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The 2025 NY State Fair introduces 17 new food vendors and features a variety of unusual and innovative foods, including deep-fried ribs, alongside traditional favorites, offering visitors a diverse culinary experience.
The article previews and predicts the success of 33 new food items and 8 vendors for the 2025 Minnesota State Fair, offering humorous and critical insights into each dish's potential popularity based on ingredients, presentation, and past experiences, with a call for public opinions and predictions.
The Minnesota State Fair has announced 33 new foods for 2025, including creative takes on cheese curds, waffles, and international-inspired dishes, along with eight new vendors offering a variety of unique and deep-fried treats, promising an exciting culinary experience for visitors.
New York City's mobile food vendors, like Mr. Mousa of the Halal Plates cart, face a daunting challenge in obtaining permits due to a longstanding cap and a lengthy waiting list. With almost 9,500 people on waiting lists and only 71 new permits issued so far, many vendors resort to renting permits for exorbitant amounts, such as the $18,000 paid by Mr. Mousa every two years. This situation highlights the difficulties faced by small businesses in navigating city regulations and the high costs associated with operating food carts in New York City.
The Taste of Chicago, a popular food festival, is set to take place in Grant Park this weekend after being rescheduled due to the NASCAR Street Race. The event will feature 35 food vendors, 15 food trucks, and live music performances from artists like Slick Rick, Whitney, and Lupita Infante. Attendees can enjoy a variety of cuisines and participate in special events such as food trivia, karaoke competitions, and a 5k or 10k run. Admission is free, and both cash and credit are accepted by vendors.
The 40th Musikfest is set to begin with major music acts like The Goo-Goo Dolls and Train, along with a strong presence of local musicians. The festival will feature cooling stations and new food vendors, including Why Not Burgerz. First-time attendees are excited about the event, while long-time favorite Cast in Bronze may be performing for the last time.
The Minnesota State Fair has announced 34 new foods and seven new food vendors for 2023. Highlights include the return of the Dole Whip, dill-pickle cheese-curd tacos, fried green tomato sandwich, hot honey cheese sticks, and hummus with spicy walnut topping. Other notable offerings include walleye fritter pops, Miami mango pickles, cheese curd stuffed pizza pretzel, and Nutella-filled churros. Vegan options, unique desserts, and nonalcoholic beverages like jam-infused lemonades and pickle lemonade are also available.
Security plans are in place for the upcoming Taste of Minnesota festival in downtown Minneapolis, with police officers, security guards, and private security ensuring the safety of attendees. Metal detectors and bag searches will be conducted at the entrance, and the event will feature a variety of food vendors and entertainment, including Third Eye Blind and Uncle Kracker. The festival aims to bring positive vibrancy back to downtown Minneapolis.
The Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland, Oregon, offers a variety of food options within the festival grounds, including vendors like Garbonzos, Horn of Africa, and Nacheaux. Visitors can enjoy dishes such as falafel, East African cuisine, and beignets. Additionally, there are several dining options near the festival, including Gastro Mania and Luc Lac. After the shows, attendees can grab drinks at rooftop bars, dive bars, or Irish pubs.
The Taste of Joliet event is expected to attract 50,000 people to Memorial Stadium in Joliet, Illinois, over the weekend, with Train and Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line headlining the music entertainment. The event features a variety of food vendors, including newcomers ELC and Holy Smokz BBQ. General admission tickets are $19 online and $20 on the day of the performance for Friday and Saturday, and $15 in advance and $20 on Sunday. Children 10 and under accompanied by an adult are free all weekend.
The winners of the Best of Taste competition for the upcoming Taste of Cincinnati event have been announced, with Pompilio's Restaurant taking home the most wins overall. The event will feature 77 different food vendors, including 59 restaurants and 23 food trucks, offering over 300 menu items for attendees to choose from. The Taste of Cincinnati will take place over Memorial Day weekend on Fifth Street.
Taste of Cincinnati, one of the largest street food festivals in the US, returns this Memorial Day weekend with 77 food vendors serving over 300 menu items. The festival will also feature 39 musical acts across four stages, making it one of the Cincinnati region's largest annual music festivals. The lineup offers a wide range of performers across multiple genres that will satisfy many musical tastes.
Taste of Cincinnati, the annual food festival, has released its music lineup for the 2023 event, featuring 39 musical acts across four different stages. The festival will be the largest in its history, with 77 vendors, including 59 restaurants and 23 food trucks, offering more than 300 menu items. The event will take place over three days, from May 27 to May 29, and will showcase Cincinnati's culinary community and local entertainers.
Twenty different Kansas City restaurants and food vendors will be selling their food at the NFL Draft Experience in the south lawn of the National World War I Museum and Memorial. The businesses have been told to budget for 1,000 to 1,200 meals served, but they’ve also been told that number can fluctuate wildly. Each restaurant agreed the logistics are somewhat mind-boggling, but this opportunity is worth the extra effort. Most restaurants in Kansas City strongly recommend patrons make reservations during the Draft Weekend (April 27-30).
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has announced its food vendors for the 2023 event, with many returning favorites and some new additions. Notably absent is Panorama Foods, maker of the popular crawfish bread, which bowed out after 35 years. The festival will also be going cashless this year. One vendor missing will be Jamila's Café, while Palmer's Jamaican Cuisine will return after missing the 2022 festival. Some vendors cited pandemic risk, food costs, staffing, and logistical issues for their absence.