NEW
NEW FOOD
NEW FOOD AND DRINK EVENT. HANG OUT THERE.
FOLKS.
FOLKS.
FOLKS. GUESS WHAT, NEWS YOU CAN USE,
AMERICANS EAT OUT A LOT.
ON AVERAGE A PERSON WILL EAT
OUT MORE THAN 4-5 TIMES A WEEK.
RIGHT NOW, MINNESOTA'S LARGEST
FOOD EXTRAVAGANZA IS IN FULL
SWING.
SWING.
SWING. IT
SWING. IT IS A FAIR LOVER'S PARADISE.
SO MUCH TO TRY AT THE FAIR IT
IS OVERWHELMING.
IS OVERWHELMING. THERE IS A WAY AROUND THAT.
IT IS TO READ THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE FOOD
CRITICS THAT BRAVE THE FAIR,
FIRST.
FIRST.
FIRST. ONE OF THOSE IS RICK NELSON
FROM THE STAR TRIBUNE.
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>>
>> ALL
>> ALL RIGHT, THANKS FOR MEETING US AT THE FAIR.
>> OF COURSE.
RIGHT.
RIGHT.
RIGHT. [
RIGHT. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> YOU DID NOT WANT TO GO TO
THE FAIR ON YOUR DAY OFF?
>> I DID NOT WANT TO GO TO THE
FAIR ON MY DAY OFF.
>> Reporter: TELL US HOW YOUR
JOURNEY AS A FAIR CRITIC BEGAN?
HOW MANY YEARS AGO?
>> THIS IS THE 20th TIME I HAVE
DONE THIS.
DONE THIS. >> Reporter: BY THIS RICK
MEANS TRYING EVERY NEW FAIR
FOOD ON THE FAIR'S FIRST DAY OF
OPERATIONS.
OPERATIONS. THAT IS NO EASY TASK.
>> I WAS THERE FOR 10 HOURS.
>> THAT IS HOW LONG IT TOOK TO
TRY ALL OF THE FOOD?
>> I HAD ABOUT 40, 45 FOODS ON
MY LIST.
MY LIST.
MY LIST. >> Reporter: THOSE 10 HOURS HE
TWEETED EVERY ITEM.
HE TALKS ABOUT HOW DEEP HE GOES
WITH EACH FOOD.
>> IS IT TRUE YOU TAKE 1 BITE
OF EVERYTHING?
OF EVERYTHING? >> IF I REALLY LOVE IT, IT IS
TWO, THERE ARE THREE OUR FOUR
THINGS I COULD NOT HELP MYSELF.
I AM A BIG.
>> BEFORE WE GO ON WE HAVE TO
REVEAL TO YOU THE TWO BITES.
THE BLT AVAILABLE AT THE
FARMER'S UNION COFFEE SHOP, THE
FIRST KISS APPLE AND THE
MEXICAN STREET CORN.
SO
SO WITH
SO WITH TWO BITES OF THOSE AND ONE BITE OF 42 OTHER THINGS,
ONE HAS TO ASK --
>> WHAT HAPPENS GAS WAY.
>> I HAVE A BIT OF AN IRON GUT
AND THE ONE BITE THING WORKS.
I AM SLUGGISH.
AND I STILL CAN NOT MOVE MY
RING, SO MUCH SODIUM IN MY
BODY.
BODY.
BODY. >>
BODY. >> ONCE HE FINISHES HIS FEAST,
HE THEN TELLS US ALL WHAT IS
WORTH YOUR DIME AND YOUR TIME.
AND HE HAS UMP.
IT HAS ITS OWN HASH TAG.
>> WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE
MOST IMPORTANT THING.
THE RICK NELSON BUMP.
>> I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT THAT.
>> IT IS REAL.
>> HE TELLS THE READERS TO GET
IT.
IT.
IT. IT
IT. IT WILL SEE SALES SKYROCKET.
SOME CASES DOUBLE OR TRIPLE
THEIR SALES THE VERY NEXT DAY.
>> I MEAN I KNEW, THE
NEWSPAPER, THE POWER OF THE
NEWSPAPER, I KNEW IF I READ
ABOUT SOMETHING WE CAN WITNESS
THE LINES A COUPLE DAYS LATER.
I DID NOT KNOW THEY CALL TODAY
THE RICK NELSON PUB.
>> NO ONE MAN SHOULD HAVE ALL
OF THAT POWER.
>> AND IF IT IS BAD, RICK IS
GOING TO SAY SO.
>> THE WORST THING I HAD AT THE
FAIR WAS A RAINBOW CLOUD ROLL.
IT WAS DESCRIBED TO ME AND I
PUT IT IN THE STORY AS A SUGAR
BURRITO.
BURRITO.
BURRITO. >> HE MAKES THE MENU FOR YOU
EACH YEAR.
EACH YEAR. AND DOING IT IN THE WAY.
NO MATTER WHAT THEY MAY SAY.
THIS FAIR IS FAIR GAME FOR FOOD
CRITICS
CRITICS
CRITICS >> THEY SHOULD GO WHERTHEIR
READERS ARE GOING.
AND SO OF COURSE I WOULD WANT
TO WRITE ABOUT THEM.
>> THE BIGGEST RESTAURANT IN
TOWN.
TOWN.
TOWN. >>
TOWN. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. AND CONVERSELY IF YOU WANT TO
GET INTO THAT DIFFICULT
RESTAURANT IN THE TWIN CITIES
RIGHT NOW, THIS IS THE TIME TO
DO IT.
DO IT.
DO IT. EVERYBODY IS DINING AT THE
FAIR.
FAIR.
FAIR. >>
FAIR. >> OH!
>> OH!
>> OH! >>
>> OH! >> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> I WOULD OF NEVER THOUGHT OF
THAT FOR 15 YEARS BECAUSE I AM
NOT AS SMART AS RICK NELSON?
HOW MUCH DID IT COST IN $450.
>> $4500.
>> $4500.
>> $4500. >> $450.
>> $450.
>> $450. >> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. $450 FOR ALL OF THAT FOOD.
HE TRIES IT WITH HIS BROTHER
AND NEPHEW.
AND NEPHEW. HIS NEPHEW HAS MORE THAN ONE
BITE.
BITE.
BITE. >>
BITE. >> HE DOES NOT CONCEAL HIS
IDENTITY.
IDENTITY.
IDENTITY. I USED TO KNOW A FOOD CRITIC
AND HE WOULD GO,.
>> PHOTOJOURNALIST ASKED HIM
THAT QUESTION.
THAT QUESTION. IT IS RIDICULOUS.
THE AMOUNT OF SCALE THEY
OPERATE ON AT THE FAIR.
THEY DON'T LOOK OUT IN THE LINE
AND SAY -- MOST OF THEM ARE
TEENAGER, THEY ARE NOT GOING TO
SAY RICK NELSON.
>> THAT IS A DIFFERENT STORY
AND I WILL NOT GIVE IT AWAY.
>> IT IS DIFFERENT.
YES, EVERY FOOD CRITIC IS
DIFFERENT AND MADE UP AND IN
THE MOVIES.