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New Foods at the State Fair

by Steven Doyle

The doors are about to open at the State Fair of Texas and we will be in the Creative Arts Building hosting all the celebrity chefs that will demo every day during the Fair. We hope to bring you some great interviews of the chefs, and also interesting behind the scenes stories from the fairgrounds.

With all the fried goodies it will be difficult to stave off temptation, but we will have access to the employees commissary for our daily meals if we so choose. This should be fun because this is where most of the carnies dine.

For those not wanting to dine with the carnies we have a list of all the new treats to sample during this year’s Fair.    Continue reading

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Meet the Fair’s Butter Lady

by Steven Doyle     photos by Robert Bostick

There is little doubt you have seen culinary sculptures in your life time, those made of ice and even melons. But have you seen sculpture in butter? Sharon BuMann does just that for many state fairs across the country, including the Texas State Fair. She has been having her way with butter since 1994. We sat down with a few toast points, jam and the butter lady for a few questions.    Continue reading

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Big Tex Makes His Annual Debut

by Steven Doyle   photos by Robert Bostick

Howdy Folks. Big Tex finally showed up for his stint at the State Fair of Texas, and so did I.  Some of you may know that I will be hosting the celebrity chefs each day at the State Fair of Texas and settled into my little office behind the kitchens at the demo area today.    Continue reading

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