Check out my progress on A Foodie Playground
Yesterday afternoon, Seth and I headed to the legendary North Carolina State Fair. While the fair is widely known for its vast array of fried food options (see below!), I never expected it to be such a “foodie playground”—there were cooking demonstrations, tents devoted entirely to local food, and of course, hundreds of vendors offering the latest in fare cuisine.
What’s your favorite fair/carnival food? I really love those giant soft pretzels!
I didn’t have any fair food, but I did manage to wolf down some good eats this weekend…
Saturday
Yesterday’s brunch meal was an Italian-inspired egg white scramble. So why didn’t anyone tell me that Laughing Cow is so delicious when cooked with eggs?!
After all of our fair-flouncing, we headed to Zest for dinner. Zest is actually a cafe as well as a home art store. I got a chance to browse through all their dishes as we waited to be seated at our table—food and cute dishware? Score!
I was still hungry after our meal, so we headed next door to Fresh Berry for dessert. Yum.
Sunday
Breakfast this morning included a triple-fruit combination: banana, peaches, and cranberries.
After running some errands, Seth and I got hungry for lunch. He went to Chipotle, but I headed to my favorite Green Tango.
By the time I returned to my apartment, I wasn’t much in the mood for cooking, so I slapped some hummus on bread and called it dinner.
Alright, we have some pumpkin-carving to do. Good night!
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Caroline Yoder, dietitian-to-be and all-around foodie.
My favorite fair food was always the caramel apples.
definitely a foodie playground!! good luck with the pumpkin carving
Awww I missed the fair
I love a good funnel cake. I never got to taste the fried pecan pie! I also missed the dishware last year. So cute.
And yes, Laughing Cow with eggs is no joke. Mmm!
Fair food, eh? Kettle corn!
Soft pretzels are where it’s at
I always loved the cinnamon rolls and or the caramel apples– there’s nothing like fair junk food!
Now that’s an event that I couldn’t stand to miss. I wish we had something like that around here. Though that Krispy Kreme burger is slightly terrifying haha.
LOVE laughing cow and egg whites. Best wrap combo everrrr
Krispy Kreme burger?? Wow, ha. I don’t know how people come up with such crazy things.
Mini donuts all the way! I cannot go to the PNE (our local fair/exhibition) without buying a bag. My parents even brought some back for me when they went this year. Yum. Although, I’m oddly intrigued by a deep fried oreo, and would probably order it once just to say I tried it.
What a fun few days!
Laughing Cow and eggs is one of my favorite breakfast combos!
I haven’t been to the fair in awhile, but I LOVE soft pretzels and fresh donuts – Yum!
you went to zest!! my sister discovered that place, and i love it. so cute, right, including the store out front!
I really enjoy state fairs. They have so much to do, see and eat of course. Haven’t been to one in a long time. Maybe I’ll go this year.
The turkey legs looked yummylicious.
I have to disagree-I think the Iowa State Fair is the best
Haha! But maybe thats just because I’m an iowa girl 
My sister and I went to the fair in August, and we shared a giant turkey leg!!! So Big! It was literally the size of my head!
Seth left the best bits on that turkey leg. . . I want a giant turkey leg.
!!! i think i´m getting addicted to your blog! I don´t know why..but your great;)
OMG…KRISPY KREME BURGER?!?! now that is something completely new to me. awesome. did you enjoy any of the fair’s culinary delights?
happy day lady!!!
What is it about men and turkey legs? Mine heads right for that booth. Love that pig sculpture.