{"id":7284,"date":"2015-09-11T23:25:37","date_gmt":"2015-09-12T05:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/?p=7284"},"modified":"2015-09-11T23:25:37","modified_gmt":"2015-09-12T05:25:37","slug":"fair-food-friday-dinnertime-at-the-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/2015\/09\/11\/fair-food-friday-dinnertime-at-the-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"Fair Food Friday: Dinnertime at the Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We felt like a sit-down dinner tonight at the Fair and made a beeline for <a title=\"Maria's Italian Kitchen \" href=\"http:\/\/mariasitaliankitchen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Maria&#8217;s Italian Kitchen<\/a>. A\/C and gourmet food seemed like a delicious contrast to the deep-fried fanfare and outdoor fun last week!<br \/>\nFirst up, Italian garlic fries, paired with the finest of fine sauces: ketchup. Salty, crunchy, 100{62245692f563d27b9d36e7e01cc13940036b3fd1b9326aee961c7dac74c92b1e} satisfying.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/fries.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-7308\" title=\"fries\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/fries.jpg\" alt=\"maria's italian kitchen \" width=\"252\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a>For our next course, we went the healthy route with a fresh Italian Green Salad, comprised of greens, tomatoes, garbanzos, cucumbers, olives, carrots, pepperoncinis, cheese and a sprinkling of Italian dressing.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/salad.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-7309\" title=\"salad\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/salad.jpg\" alt=\"maria's italian kitchen \" width=\"380\" height=\"287\" \/><\/a>And last, but not least, a heaping pile of spaghetti and meatballs, doused in marinara sauce and cooked to perfection. Bella notte, indeed.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/full-meal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-7310\" title=\"full meal\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/full-meal.jpg\" alt=\"maria's italian kitchen \" width=\"298\" height=\"393\" \/><\/a>On our way back to the office we passed by Terri&#8217;s Berries and couldn&#8217;t resist a bowl of chocolate-covered strawberries. Fruit + chocolate = the perfect ending to this Friday night.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/strawberries2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-7321\" title=\"strawberries2\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/strawberries2.jpg\" alt=\"marias italian kitchen\" width=\"334\" height=\"252\" \/><\/a>Walking around eating food on a stick has its charms, but sitting in Maria&#8217;s, with the carnival as our backdrop, was prime for this evening.<br \/>\nWhere do you like to eat when you come to the Fair? Tell us in the comments below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We felt like a sit-down dinner tonight at the Fair and made a beeline for Maria&#8217;s Italian Kitchen. A\/C and gourmet food seemed like a delicious contrast to the deep-fried fanfare and outdoor fun last week! 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