THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE MOST BORING 2024 Minnesota State Fair FOOD REVIEW. 

I was NOT going to try any new foods.

Just the classics – a Turkey To Go, a Demetri’s Gyro (the good gyro at the fair), roasted corn, roti from Harry Singh’s, Mouth Trap cheese curds, Rick’s pickle pizza, of course all washed down with a few sips of someone else’s lemonade and a MN Wine Country slushy.

Inflation/Shrinkflation is making me cranky this year. What would each new food cost this year? $14? $15? $16? $17??? What is this? A ___ for Ants?

I was going to leave it to the food critics to blow money on gimmicky, bad food. Plus, I’m still mad about the lutefisk buns.

Each fair, our local food critic reviews vary wildly vary. One team will say a new food is a SLAM DUNK while another calls it disgusting. If most agree that a certain food is good, it typically is. However, you should never ever trust anyone who said anything nice about the lutefisk buns last year.

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