This year's State Fair of Texas returns with its usual blend of Texas-sized creativity and deep-fried ambition, and 2026 is no exception. From this year's Big Tex Choice Award finalists to time-tested Midway classics, I've combed the fairgrounds to bring you the must-try foods that stand above the rest, so your coupons are spent wisely, and your taste buds are happy. This article published in the October issue of Preston Hollow City Lifestyle magazine.
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Cynthia Smoot is a Dallas-based freelance lifestyle and travel writer covering events and festivals, destination guides, boutique hotels, and getaway itineraries across Texas, the U.S., and the world at large. She is a Travel Contributor for the Katy Trail Weekly newspaper and for Curated Texan, with additional contributions to Park Cities Lifestyle magazine, Dallas Hotel Magazine, and WFAA’s Good Morning Texas. Cynthia has covered Dallas culture and travel since 2008 and has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Dallas Morning News, among others. She is available for freelance travel writing assignments, press trips, and hotel/destination features — contact her at cynthia@ohsocynthia.com.