Episode #33: Texas State Fair Foodies

Show Notes

Texas State Fair Foodies

In BreakDrink episode no. 33 of @BreakDrink we bring our conversation back to the Lone Star State to talk about the foodie life at the Texas State Fair. Although this episode is light and delightfully tasty talk about deep-fried food, TX history, and more -- we wanted to take a minute to pass on a few resources to take action in light of recent US events. 

After last weekend’s mass shootings, we would be limited not make mention that our hearts go out to the community in El Paso, TX and Dayton, OH. We no longer need thoughts and prayers -- we need action. If you care to talk to people who can impact policy change and laws please go to:

EmergencySenateSession.org – We Demand An Emergency Senate Session On Gun Reform

2019 Gun Sense Candidate Look Up https://gunsensevoter.org/

Moms Demand Action - Act NOW! https://momsdemandaction.org/act/

-Tell the Senate: Update Background Checks Now

-U.S. Sentate: Strong Red Flag Law Now!

-Demand Smarter Gun Laws Now

If you need to talk so someone yourself, please reach out to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by calling 1-800-273-8255 

Here’s a few things we shared about the state fair. If y’all are in Dallas, let’s go to the fair!

State Texas Fair https://bigtex.com/ 

Meet Big Tex https://bigtex.com/about-us/big-tex/ 

History of the Texas State Fair https://bigtex.com/about-us/history/

There’s a State Fair Calendar for other States https://www.everfest.com/lists/civic-state-fairs 

The Canadian National Exhibition a.k.a. “The Ex” https://theex.com/ 

The History of the Margarita https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-history-of-the-margarita-57990212/ 

The Mystery Behind Who Really Created the Margarita

https://vinepair.com/wine-blog/the-mystery-behind-who-really-created-the-margarita/ 

Why can Texas fly its flag at the same height as the U.S. flag? https://www.dallasnews.com/life/curious-texas/2018/01/10/curious-texas-can-texas-fly-flag-height-us-flag

Top 10 Largest Cities in the US #4 Houston, #7 San Antonio & #9 Dallas https://www.moving.com/tips/the-top-10-largest-us-cities-by-population/ 

The Texas State Fair Foodie 33 FINALISTS:

Big Choice Awards https://bigtex.com/plan-your-visit/food/big-tex-choice-awards/

Announcing the 2019 Big Tex Choice Awards Semi-Finalists

https://bigtex.com/state-fair-of-texas-announces-the-2019-big-tex-choice-awards-semi-finalists/

A Ranked List of These Items https://www.centraltrack.com/2019-state-fair-of-texas-food-award-semi-finalists-ranked/ 

Big Winners at 2018 State Fair Food Competition 

https://cravedfw.com/2018/08/27/big-winners-at-2018-state-fair-food-competition/

How do you pronounce “pecan”? https://www.southernliving.com/culture/pecan-pronunciation 

Recipes:

Deep Fried Cadbury Eggs https://www.ohbiteit.com/2015/02/deep-fried-cadbury-eggs.html

Burnt Ends (Kansas-City Style) https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/kansas-city-style-burnt-ends-recipe-1920773

#ToRead:

Big, Hot, Cheap, and Right: What America Can Learn from the Strange Genius of Texas by Erica Grieder https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16043522-big-hot-cheap-and-right

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