Culinary Styles kicks off the 2010 contest season Sunday with the much-anticipated Best BBQ, BBQ Sauce and Chili contests. Just follow your nose to the Big BBQ Ranch at Wilderness Ridge by noon to see all the action. The Best BBQ Sauce Contest with eight contestants starts at noon with judges rating sauces on taste,…
Unfortunately for Mr. Fair-ey Blogster, I love to shop at the Fair. It’s my favorite thing about the Fair (with the exception of eating a Hot Dog on a Stick). I love to walk through the shopping halls and see what interesting items I can buy and what’s new. Got my mom a tortilla warmer…
Wow! I had the opportunity to go through the Our Body: The Universe Within exhibit this morning, before the doors open to the public, and yes, my first reaction was wow! There was some trepidation on my part – after all, these are human bodies and body parts. But any anxiety I had fell away…
Dog owners have been cautioned not to share “people food” with their tail-waggin’ pets. Chef Edward Mac of La Verne begs to differ and will show pet lovers how to concoct healthy cuisine for their dogs and eat it, too, during cooking demonstrations at the Fair’s Bark Park Canine Kitchen. “I eat everything I fix…
Arctic-level temperatures will greet Fairguests when our gates open this Saturday. It’s not thanks to the weatherman but too a new exhibit – LA in Ice…a frozen attraction. The show will feature a number of amazing ice sculptures showing famous L.A. landmarks and icons – like the Hollywood sign. The exhibit is in Building 5…
A 1915 Ford Model T Touring Car took its rightful place in this year’s exhibit, From the Industrial Age to the Computer Age: Three Centuries of Artistic Innovation, carefully guided by MSCAF Director Tony Sheets and exhibit builder Nelson Scherer. Right next to the car is an intricate pewter sculpture of a Model T assembly…
Did you know the poinsettia is native to Mexico? I know you all thought this iconic Christmas flower was from someplace like England. The Aztecs made a reddish purple dye from the flower. Discover facts like this and more when you take int the beauty of Mexico’s flora at the Fair’s Flower & Garden Pavilion.…
The L.A. County Fair is a food fantasy come true for Stef Andrews, who makes an annual pilgrimage to try every deep-fried delicacy, on-a-stick surprise and chocolate-covered treat we have to offer. So, it is only fitting that we announce Stef as the official 2010 L.A. County Fair Foodie! Stef, chief blogger at www.weheartthis.com, won our first-ever Fair…
I was walking the grounds this morning when I stumbled upon (or rather, it nearly stomped on me) this giant T. Rex standing outside the Jurassic Planet attraction. The Lizard King, as he is known, has “broken” out of building 8 and is trying to escape. You won’t want to miss this fella when you…
Things are shaping up at the Millard Sheets Center for the Arts exhibit From the Industrial Age to the Computer Age . . . Three Centuries of Artistic Innovation. The entrance features a kinetic metal sculpture of a tree roosted with robotic birds, I kid you not. The tree trembles ever-so-slightly like a breeze is…
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