Tell us and you could win some Fair swag!
Fair Food Friday: Eat Your Fruits and Veggies
You can hear your mother now—“Eat your fruits and vegetables.” This childhood chore becomes much easier when your fruits and vegetables are sourced from the Fair. Everything here is a little bit more fun—even our food! Take for example deep fried avocado. Friends Rosie, from West Covina, and Gino and Christine, from La Puente, couldn’t…
Food Truck Festival Feeds Fairgoers
Today we hosted over 20 of Southern California’s tastiest food trucks at the infield of the Fairplex Park– that’s right, we were noshing on food as horses raced around the track. Too cool! America’s love affair with the food truck is in part because they are just, well, fun. And their names are probably some…
Fair Food Friday
The Fair is known for its many unique and delicious combinations of food. But when we walked by the sign with the giant chocolate dipped pickle, we were more than intrigued. The great guys over at the ice cream and dessert stand over by Surrounded by Science gave us a taste. The verdict: interesting for…
Cook Like a Master Chef
Can you smell the garlic? If you’ve been in the Wine and Spirits Marketplace during a cooking demo, you probably have. Every Thursday, the Marketplace hosts Chef Henry Gonzalez of Spaggi’s Restaurant who will teach you how to cook like a pro. Today Chef Henry taught an eager and hungry crowd how to make a…
Tasty Goodness on Wheels
In case you didn’t know, we’ve got food trucks every day here at the Fair! Aside from our traditional treats, fair guests can nosh on food from some of the area’s best gourmet road warriors. There’s also a Food Truck Festival happening this Sunday, Sept. 11. Cupcakes, waffles, crepes, tempura, BBQ, nachos–you name it, we’re…
A Delicious Tradition
If only this blog included smells! The BBQ competition happening over in FairView Farms right now is a delight for the senses. Grill masters from all over Southern California are putting their BBQ “chops” to the test. We caught up with a couple of them… all of whom have been entering their saucy and savory…
Viva the Fair!
Hola amigos! The first of our four cultural festivals is now underway here at the Fair. Festival Latinoamericano de Arte y Folklore is taking place this weekend on the Plaza de las Americas. This celebration of the art, culture and history of Latin America has something for everyone. Today we saw acts on the Plaza…
Best Fair Food, As Concluded by the Experts
We took a poll on what is the best Fair food, which I am presenting here. Who did we survey, you ask? Why, the experts, of course! And by experts I mean those of us who work here. We are here practically 24/7 for an entire month, so if anyone knows the best grub, we…
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