State Fair Food, Pumpkin Spice Season and Fieri in Fort Worth – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

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The State Fair is still more than a month away, but Dallas food writer Sarah Blaskovich is already sampling State Fair food. Here’s what

The 10 finalists for the Big Tex Choice Awards were announced last week, and every single one of them was tasted at the crack of dawn at an early morning press conference. More news on all the new foods at the State Fair is to come, but after some taste testing, the cotton candy bacon is truly delicious, there’s a corny dog ​​like never before, and there’s a drink in the finalist round.

Within a week, a panel of judges will select 3 winners from the 10 finalists. This event is not open to the public, but more details on the winners will be available next Thursday and can be found at Dallasnews.com/food.

It may only be mid-August, but it’s already pumpkin spice season. 7-Eleven released a pumpkin spice Slurpee on August 1. I tried it, and it really doesn’t taste much like pumpkin or spice. But if you’re a Slurpee fan, it might be worth trying. The reason there’s pumpkin spice season in the first place is Starbucks, and the coffee company is expected to release its fall drinks later this month.

News came from Fort Worth that Guy Fieri visited a popular burger restaurant.

Guy Fieri’s television show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives has helped popularize small eateries across the country. That’s what happened with Fred’s Texas Cafe in 2009 after the spiky-haired chef brought it to national television. Well, Guy Fieri has revisited Fred’s this year for his spinoff show Tripe D Nation. Tune in on August 23 to see Fred’s back in the spotlight on the Food Network.