Wrestling with Spice

September 14, 2008

Lucha Libre, Mexican wrestling, brought their high-flyin’, body-slammin’, not-your-ordinary-wrestling style to the LA County Fair Sunday. Sponsored by Univision, the event was pretty darn popular with the crowds. Masked good guys battled evil masked bad guys for some fast-action wrestling. The audience booed the bad guys, shouted for the good guys and a good time was…

From Indiana to Pomona to Win Gold

September 14, 2008

This wasn’t just the year of the summer olympics – dairy products vied for gold right here at the LA County Fair! The Fair annually judges dairy products – the in yogurt, ice cream, etc. – and this year it wasn’t a local that took the gold for frozen custard. Rick and Paulette Lodde, owners…

As Fine As Wine…

September 13, 2008

The Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Marketplace, presented by Ralphs, offers an array of wine (and a few spirits) education classes throughout the Fair for novices and experts alike. Winemakers, wine judges and wine experts of all sorts conduct the classes. On Friday Wes Hagen, winemaker with Clos Pepe Estate held a class on White…

Shopping for the Hard-to-Buy for Person

September 11, 2008

I know it’s only September, and we’ve just started the Fair, but it isn’t too early to start your holiday shopping. And there isn’t a better place to do it than the LA County Fair. We have more than 2,000 vendors, so you really can find the right gift for everyone on your list. Here…

Deep-Fried Videos

September 9, 2008

That’s right – we have deep-fried food, so why not deep-fried videos? Actually, we are having a contest. We need 10 judges for the deep-fried cook-off that will take place Sept. 19 between some of our food vendors and the Food Network’s Glutton for Punishment show. All you need to do is make a 30-second…

Great Opening Weekend

September 9, 2008

The Fair is closed today, as it is every Monday and Tuesday of our run, but we had a great opening weekend – a precursor of things to come? We hope so. The weather is supposed to be cooler this week, so it’s a great time to visit the L.A. County Fair. Today, if you…