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Iowa State Fair best new food winner announced

Iowa State Fair best new food winner announced
FOR TOMORROW. THAT’S RIGHT JODI, LOTS OF THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO. SO MANY NEW THINGS THIS YEAR. ONE OF THEM IS PROBABLY PERHAPS THE HAPPIEST TO BE HERE. THAT IS WIN AND SARAH’S KITCHEN. vlog BEAU BOWMAN HAS THEIR STORY, THEIR SUN STORY, WHICH IS PRETTY INCREDIBLE. ON WHAT IT TOOK FOR THEM TO GET TO THE STATE FAIR THIS YEAR. YEAH. LAURA. LAST SUMMER, ANDREW SISSON NEEDED A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT AND HE’S SINCE FOUND A DONOR AND HE COULDN’T BE MORE EXCITED TO BE HERE AT THE STATE FAIR CELEBRATING WITH HIS FAMILY, BAKING CHEESEBURGERS ALL RIGHT. STEPHEN. HI, GUYS. THANK YOU. THE FOOD MOVES FAST AT WIN AND SARAH’S KITCHEN. THAT IS GOOD. THE 21 YEAR OLD RESTAURANT FINALLY GOT A SPOT AT THE STATE FAIR THIS YEAR. OH, YEAH. IMPRESSIVE. THERE’S ONE FOR YOU, MA’AM. AND WITH A TOP THREE NEW FAIR FOOD, THE NEW STAND IS SELLING A LOT OF THEIR BACON CHEESEBURGER EGG ROLLS. WELL, IT TASTES LIKE A HAMBURGER. CHEESEBURGER KIND OF PICKLE. I HAVE A PICKY LITTLE BROTHER, AND WE LET HIM TRY IT FIRST, AND HE SAYS, OH, YEAH, THIS IS IT. SO WE KNEW WE HAD A HIT ON OUR HANDS. THIS IS AWESOME. BUT NO 1ST MAY BE MORE THRILLED TO BE HERE THAN WIN AND SARAH’S SON ANDREW. THIS TIME A YEAR AGO, ANDREW WAS BATTLING A KIDNEY DISEASE AND IN SEARCH OF A DONOR TO GIVE HIM A NEW ONE. LAST YEAR AROUND THIS TIME, I COULDN’T WALK FROM HERE TO THE JACOBSON BUILDING WITHOUT TAKING MULTIPLE BREAKS. BUT HIS PRAYERS HAVE SINCE BEEN ANSWERED, ALLOWING HIM MORE TIME TO SPEND WITH THOSE HE LOVES. WHY ARE YOU GUYS ALL SMILES OVER THERE? WE JUST GOT A LOT TO BE THANKFUL FOR AND MORE TIME TO SHARE HIS FAMILY’S FOOD WITH HIS FAVORITE CUSTOMERS. AND I JUST KEEP WALKING AND WALKING. I FEEL LIKE FORREST GUMP. I JUST KEEP GOING AND GOING. NO ONE CAN HELP BUT NOTICE THE SIMPSON FAMILY’S JOY AND TASTE IT IN EVERY BITE. WE’RE ALL GOING TO BE WORKING ANYWAYS, SO WE FIGURED WHY NOT AT THE STATE FAIR? SO HERE WE ARE. YOU CAN SEE JUST HOW LONG LONG THIS LINE IS IN FRONT OF WIN AND SARAH’S THERE. THEY SAY THEY’RE SELLING ABOUT 3000 EGG ROLLS A DAY. AND REALLY GOOD SPOT FOR THEM TO JUST RIGHT NEXT TO THE CRAFT BEER TENT AND THE OTHER THREE TOP FAIR FOODS. SO THAT’S WHERE YOU CAN FIND THEM EVERY DAY UNTIL ABOUT 9:00 IS USUALLY WHEN THEY SAY THEY CLOSE UP SHOP. WE’RE LIVE AT THE IOWA STATE FAIR. BEAU BOWMA
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Updated: 2:20 PM CDT Aug 16, 2024
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Iowa State Fair best new food winner announced
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Updated: 2:20 PM CDT Aug 16, 2024
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It's official: the best new food at the 2024 Iowa State Fair has been announced.» See all of our Iowa State Fair coverage here.The three finalists from a list of dozens of new foods were finalized before the fair. Judges selected the Bacon Cheeseburger Egg Roll (Winn & Sara's Kitchen), the Lobster Corn Dog (Destination Grille), and the Iowa Sm'oak'ed Roll (Whatcha Smokin? BBQ).The winner is the Bacon Cheeseburger Egg Roll from Winn & Sara's Kitchen. You can see more about the food here. Previous Iowa State Fair best new food contest winners2023: Deep-fried bacon brisket mac and cheese grilled cheese from What's Your Cheez2022: The Finisher from The Rib Shack2021: The Chicken Egg Salad with Indian Fry Bread from Cluck'n Coop2020: Fair canceled due to COVID-192019: The Georgie's Roast with the Most Wrap at G-Mig's2018: Apple Eggroll from Applishus2017: Steer N Stein's Pork-Almighty2016: Iowa Turkey Federation Stand's Not Your Mamma’s Taco2015: The Rib Shack's Ultimate Bacon Brisket Bomb2014: Funnel Cake on a Stick, multiple vendors2013: Shrimp Corn Dog from Zag's Po Boys

It's official: the best new food at the 2024 Iowa State Fair has been announced.

» See all of our Iowa State Fair coverage here.

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The three finalists from a list of dozens of new foods were finalized before the fair. Judges selected the Bacon Cheeseburger Egg Roll (Winn & Sara's Kitchen), the Lobster Corn Dog (Destination Grille), and the Iowa Sm'oak'ed Roll (Whatcha Smokin? BBQ).

The winner is the Bacon Cheeseburger Egg Roll from Winn & Sara's Kitchen. You can see more about the food here.

Previous Iowa State Fair best new food contest winners

2023: Deep-fried bacon brisket mac and cheese grilled cheese from What's Your Cheez

2022: The Finisher from The Rib Shack

2021: The Chicken Egg Salad with Indian Fry Bread from Cluck'n Coop

2020: Fair canceled due to COVID-19

2019: The Georgie's Roast with the Most Wrap at G-Mig's

2018: Apple Eggroll from Applishus

2017: Steer N Stein's Pork-Almighty

2016: Iowa Turkey Federation Stand's Not Your Mamma’s Taco

2015: The Rib Shack's Ultimate Bacon Brisket Bomb

2014: Funnel Cake on a Stick, multiple vendors

2013: Shrimp Corn Dog from Zag's Po Boys