Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Food at the Minnesota State Fair


Minnesota State Fair 2011

Hard to believe but it is almost time for the “Great Minnesota get-together”!  This year’s Fair dates are August 25- September 5.

Since there are so many great things to share about the Fair I thought I would create a series of posts which will be updated as more Fair information becomes available.

Let’s get to the really important topic first…food.  I found a handy link on the State Fair website called “Food Finder”.  It is pretty slick.  Food Finder gives you a list of all food vendors, where you can find them, what they serve, and daily specials.  A great feature of the link is that it is live so information is being updated immediately.


What will you eat first?  A Breakfast Lollypop from  acclaimed restaurant, Axels?  A 1/3 pound slice of bacon fried and caramelized with maple syrup at Big Fat Bacon?  Cheese curds?  Flowering onion?  Chicago dog?  Sweet Martha’s Cookies?

My first stop will be for a perfectly roasted ear of MN sweet corn.  Likely I will wash that down with a malt from the Dairy Barn.  For desert, deep fried Snickers or mini donuts???  

If you have a Smartphone, make sure you download the Free State Fair app.  This app also has a Food Finder in addition to a Fun Finder which shows entertainment and event information.  There is even a handy tool to locate your favorite merchants and a map to show you how to get there. 

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