"Uhhhh, pasta with sausage and sweet onion and tomatoes," Mark Bittman tells me. "And a fennel and celery salad." But this is Bittman, the New York Times columnist, author of several cookbooks and the ...

DALLAS -- It's practically fattening just thinking about it. Deep fried butter is among eight creative food items by vendors at this year's State Fair of Texas in Dallas. Fair officials say a Labor ...

Most people know that when it comes to frying things, state fairs are like international waters – they fall under no jurisdiction that can tell them what they can or can’t fry. Freed of such statutes ...

State Fair of Texas concessionaire Abel Gonzales drizzles honey over Deep Fried Butter, the 2009 winner of "most creative" at the Big Tex Choice Awards. Gonzales still makes it today, and it's an ...