Long-time State Fair of Texas concessionaires Johnna McKee and Christi Erpillo have created a wine-based drink called Fernie's Funnel Cake Cream, named for their late mother. Fernie's Funnel Cake ...

There are fried foods aplenty at state fairs, but some fairs boast tastier, more indulgent treats than others. These fried ...

There's so much excitement about the return of the State Fair of Texas this year. Yet the absence of a state fair favorite may bring tears as well. Wanda "Fernie" Winter, the concessionaire who ...

A funnel cake can be made in two minutes. The preparations for the sweet treat likely began hours earlier. Two hours before the gates open for the Jefferson City Jaycees Cole County Fair, the crew ...

If there was a queen of The State Fair of Texas, it was Wanda ‘Fernie’ Winter. She held court at The Dock, her domain at the fairgrounds, after bringing funnel cakes to the yearly event in the 1980s.

For one month a year, Allyson Jannotta is a carny. The rest of the time, she’s a mom. She’s a life coach. She’s a storyteller. She’s a former children’s museum board member. And now, she’s a published ...

Saratoga County (WRGB) — The Saratoga County Fair has kicked off, and one of the highlights for visitors is undoubtedly the mouthwatering array of fair food. Among the crowd favorites is the classic ...

The Indiana State Fair on Tuesday morning unveiled 43 new vendor menu items, including bold variations on chicken wings and funnel cakes. Peanut Butter & Jelly Chicken Wings and Tang-A-Rang Smoked ...

Using her husband’s $96 vacation check, Alice M. Reinert opened a funnel cake stand at the Reading Fair in 1965 and launched a legend. Over the next 26 years, “Dutchie” Alice would become the face of ...

Fair food and healthy are not two things that are usually synonymous with one another. Tens of thousands of people flock to the North Carolina State Fair for their favorite foods, most knowing they’ll ...

Glenn Moore talks with Wanda Fern Winter, known as Fernie, at The Dock at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas in 2014. Winter and her family have sold food at the fair for more than 50 years. Vernon ...