Fair foods like candy apples, cotton candy, and shaved ice all seem like magical unicorns–materializing out of thin air and only found in special places, like the 20-year-old, threadbare tent at the ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (KGO) -- California's Great America in Santa Clara is famous for its funnel cake and for good reason. The warm, crispy and delicious treat can be topped with ice cream, sprinkles, ...

We really love riding Gold Striker and the other big coasters at California’s Great America. But if we’re being totally honest, the No. 1 attraction is all the sugary treats. Not surprisingly, we’re ...

If you didn’t have a funnel cake, did you even go to the Indiana State Fair? It’s possible you did, but unlikely you had as much fun as those who treated themselves to a giant plate of winding, puffy, ...

There are probably events now opening up in which I could find a decent purveyor of fried dough before Labor Day if I tried. But, really, I’m not yet up for the threat of crowds. I’d rather bring the ...