Visiting the Fairgrounds today? Be sure to add these five not-to-miss events to your to-do list.
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Celebrity Chef
Do you want to get cooking tips and taste food from some great Texas chefs? Then Celebrity Chef Kitchen is the place for you!
Today’s lineup includes:
- 11:00 a.m. – Patrick Russell – Patrizio’s
- 12:30 p.m. – Abraham Salum – Salum/Komali
- 2:00 p.m. – Cutco Knife Skills
- 2:30 p.m. – Salvatore Gisellu – Urban Crust
- 4:30 p.m. – Salvatore Gisellu – Urban Rio
Celebrity Chef Kitchen is presented by CUTCO
Competition Kitchen
Today in Competition Kitchen…. All About Chocolate at 10:30 a.m., unless otherwise noted.
Stop by The Home Depot Competition Kitchen to catch all the action! For a full list of Creative arts events and times, visit the daily schedule page.
Taste Texas Wine
Come by and enjoy fine wine. There are great daily selections, plus featured sampling from wineries.
- Landon Winery
- Sunset Winery
Weekends (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) offer live jazz and blues performances on the Texas Department of Agriculture stage.
Texas Wine Garden
Enjoy Texas Craft Beer
Do you like Texas Beer? The State Fair of Texas has you covered. Whether it is under the canopy of trees at the Magnolia or at the Base of Texas Star at Beer Haven, you will be sure to find a great selection of Texas Craft Beer. Or kick back on the patio of the Texas Ice House and catch a concert on the Chevrolet Main Stage.
See map for locations.
Magnolia Beer Garden
Featured Big Tex Choice Award Finalists
Want to try something that is deep-friend, bacon-covered, battered, buttered and gift-wrapped in a package of fat and sugar? Check out today’s featured finalist for the 2015 Big Tex Choice Awards.
Fernie’s Holy Moly Carrot Cake Roly: Possibly the most delicious dessert roll ever created this scrumptious item is sure to keep you wanting more! It starts off with golden-baked bread swirled with cinnamon has been flattened and filled with moist carrot cake, plump raisins and crunchy julienned carrots. Rolled with a light coating of cream cheese and then breaded in a mixture of panko, graham crackers, cinnamon and nutmeg. Did we also mention that it’s dusted with powder sugar and drizzled with cream cheese frosting? That’s right.
2015 Big Tex® Choice Awards!