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Jake’s first corndog

I swear that I have been on an aggressive veggie and lean protein diet for the last week in preparation for the upcoming marathon. That’s right, I mean the Great Minnesota Eat Together.

Because that’s what it is, a marathon.

Beyond the the must-have vanilla ice cream cone from the dairy barn, what follows is my 2006 hit list (including this year’s new items). May Escoffier have pity on my soul.

Axel’s
new battered and deep fried chocolate chip cookies OAS (on-a-stick)

Blue Moon Dine-In Theater
new gorilla bread, popcorn topped with melted candybars

Butcher Boys
sliced London broil steak sandwiches

Chicago Dogs
new breakfast dog: jumbo smoked frank topped with scrambled eggs and cheese on a poppyseed bun

Cinnamon Roasted Nuts
habanero pistachios

Cinnie Smith’s
mini cinnamon rolls topped with ice cream

Corn Fritters stand
fried green tomatoes

Corn Dog stand
shun the pronto pup

Donna’s BBQ
organic apple brat

Famous Dave’s
new deep-fried “hell fire” pickle chips

Fish & Chips
fried clams

French Meadow Country Scones
black currant ice tea

Galaxy of Drinks
orange whip (“we’ll have 3 orange whips”)

Giggles Campfire Grill
walleye fries

The Jerky Shoppe
peppered jerky

Kropp’s Cheese Curds
cheese curds, of course

Leeann Chin
new buffalo chicken wonton

Lynn’s Lefse
lefse with lingonberries and peanut butter

Luigi Fries
hot dago OAS

Middle East Bakery
tabouli salad

MN Farmers Union Coffee Shop
new frozen espresso OAS

Nitro Ice Cream
chocolate ice cream in the new pretzel cone

O’Garas
breakfast monte cristo, new brew dog: deep-fried beer battered brat OAS

Ole and Lena’s
new tater tot hotdish OAS

Pizza Palace
focaccia with roasted garlic (and Courtney the Pizza Queen)

Sausage Sister & Me
new Nacho Sistah: Tex-Mex sausage wrapped in dough

Tejas
Monteray jack and asiago nachos

West Indies Soul Cafe
new jerk pork chop drummy

Wild Bill’s Curly Fries
cajun curly fries

I’m still waiting for someone to come up with the kind of pretzels they sell in Munich: giant, soft beauties that you can wear around your neck and eat as you walk.

If you’d like to plan your own Walk-of-Shame, or need coordinates for any of the above locations, consult Fairborne’s Fabulous Food Fair Finder.