Related: The best Minnesota State Fair new foods: Part 1 It’s no surprise, as we have all felt the effects of rising grocery costs in the supermarket. Food stand owners face those same challenges.

And it turns out, fair officials have favorites, too! The State Fair released its official "Best Of" list Thursday complete with awards for 12 vendors.

Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz visits the Minnesota State Fair Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024 in Falcon Heights, Minn. ( Clay Masters/Minnesota Public Radio via AP) ...

Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz munched on a pork chop on a stick and washed it down with a vanilla shake Sunday as the Minnesota governor and his family visited his home state fair.

It's the food that brings in the thousands of fair-goers for 12 days. Fair food, especially the new, has been in the news these past weeks, like sweet corn cola floats, deep-fried ranch dressing, ...

The Fair has announced 33 official new foods this year and the list includes lots of intriguing items — from Buffalo cheese curd and chicken tacos to deep-fried ranch dressing to banh mi eclairs.

On Tuesday, the Minnesota State Fair announced it will add 33 official new foods to the menu. In total, 1,600 menu items will be available. There are also six new vendors this year.

There’s so much to be excited for, food-wise, at the Minnesota State Fair 2024. We’re looking at more diverse and international food options (Korean corn dogs, paella, Indigenous foods ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz munched on a pork chop on a stick and washed it down with a vanilla shake Sunday as the Minnesota governor and his family visited ...

“For those not from Minnesota, just to be clear, there’s a lot of great state fairs in the country, this is the best one,” Walz said. “I can say that having tried pork chops in Iowa.” ...

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz munched on a pork chop on a stick and washed it down with a vanilla shake Sunday as the Minnesota governor… ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz munched on a pork chop on a stick and washed it down with a vanilla shake Sunday as the Minnesota governor and his family visited ...