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March 30, 2012
The Odd Country Fair Brings Snow Cones and a Drum Line to Bishop Arts Tomorrow
Oddfellows restaurant and Dallas Odd Fellows Lodge #44 are hosting an Odd County Fair on Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. at 7th and Madison streets in the Bishop Arts District. The aim of the fair is to raise money for the Sunset High School marching band to make the trip to national band competition i ... More >>
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December 15, 2011
City, State Fair to Replace Fair Park Livestock Arena With Fancy "Mini-Convention Center"
Click here to see more of Good, Fulton & Farrell's renderings for the new Fair Park Livestock Center.The reason I called Park and Rec's second-in-command Willis Winters the other day wasn't about downtown parks. Rather, I was curious about an $869,465 item on the Park Board's agenda for today ... More >>
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October 13, 2011
The Day Sonny and Cher Visited Fair Park
Photo by Skip Shoffner, courtesy Philip ShoffnerSonny and Cher in front of the Fair Park ColiseumIt's quite likely that many Friends of Unfair Park recall O. V. "Skip" Shoffner, who, his son Philip reminds, was a longtime mail carrier in Lakewood -- for more than 30 years. Skip was also a regular ... More >>
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October 12, 2011
Oh, Bacon Snap: The 2011 State Fair of Texas Bacon and Eggs Contest
Alice Laussade2011 Bacon and Eggs contest at the State Fair of Texas. Idea: Let's put all that stuff in my face.Yesterday I had the honor of judging at the 2011 State Fair of Texas Bacon and Eggs contest. Yeah, be so jealous. There were six categories for competition: bacon appetizer, bacon e ... More >>
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October 6, 2011
Big Tex Will Haunt Your Dreams
Moments ago, a Friend of Unfair Park directed my attention to the State Fair of Texas's Facebook page, where 18 old photos from fairs past were just posted. All are worth a look-see; remember the fun we had browsing Nick DeWolf's stash of pics from the '77 State Fair? But this one in particular s ... More >>
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October 5, 2011
No Plans For Women's Museum Building, But Summer Place Park's Still Set to Bow in 2013
Speaking of Fair Park ...In the wake of its inclusion on the American Planning Association's list of Great Public Places, several Friends of Unfair Park have asked: How's that long-proposed plan to open the fairgrounds year-round(ish) coming? And: What about the pending closure of The Women's Mus ... More >>
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September 30, 2011
PETA Asked the State Fair of Texas For a Booth. Wanna Guess How Big Tex Responded?
Just got off the phone with a lovely young lass from PETA, America's favorite activist group turned performance troupe. They're always really nice to talk to, those PETA folks, right until they start trying to reincarnate your lunch. Apparently they had applied for a booth at the State Fair of Texa ... More >>
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September 29, 2011
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Just got off the phone with a lovely young lass from PETA, America's favorite activist group turned performance troupe. They're always really nice to talk to, those PETA folks, right until they start trying to reincarnate your lunch. Apparently they had applied for a booth at the State Fair of Texa ... More >>
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September 28, 2011
Jerk Your Sausage to Island Spot's Fried Bread Pudding
Island Spot is a new vendor at the State Fair of Texas this year and along with this open-flame-grilled jerk chicken, jerk sausage (note: it's on the menu as "jerk sausage," not "the hand job" or "the hanje") and jerk tofu (for all you vegetarians), they're serving up -- wait for it -- fried bread ... More >>
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September 22, 2011
Fried Brownies at the State (Fried) Fair of Texas -- I'm in Heaven
Denise GarzaFried brownies will make you fried happy.This year, Denise Garza (with her sister Norma and her niece Roxanne) made it to the second round of the Big Tex Choice Awards with Heavenly Deep-Fried Brownies. While the concept of frying a brownie isn't completely new to this fair (las ... More >>
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September 21, 2011
How Were Fried Praline Sweet Potato Poppers, AKA Fried Thanksgiving, Not Big Tex Finalists?
Kyle WallHiding inside these donut-hole-lookin' things is a sweet-potato-praline mind-blow. Oh, these fried praline sweet potato poppers weren't finalists in this year's Big Tex Choice Awards? That makes total sense. TO NOBODY!!!!!! Kyle Wall, inventor of these fried lovelies, said that fair off ... More >>
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September 14, 2011
Un-Fried at the Fair: Brain Freeze, Frogurt and Sweet Tea Pickles
Frozen yogurt, why have you not fried yourself?We've talked a lot about the fried food coma the State Fair of Texas will be offering up this year, and we figure it's time we mention a couple of new vendors who are stepping up the unfried fair fare. (If only to ask them why they have yet to fr ... More >>
News
September 8, 2011
Falling for Big Tex's Line
State Fair of Texas' big dude seems vaguely presidential these days.
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September 8, 2011
Vegans Rejoice: Texas State Veggie Fair Fried Food Competition
Sylvia ElzafonFried vegan Bob Armstrong queso won Texas State Veggie Fair's Most Creative title in 2010.The State Fair of Texas offers a millionty delicious fried food options, but if you're vegan, food-wise you're pretty much limited to sniffing second-hand funnel cake fumes.Well, fuck all that. ... More >>
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September 7, 2011
Fried Chicken Skin and Fried Cake Balls?!? Thanks, Eat Crispies.
Eat CrispiesFried chicken skin from Eat Crispies. Mmm. Skin.Meet fried chicken skin, brought to your State Fair of Texas by Eat Crispies. It's just chicken skin, battered and fried for your face. Eat Crispies owner Phuong Le says, "The fried chicken skin was what caught the attention of ... More >>
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June 9, 2011
Tower of Power: Fair Park Crawls Closer to Becoming Year-Round Destination
Photos by Leslie MinoraThe Observation Tower Ride will fill this 30-foot hole behind the Cotton Bowl. Don't worry, they're covering it up for the State Fair.There is a big hole in Fair Park. Finally. Eventually the crater will be filled with a 500-foot pole surrounded by a doughnut-shaped slowly ... More >>
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April 19, 2011
For Sale: An 1894 Texas State Fair Keepsake
From eBay seller "celluloid"On the eve of the 75th anniversary of the Texas Centennial Exposition at Fair Park, which opened on June 6, 1936, Friend of Unfair Park PeterK espied this one-of-a-kind keepsake up for grabs on eBay courtesy Minneapolis-based seller "celluloid": a bronze coin commemora ... More >>
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October 15, 2010
The Tacos of the State Fair of Texas
Hello there, crispy tacoNovel and atrocious fried foods aren't the only foodstuffs available at the State Fair of Texas. Among the alternatives are tacos, one of which threw me for a loop. To begin my hunt, I searched the State Fair's Food Finder web page for tacos. With the search results in han ... More >>
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October 14, 2010
A State Fair Summation From a Food-Loving Arkansawyer
Editor's Note: Of the gazillion people who yearly visit the State Fair of Texas, a good number of them are outlanders. One of those visitors this year offered to share her fair reflections with City of Ate. Kat Robinson, who blogs about food back in Arkansas, reveals here which fried dish she liked ... More >>
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October 13, 2010
Five State Fair Foods You Can't Find in Texas
Ok, maybe we don't want this.It's the rare visitor who leaves the State Fair of Texas wishing there had been more deep-fried delicacies available, but there are a few fried and stick-impaled snacks missing from the fair's line-up. Here, a look at five popular sweet and savory items sold at state ... More >>
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October 7, 2010
Corndog Millionaire: Fletcher's Manager Tells All
Copeland Selling Corn DogsThe Fletcher's corn dog stand closest to Big Tex is the State Fair's busiest corn dog stand, and it's not just lowbrow eaters who line up to trade nine coupons for the venerated snack: Randall Copeland, chef-owner of Restaurant Ava, recently joined the throngs. But u ... More >>
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October 5, 2010
The Most Beautiful Video of the State Fair of Texas You Will See All Day
State Fair - Twixtor Test from Robert on Vimeo.Just came across this on Vimeo: Robert Hunt's short film made during an outing to the State Fair of Texas. On the Vimeo page he explains how and why he made it, and apologizes for the stuttering start to the slow-mo short that I've found to be a common ... More >>
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October 1, 2010
The State Fair Eighty-Sixes Its Corny Dog Contest, But the Pros Are Coming for a Sandwich Race on Sunday
Patrick MichelsThird-ranked Pat Bertoletti claimed the world waffle eating title at the State Fair of Texas back in 2007. He's back eating sandwiches this Sunday afternoon.It's tough to know just how to feel about this year's competitive eating lineup at the State Fair of Texas. On one hand, on t ... More >>
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September 22, 2010
Those Wisconsin Folk are Lightweights
When it Comes to Fair Eating
Sauerkraut balls: Wasn't that a nickname for Hitler?A Milwaukee filmmaker who chronicled one man's annual quest to eat every deep-fried and "on a stick" food served at the Wisconsin State Fair has a few tips for fair-goers contemplating similar missions. Mark Irving, whose 13-minute "documen ... More >>
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September 22, 2010
Dr Pepper Jumps Aboard the Fair's Deep-fried Bandwagon
State Fair of Texas Fry King Abel Gonzales, who ventured into pastry territory this year with his deep-fried chocolate, will continue messing with confections at a Dr Pepper cake contest. According to a press release, Gonzales will serve as judge for the fair competition, which is open to an ... More >>
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September 16, 2010
Cool Aid Pickles a Refreshing Alternative
To Fried Food at State Fair
As Dallas Observer's Cheap Bastard, Alice Laussade, so eloquently put it in this week's cover story, fried food at the State Fair of Texas might have jumped the shark, thanks to Mark Zable's fried beer. Zable's creation won this year's Big Tex Choice Awards' Most Creative prize. The annual fried- ... More >>
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September 13, 2010
Huzzah! Renaissance Festival Recommends Healthier Fare
This dude definitely needs to lay off the fried foods.An event designed to celebrate tightly corseted wenches and bloodthirsty jousters isn't exactly synonymous with restraint, but organizers of this year's Texas Renaissance Festival are promoting the fair's healthy snacks. The festival, bil ... More >>
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September 7, 2010
Pie in the Sky: Is Fried Frito Pie Ready
To Hit the Top of the Greasy Charts?
Not satisfied with winning "best taste" honors at yesterday's Big Tex Choice Awards, fried Frito pie inventor Michael Thomas has implied he'd like his concoction to become a concession stand staple. "The deep-fried Frito pie is a game changer for fair food," Thomas told The Dallas Morning Ne ... More >>
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August 27, 2010
Park and Rec Assistant Director Willis Winters Talks About His Fair Park History
Old Dallas StuffWillis Winters, assistant director of the city's Park and Recreation Department, says, with a laugh, that it took him all of 30 days to write his forthcoming Fair Park history. He signed the contract with Arcadia Publishing in March, under the assumption that it wanted the book in ... More >>
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August 26, 2010
Mmm, Fried Soy Products; Who Needs Funnel Cake?
Chicken-fried bacon or fried imitation cheese...hmm, which to choose, which to choose?Figuring omnivores shouldn't have all the greasy fun, DallasVegan.com is hosting its own fried food contest at The Phoenix Project, 406 S. Haskell Ave. "I would expect some of the same, off-the-wall type of ... More >>
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August 23, 2010
Big Tex Will Go All Texas With Wines
At State Fair
Kroger has pulled out as a wine garden sponsor at the State Fair of Texas, taking its West Coast wines with it. With the Texas Department of Agriculture left as sole sponsor of the wine tasting and teaching space, all of this year's featured wines will come from Texas. Jeff Siegel, who will ... More >>
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August 2, 2010
No App Yet for Your Fried-Food Appetite at Fair
The fried Cokes are that way, folks.Visitors to the State Fair of Texas will have to wait at least a year before they can use their iPhones to instantly locate the closest fried cookie dough stand. State fairs in Ohio and Indiana this week announced plans to roll out iPhone apps that will al ... More >>
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March 10, 2010
Howdy, Folks, and Welcome to the "Super-Sized" State Fair of Texas?
What you see up top is the artwork unveiled today for this year's State Fair of Texas, where the theme is "Super Sized Fun." Which is in reference to ...? Let's go to The Official Announcement: "Super is the word heard all around North Texas this year and Fair officials are working closely with t ... More >>
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January 28, 2010
City Hall Files Suit to Get Railroad Museum to Chugga-Chugga On Out of Fair Park Pronto
OK, back to Fair Park, but only to ask: Why didn't the Museum of the American Railroad ever leave Fair Park for Frisco? That's what the city wants to know almost two years after the museum "entered into a formal letter of agreement with the City of Frisco to relocate to that city," per its long-a ... More >>
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November 9, 2009
Errol McKoy, State Fair President, Talks About Why Fair Park Needs That Big Green House
This, per the State Fair's plans sent to Landmark last week, is more or less what the green house will look like. And where it'll go. Sorry for the quality; best we could do with what we got.Finally spoke with Errol McKoy about that green house he's wanting to plant at Fair Park; our Q&A foll ... More >>
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November 6, 2009
State Fair of Texas Files Application to Build Giant Greenhouse, Growing Area at Fair Park
Something like this Rough Brothers-designed greenhouse is what the State Fair of Texas has in mind.Earlier this afternoon, I noticed on the Landmark Committee's Fair Park Task Force meeting agenda for Wednesday a most intriguing note: Someone has applied for a Certificate of Appropriateness to bu ... More >>
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October 22, 2009
Texas-OU Belongs in the Cotton Bowl, But Jerry Jones is Preparing to Lure the Game to You Know Where.
Something like this Rough Brothers-designed greenhouse is what the State Fair of Texas has in mind.Earlier this afternoon, I noticed on the Landmark Committee's Fair Park Task Force meeting agenda for Wednesday a most intriguing note: Someone has applied for a Certificate of Appropriateness to bu ... More >>
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October 22, 2009
More Things To Fry At Next Year's State Fair
Patrick MichelsMaybe you flipped through this week's Top 10, a countdown of foods to fry next time the state fair rolls around.We put together what we thought was a pretty unassailable list--Pop Rocks, Jello shots, vegan cupcakes and the like. Hard to beat, right?Ah, but then you lot chimed in.Th ... More >>
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October 20, 2009
Top 10 Foods To Fry For Next Year's State Fair
Patrick MichelsBecause even with garlic sauce on one side and grape topping on the other, this fried butter love affair can only last so long.Every year, vendors on the state fair circuit push the limits of fried excess: chicken fried bacon, deep fried peanut butter cups and, of course, this year ... More >>
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October 12, 2009
Oprah Says Thanks, Y'all, For the "Food Coma'" and the State Fair Memories
Patrick MichelsOprah turned up in the crowd Monday morning in this slimming cardboard number, hoisted by the good people of Stolen Oprah. After holding court around the fairgrounds on Sunday, Oprah turned out for her show's taping this morning in her Stetson, boots and blue jeans, dropping "y'all ... More >>
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October 2, 2009
And The Winner Is...
A hell of a lot to wade through this week, mostly thanks to the state fair.Two things before we get to the non-winners. First, I think I found a way to rid my desk of some of the accumulated junk...uh, I mean, of the highly sought after prizes, which this week would have included a handsome coffe ... More >>
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September 24, 2009
Kickin' Cotton
A hell of a lot to wade through this week, mostly thanks to the state fair.Two things before we get to the non-winners. First, I think I found a way to rid my desk of some of the accumulated junk...uh, I mean, of the highly sought after prizes, which this week would have included a handsome coffe ... More >>
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September 24, 2009
State Fry of Texas
A hell of a lot to wade through this week, mostly thanks to the state fair.Two things before we get to the non-winners. First, I think I found a way to rid my desk of some of the accumulated junk...uh, I mean, of the highly sought after prizes, which this week would have included a handsome coffe ... More >>
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September 25, 2008
Fair Play
A hell of a lot to wade through this week, mostly thanks to the state fair.Two things before we get to the non-winners. First, I think I found a way to rid my desk of some of the accumulated junk...uh, I mean, of the highly sought after prizes, which this week would have included a handsome coffe ... More >>
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September 27, 2007
Soul Bowl
The State Fair Classic kicks off
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September 27, 2007
See You at the Fair
The State Fair Classic kicks off
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February 1, 2007
Papa Was A Rodeo
The Fort Worth Stock Show Winds Down
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