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\"Grantburgers<\/a><\/p>\n

WINNER, WINNER! The Concessionaires Cup winner this year is the Chile Relleno Pretzel Burger from Grantsburger! And, as a serial chile relleno eater, I knew as soon as I heard the name that I would like it. And once I sunk my teeth into Grantburgers’ towering sandwich with a spicy chorizo patty, jalapeno jam, avocado, tomato, cheese, and a whole chile relleno in a soft pretzel bun, I knew it was definitely a contender for the Concessionaires Cup – the\u00a0most coveted prize among the fair vendors.<\/p>\n

Amid all things fried or on a stick, it was this spicy, loaded burger that won the Best of the Best award in the 2014 OC Fair Concessionaires\u2019 Cup Contest. Grantburgers\u2019 new Chile Relleno Pretzel Burger made it through four rounds of judging to be the top food item in the annual contest held July 18.<\/p>\n

I was among a group of local food writers\/bloggers who had the privilege of tasting the Chile Relleno Pretzel Burger and other new-this-year delicious and crazy fair food at a media preview a few days after the fair opened. It’s not summer without at least one day at the fair, and you just gotta let it all go and indulge in some crazy food that you’ll never see anywhere else… it’s only once a year…it’s all for fun…and, it is meant to be shared…<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dale Smith (Pink’s Hot Dogs) and Dominic Palmieri (Biggies Meat Market) having big fun.<\/p>\n

Shown: Pink’s\u00a0<\/b>Emeril Bam Dog & Colonel Klink Dog and Biggie’s <\/strong>Garlic Herb Big Chic On A Stick<\/span><\/p>\n

The 70 entries submitted by Fair food vendors for the Concessionaires Cup Contest were first judged on a set standard for Gold, Silver and Bronze rankings. All Gold-ranked items were then judged on creativity and originality for the Special Rosette round and these items were further judged based on value for menu price in the value round. Judges included The Bikini Chef Susan Irby, Foodie-A-GoGo Blogger Rich Manning, Chef Lindsey Smith Rosales of Laguna Beach\u2019s Nirvana Grille and Master Food Preserver and OC Fair demonstrator Ernest Miller.<\/p>\n

\"Orange<\/a><\/p>\n

Tasti Chips with Jalape\u00f1o – another favorite with fairgoers<\/p>\n

\"Orange<\/a><\/p>\n

Oh, yeah! The Big Daddy Corn Dog\u00a0at Biggie’s Meat Market – pecan-smoked sausage, not a hot dog.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Brand new at the fair this year is\u00a0Pickle O\u2019 Petes –\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Nate Janousek brought Little Pickle to present his\u00a0Pickle Chips & Pickle Dog.<\/span><\/p>\n

Eight food items in the value round were deemed an \u201cOutstanding Fair Food\u201d item which included Grantburgers\u2019 Chile Relleno Pretzel Burger and Texas Donuts\u2019 Chocolate Reese\u2019s Donut, Chicken Charlie\u2019s Rotisserie Chicken, Country Faire\u2019s Cinnamon Roll with Glaze, JLQ Enterprises\u2019 Chicken Quesadilla, Morton\u2019s Concessions\u2019 Jumbo Corn Dog, Tasti Chips\u2019 Chipotle BBQ Dirty Chips and The Ranch\u2019s The Wrangler Burger.<\/p>\n

Some super-sized sweet selections at the fair can be found at \u00a0Texas Donuts – pictured: Banana Chocolate Cream Donut and Chocolate Reese’s Donut, Bacon A-Fair’s Deep-Fried Jack Daniels Churro\u00a0<\/span>and Fried A-Fair Pecan Pie On A Stick.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Legendary<\/a><\/p>\n

But on a hot day, get yourself to\u00a0<\/span>Legendary Gelato! After a behind-the-scenes photo-op, these guys have the BEST, and coolest, job at the fair!<\/p>\n

\"Orange<\/a><\/p>\n

Mr. Biggie with the Bacon-Wrapped Deep-fried Turkey Leg – feed your inner cave man.<\/p>\n

OC Fair Offers 23 Days of Fun, Food & All Things Fair – and you have three more weekends to get in on the fun, if you haven’t already! The\u00a02014 OC Fair<\/a>\u00a0started\u00a0Friday<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(July 11) and runs until\u00a0Sunday, August 10<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(Wednesday-Sunday<\/span><\/span>). Visit\u00a0ocfair.com<\/a>\u00a0for the full list of events.<\/p>\n

Every Friday:<\/strong><\/p>\n