Best New Food Contest: Fairgoers pick Winn & Sara’s Kitchen's Bacon Chicken Ranch Eggroll

Iowa State Fair: Winn & Sara's Kitchen go back-to-back in Best New Food Contest

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Updated: 3:47 PM CDT Aug 15, 2025

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Iowa State Fair: Winn & Sara's Kitchen go back-to-back in Best New Food Contest

Updated: 3:47 PM CDT Aug 15, 2025

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The votes are in — we now know fairgoers' favorite new food at the Iowa State Fair.Video above: Beau Bowman wins the Iowa State Fair's Cow Chip Throwing ContestThis year's three finalists in the Best New Food Contest were narrowed from a list of dozens of new foods ahead of the fair. Judges selected Whatcha Smokin? BBQ's Three Little Pigs, Over The Top's Scotcheroo Shake and Winn & Sara’s Kitchen's Bacon Chicken Ranch Eggroll out of 11 semifinalists. » See all of our Iowa State Fair coverage here.The $15 Bacon Chicken Ranch Eggroll took the top spot — Winn & Sara’s Kitchen's second consecutive win in the popular contest. They won last year for their Bacon Cheeseburger Egg Roll.This year's winner is a hand-wrapped egg roll filled with tender chicken, crispy bacon and rich white cheddar cheese. The golden, crunchy exterior is drizzled with their homemade ranch dressing.Additional 2025 awards:Best New Drink (with alcohol): Pink Pony Cooler at JR's SouthPork RanchBest New Drink (alcohol-free) Watermelon Lemonade at Jada's Funnel CakeBest of Show: The Bubbly Bar & Bistro location.Choose Iowa Favorite Fair Food: Butter Cow Tornado at Dairy ZonePrevious Iowa State Fair best new food contest winners2024: Bacon Cheeseburger Egg Roll from Winn and Sara's Kitchen. 2023: 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 BoysWhere will ��vlog be at the fair?You can see ��vlog 8 News live at 4:30 p.m. every weekday during the fair from the MidAmerican Energy Stage.You can also stream ��vlog 8’s coverage of the Iowa State Fair for free on the Very Local app. Click here to download Very Local to your phone.See all of our Iowa State Fair coverage here.��vlog skycam: Views from the Iowa State FairgroundsThis image is updated every 60 seconds on this page.https://kubrick.htvapps.com/htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/images/dynamic/kcci/desmoinesfairgrounds.jpg[/liveimage

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The votes are in — we now know fairgoers' favorite new food at the Iowa State Fair.

Video above: Beau Bowman wins the Iowa State Fair's Cow Chip Throwing Contest

This year's three finalists in the Best New Food Contest were narrowed from a list of dozens of new foods ahead of the fair. Judges selected Whatcha Smokin? BBQ's Three Little Pigs, Over The Top's Scotcheroo Shake and Winn & Sara’s Kitchen's Bacon Chicken Ranch Eggroll out of 11 semifinalists.

» See all of our Iowa State Fair coverage here.

The $15 Bacon Chicken Ranch Eggroll took the top spot — Winn & Sara’s Kitchen's second consecutive win in the popular contest. They won last year for their Bacon Cheeseburger Egg Roll.

This year's winner is a hand-wrapped egg roll filled with tender chicken, crispy bacon and rich white cheddar cheese. The golden, crunchy exterior is drizzled with their homemade ranch dressing.