SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- For decades, people have been visiting the Illinois State Fair and thinking wistfully about a gaping hole in the culinary offerings. "I can buy a candy bar and I can buy ...

In the early 2000s, we came to the State Fair of Texas with a doe-eyed, innocent kind of hunger. We’d get a corn dog, maybe a funnel cake or a fried candy bar. Ten years later, we emerged with bellies ...

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Most respondents to a WRAL OnLineHot Button pollsay their favorite part of the State Fair is the food. There is a new treat on this year's menu. How do deep-fried candy bars sound? It comes on a stick ...

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For nearly 30 years, fairgoers have lined up at stands for outrageous creations that feel equal parts culinary creativity and comfort food. And Charlie Boghosian, better known as Chicken Charlie, has ...

The Last Chance Stampede and Fair is filled with many culinary delights, but few are able to catch as much interest as the fried candy bar. Not all of the attention given to these treats is good, as ...

It’s the next-to-last night of the North Carolina State Fair, and my friends and I are stalking the fairgrounds in search of deep-fried butter. Everyone we’ve talked with claims that it’s here, but no ...