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  Meet Lakewood Landing's Baking Queen

  May 20 at 4 a.m.

  Dallas native Tifany Swulius has worked at the Lakewood Landing as a bartender off and on since 2006, but only recently became the official in-house baker. She likes cookies and beer, so it was bound to work out this way.  “I’ve been in the kitchen all my life, and at...

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  The Other Side of the Fletcher’s Corn Dog Lawsuit

  January 24 at 4 a.m.

  Corn Dogs With No Name recently opened on Technology Boulevard in the vertex of Interstate 35 and Loop 12. It's the creation of Jace Fletcher “Fletch” Christensen and her mother Vickie Fletcher, who have a passion for all things corny dog related, as they should. Neil Fletcher, Jace’s great grandfather...

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  Unused Fair Food Gets a New Purpose with Local Food Pantries

  Monday, October 21, 2019 at 4 a.m.

  The State Fair of Texas is showing some appreciation for the waste not/sustainability/be a good human movement in food. As part of the State Fair Cares initiative, the fair has asked its food and beverage vendors to donate leftover food items to local food pantries and shelters in the South...

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  It’s Time to Get Your Last Funnel Cakes at This Year’s State Fair of Texas

  Friday, October 18, 2019 at 12:07 p.m.

  It seems like yesterday we were just hearing, “Howdy, folks” for the first of the State Fair of Texas season, and we were just learning what the finalists were for this year’s top foods. But here we are at the last weekend. After the food is eaten, the rides are...

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  Here’s What the Big Tex Choice Winners at the State Fair Are Really Like

  Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at 4 a.m.

  Every year since 2005, the State Fair of Texas has awarded Big Tex Choice Awards to top new foods. For the first 12 years, they gave the title to two different new foods: the best tasting and most creative. Beginning in 2017, the state fair expanded the winners to three...

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  How To Eat at the State Fair of Texas Without Going to the State Fair of Texas

  Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at 4 a.m.

  WHAT IF I TOLD YOU you didn’t need to go to the State Fair of Texas to devour the foods from hell. Enter the gates, passing by the monolith of Big Tex, you will encounter a wagon-red doughnut. What is it? Is it cherry-flavored? Nope. Is it from the darkest deepest...