Orange County said good-bye to its share of carnival escapades and fair adventures as the O.C. Fair closed for the summer. Now all the fun is on the road again… to us! According to Los Angeles Magazine, the O.C. fairgoers had quite the fair feast. They consumed: 3,900 17-inch Big Ribs 7,500 bacon-wrapped turkey legs…
If you haven’t already heard, stingrays are coming to the Fair this year! Although we will be blogging and taking pictures/video of the new exhibit we thought it would be fun to give you some facts we’ve learned about stingrays in the past month or so. Did you know: Stingrays don’t have bones; their bodies…
Fair Food Preview Giveaway! Hot Blog On A Stick is beginning the Fair fun early this year! We are giving away four VIP passes to our exclusive, annual Fair Food Preview Day, being held at the end of this month! This event is closed to the public. From Pink’s Hot Dogs to Chicken Charlie’s deep…
Funnel cake has been a fair food staple since the beginning. The crisp, powdered sweet treat can be found at amusement parks and fairgrounds throughout the world. Did you know that the funnel cake actually originated as a mid-morning snack in the Pennsylvania-Dutch region? Can you imagine digging into all that sugar before lunch? Not…
We have our fair share (pun intended) of food novelty here. From fried butter to jalapenos wrapped in bacon, we have seen it all. Or so we thought. According to the Digest, the latest concoction from local burger join The Counter is wine milkshakes. As in, a little Pinot Noir mixed in with your chocolate…
Did you know that every two seconds, someone in the United States needs a blood transfusion? Or that blood is perishable, that red blood cells have a shelf life of only 42 days and and platelets just five days? The American Red Cross and blood donation sites throughout Southern California are in desperate need of…
You’ve been waiting patiently – so here it is: the 2012 L.A. County Fair End of Summer Concert Series. Most tickets go on sale Sunday. The lineup: • Friday, Aug. 31 – The Wanted & This is She • Saturday, Sept. 1 – Carly Rae Jepsen & special guest Shane Harper • Sunday, Sept. 2 – Grand Funk Railroad…
Welcome Stephanie Sanders, our summer intern, who’s blogging today: The Los Angeles area is inundated with staycation possibilities; how are you supposed to choose? Well it’s quite simple really: come to the L.A. County Fair. If I could just leave that statement above sitting by its lonesome and still get you to come to the…
Deep-fried, on a stick, smothered in chocolate or bathed in bacon. One of these, or all of these, probably have something to do with your favorite Fair food. With so many options, how can one choose? You know my fave – Hot Dog on a Stick. The ones you can get at the mall just…
Can you believe it? We’re just 63 days away from the 90th anniversary of the L.A. County Fair. One, it feels like just yesterday I was telling you about last year’s Fair. Two, the Fair is celebrating 90 years! That’s huge. I’m…well, I’m overwhelmed by all this. If the Fair looks this fantastic at 90,…
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