Fair foods like candy apples, cotton candy, and shaved ice all seem like magical unicorns–materializing out of thin air and only found in special places, like the 20-year-old, threadbare tent at the ...

Ancient sweet roots: Funnel cakes trace their lineage to medieval fritters like zalabiyeh and Anglo-Norman cryspes, deep-fried and sweetened with syrups or honey. American fair staple: Now a fixture ...