I absolutely love attending our annual state fair, it’s mostly because there’s nothing more enjoyable than fair food. I was quite interested in getting an inside scoop on recipes for these types of foods. The recipes were very neat and organized so well, it would’ve been more informative if these recipes had a picture of the food with them and stated exactly from which area that specific recipe came. Overall though, this was an interesting look at our favorite foods, beverages, and snacks from a classic state fair.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with access to read this book!

I spent the afternoon oohing, aahing, and drooling over the 120 fabulous recipes from state and county fairs. The recipes seem very doable and the book is filled with fine shots of fairs and fair fare. Our favs: maple and bacon doughnuts, chocolate encased bacon, tequila shrimp with honey mustard sauce, chocolate mocha shakes, and the world's gooiest cinnamon rolls with cream cheese frosting. Yummy!

Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of Fair Foods.

A standard cookbook featuring popular and typical foods you would find at any fair in the US.

I've never heard of Coca-Cola, so that was interesting to read about.

I was surprised to see so many cocktail recipes. Don't they just serve soda and shakes at fairs?

I'm not sure if it was the formatting on my Kindle but the photos were small and hard to see.

This cookbook allows you to go to the fair at any time of the year! A lot of the standard fair foods were here. I was surprised at the number of cocktail recipes, not typical where I am from. I would have also liked to have seen more unique fair foods from around the country.

Interesting book with about every fair food covered. Way too much fried stuff that I’d never make at home, but interested to see how it is made.

This book made my mouth water for all those favorite fair foods! The recipes for roasted sugar pecans and caramel kettle corn brought back childhood memories. The recipes were very easy to follow, without a lot of prep time in between preparing and cooking. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to put a fun spin on their holiday cookouts!

What I expected: Recipes for fair foods like funnel cakes, corn dogs & elephant ears. What I got: Some of what I expected, a ton of cocktails and many recipes that would be quite comfortable at your next bbq or picnic!

The photography makes even things like fried Greek olives look like a good idea! The book contains nostalgic classic country fair photos from years gone by.

While not precisely what I was expecting, there are some definite winning recipes that will please your guests at your next carnival themed event.

This cookbook is a fair-foodie's delight! It includes all sorts of fair food, from bacon-wrapped tater tots to frozen cheesecake on a stick, as well as anything fried! I especially enjoyed the festive fair-themed page backgrounds and some of the stories that go with the recipes (could use even more of the latter!) I do wonder a bit whether too few of the recipes are from other parts of the country besides the author's California. But, still, there are lots of interesting ones to try. This would be a great gift for someone who loves to try new things at the fair. I'm going to definitely try the Pickle Dogs recipe this week!

Thanks to Santa Monica Press and NetGalley for providing an advanced review copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

Thank you NetGalley and Santa Monica Press. Fair Foods gives you all the recipes for all of your favorite foods you love to indulge in whilst roaming the fair. Want to know how to deep fry Coca Cola? This book has you covered! Who doesn’t crave fresh lemonade. Kettle corn or corn dogs? All covered here in this fun read. Great cookbook to add to your shelves.

Some great recipes for trying my favorite fair food at home! Can’t wait to make so many of these! Easy to read directions.

Well two things right off the bat. 1- this definitely isn’t a diet cookbook and 2- I’ve been going to the wrong fairs if y’all are getting cocktails.

This is a fun, novelty cookbook. It just has a few flaws. There are some confusing directions (recipe for potato salad- boil water, salt and add potatoes. The side note says don’t allow water to boil) and misnomers (Recipe for baked corn chips using flour tortillas.)

They aren’t big issues per se but makes me hesitant to make any of the recipes.