A few years ago, I followed the life of a cheese curd, from milk on a dairy farm to fresh cheese in Ellsworth, Wis., to deep-fried glory at the Fair. On the Fairgrounds, though, there are plenty of ...

Find the best chain restaurants for cheese curds, from Wisconsin-style classics to fast-food favorites diners love.

The cheese curd’s journey from Minnesota cow to Minnesota State Fair takes less than a week — potentially as little as three days, if everything falls into place — but involves hundreds of people and ...

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. - The fight to #SaveTheCurds has come to an end. After 42 years, the Original Deep Fried Cheese Curd stand says they're moving on. In a statement on Facebook, the family that ...

FRANKENMUTH, MI — The Cheese Trap food truck is known for deep-fried mac and cheese bites, gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches and other cheesy, savory foods. The customer favorite? “Obviously, the ...

Wacky food creations are an annual tradition at the Indiana State Fair. But this year features a concoction unlike anything you've ever seen before. Darren Rovell, a sports business analyst for The ...

If you've never tried this Midwestern delight, now might be the time -- it's National Cheese Curd Day. To the uninitiated, cheese curds sound like the sort of thing crazed Midwesterners eat in the ...

You walk into another dimension. A dimension of far-out fast food. A place where customers eat in rather than drive through, where cleanliness is next to godliness and employees are so happy you’d ...

The soul food of the Midwest. Morsels of gooey, creamy goodness. Heaven on earth. All are accurate descriptions of the delicious, versatile food known as cheese curds. Of course, I’m biased. Born and ...

The county fair has long been a destination for experimental snack foods. Some have gone on to become mainstays, while others have all but vanished. Here are several once-popular county fair foods you ...