SACRAMENTO — The California State Fair held its inaugural Food Festival Competition on Saturday, July 13. With 30 food vendors participating in the competition, judges tasted more than 30 items and gave out awards in five categories: Side, Dessert, Fruity, Fried, and Entrée. There were two Best of Division winners, and one ultimate Best of Show winner.
The top prize went to Country Fair Cinnamon Rolls for their Bacon Pecan Cinnamon Roll.
Any of these food items can be purchased with the Food Festival Pass. For only $28, the buyer recieves four tickets which can be turned in to any participating Food Festival stand for the Food Festival item.
For its first year, the Food Festival has been a success. The Food Festival Pass sold so well that it had to be reordered before the 2019 CA State Fair opened. Click here to purchase a Food Festival Pass. Below is the full list of winners.
Best of Show
Bacon Pecan Cinnamon Roll – Country Fair Cinnamon Rolls
Best of Division – SAVORY
Elote Fries – Sharky’s
Best of Division – DESSERT
Bacon Pecan Cinnamon Roll – Country Fair Cinnamon Rolls
SIDE
Gold:
Roasted Chicken Taquitos – Pepe’s Pollo Vaquero
Elote Fries – Sharky’s
Silver:
Italian “Alps” Nachos – Pignotti’s Gourmet Snacks
Loaded Tator Tots – Golden Bear Grill
Bronze:
Frik’n Vegan Nachos – Frik’n Vegan
Orange Chicken Fries – Pon’s Chinese FoodDESSERT
Gold:
Cookie Dough Sundae – Pizza
Bacon Pecan Cinnamon Roll – Country Fair Cinnamon Rolls
Silver:
Chimney Cake Cone – Chimney Cake Cones
Cotton Candy Bunny – Sweet Art Cotton Candy
Oreo Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Sandwich – Monster Cookies
Bronze:
Oreo Sundae – Suck It Up
Spicy Chocolate Covered Bacon – The Bacon Habit
Unicorn Kettle Corn – German Kettle Popcorn
FRUITY
Gold:
Mangonada Shaved Ice – Shaved Ice
Silver:
Strawberry Pineapple Shortcake Sundae – California Ice Cream Company
Ice Cream in a Pineapple – Ice Cream in a Fruit
Bronze:
Green Monster Smoothie – Country Fair Cinnamon Roll
Passionate Pineapple Smoothie – Ice Cream in a Fruit
Pina Colada Smoothie – Country Fair Cinnamon Rolls
FRIED
Gold:
Deep Fried Caramel Apple Pie – J & L Sweeties
Silver:
Deep Fried Chicken Skins – Eat at Joe’s
Milo’s Monster Corndog – Milo’s
Bronze:
Deep Fried Banana Hot Dog – Hot Doggin’
Deep Fried Fanta – Sweet Cheeks Fried Treats
Pizza Funnel Cake – Pennsylvania Dutch Funnel Cakes
Jalapeno Corndog – Rainbow’s End/Candytown
ENTREE
Gold:
Burnt Tri Tip Ends Sandwich – Eat at Joe’s
Silver:
Beef Taco Salad – The Original State Fair Soft Taco
Chicken or Carne Asada Taco Plate – Fiesta’s Mexican
Bronze:
Vegan Philly Cheesesteak – Frik’n Vegan
Grizzly Mac Attack Mac & Cheese – Montana Q BBQ
Hot Cheeto Chicken Burrito – Chili Peppers
Cap’n Crunch Chicken Sliders – Boss Burger
About the California State Fair
The California State Fair is an international award-winning fair, receiving top honors at the International Association of Fairs and Expositions out of more than 1,100 fairs world-wide. The California State Fair is dedicated as a place to celebrate the best the state has to offer in agriculture, technology and the diversity of its people, traditions and trends that shape the Golden State’s future. We invite you to join us for the 166th California State Fair, July 12 – 28, 2019.
–California State Fair
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