It’s been nearly a week since we last tasted New York State Fair food and you probably miss it. We sure we do. The good news is, of course, that your cholesterol may have returned to normal levels and you may have lost a pound or two.
But what a great time it was to binge, like no other, really, here in our hometown. There are other great food events, but the variety, the ubiquity and the volume are incredible. And it lasts for 12 days.
You should be in the midst of your annual Fair review, including a look back at what foods were your favorites, which ones disappointed and how to approach it next year. It’s a real amateur move to head out to Geddes without a well-planned itinerary, which must include at least a tentative idea of what to eat, where to buy it, where to sit while gorging and how to get as much as possible without running out of money.
Even so, you have to be open to trying new meals because we’d bet there are some great ones you’ve never eaten. You’ve got almost a year to survey your friends and ask what they’ve eaten there and what sounds like something to add to your 2015 list.
It might be a lobster roll, a portabella wrap, a chocolate banana or a gator kabob. You may be on a quest to find the best of the big sellers from sausage sandwiches to French fries to funnel cakes. Whatever it is, this is research time, while the tastes and aromas are still fresh in your memory.
State Fair Hound offers a few pics to get you salivating while you think. It’s sure to be something we talk about again over the off-season. Or maybe dream about.
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