Fresno Fair Foods & Desserts
The big Fresno fair comes once a year and every year there’s a wide variety of foods that will leave your stomach smiling. This year the fair brought all types of foods including some unusual new ones. People have said that that’s what the fair is all about, having a good time but really going for the tasty food you can’t get any other time. Owner of Chicken Charlie’s Tony Boghosian said, “It’s the fair. You got to get everything here to eat. Once a year got to let it loose.”
New Foods from 2010
The new Fried Klondike Bar- A delicious ice cream sandwich that’s fried over the top making it a sweet dessert to try. $6.42
The new dessert chocolate covered bacon- Bacon that’s covered on top by chocolate making it a ice cream type that may leave you wanting more. $4.00
These two items gave the deep fried oreo a run for its money.
Traditional Fair Foods
Foot long Corndog- This 12-inch hot dog on a stick will satisfy your hunger and won’t leave your stomach empty. $6.00
Tacos- This dish is nothing out of the ordinary but it does taste new every time you eat it. $3.50
Tri-tip Sandwich- At Bad Bubba’s BBQ you can’t go wrong with the Tri-Tip Sandwich that is unique and BBQ with lean meat. $9.00
Desserts
Cinnamon rolls- This family owned business has been around for 25 years at the fair making your mouth water with its heaven on earth cinnamon rolls freshly baked each time you taste one! They cost $4.00 for a plain one and extra for cream cheese icing and nuts.
Churros- The classic sugar sweet fried-dough pastry that leaves a little mess but is well worth every penny. $2.00
Fresh made Ice cream
– Cone $4.00
– Sundaes $5.75
– Old Fashioned Milkshakes $5.75
Educational Booths at The Fair:
Central Valley Bee Keepers Association
Our main goal is to teach and inform the public about bee keeping. The booth also talked about their number one product, honey. They are trying to promote bee keeping. They provide pamphlets and a lot of different stuff to give away at the fair. The spokesman at the Beekeepers Association Dalton Frits said, “Anyone that wants to come and learn about bees is welcomed. Members of the fair are bee keepers, we generally approach people and talk with them about the information we know.” We just talk to anyone that want to learn more about bees. When asked about next year Fritz explained, “The person running the booth this year will change next year but we will be back next year and the years to follow inform about bees.”
Fresno County Mosquito Control
Our main goal at The Fresno fair is to educate people about mosquito control. We try to target anyone and whoever is interested about mosquito’s. This is an ongoing problem for the public and our booth provides everything they need to know to keep mosquito’s under control. We try to give out pamphlets, that gives out information and knowledge, encouraging people to come to us when having a question and we’ll be happy to answer it. We also have an interacted board here for the public that they can go through. Spokesman at mosquito control booth Dave Parker said, “As of this year at The Fresno Fair we’ve done pretty good, quite a few interested. Every year were here, trying to reach out to the public.”
Safety at the Big Fresno Fair
(Q&A with Officer Frank Sabato)
Q: Describe some of the new procedures your department is utilizing to insure the safety of the public?
A: A lot of officers stay in quadrants, we’re not just strolling like you see us, we will be watching for a certain amount. We’re not letting people run in groups of 10 and 20. We’re not letting anyone run. They will be escorted out.
Q: On any given day can you give me an estimate of how many officers occupy the fairgrounds?
A: About 30 plus.
Q: Categorized into areas, some I see walking, while others are on bikes. How do you organize what officers go where?
A: We have bike units, we have mounted units, they’re assigned, some through bike classes to go through that unit.
Q: In case of an emergency, what types of procedures or protocol is mandated?
A: If it’s a crime we’re going to hook them up and arrest them. If it’s just for running then they will be escorted out for their behavior. If someone brings a weapon then they will be charged for it, if it’s an illegal weapon. They’ll take you off the property.
Q: Since the fair is wrapping up this weekend what types of incidents did your department handle this year?
A: Mostly fights. During the day there was some counterfeit money being passed and counterfeit bands through the rides. But this year it’s been a pretty calm fair.
