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Show your “Love A Fair” and become the next Deep Fried Ambassador?

Do you have a passion for the N.C. State Fair that rivals all your friends? Are you the go-to person in your neighborhood or office for any and all fair-related information? Do you dream about racing pigs circling the latest deep-fried creation? If you answered yes to any of these questions, have we got a job for you. It’s time for us to pick another Deep Fried Ambassador, a blogger whose enthusiasm for the N.C. State Fair is close to our own. We’ve been impressed with the deep-fried passion of our previous winners Ashlee and Suzanne. Last year, Ashlee from…

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Meet the new Deep Fried Ambassador

Our very first Deep Fried Ambassador, Suzanne from the Pretty*Swell blog, blew away all our expectations last year and set the bar pretty high. Nevertheless, we had some amazing entries from people wanting to be the 2010 Deep Fried Ambassador. These bloggers represented Fair veterans and rookies, singles and parents, deep-fried food lovers and exhibit enthusiasts. We had so many great entries that it’s taken us an extra day to decide. Luckily, we reached a decision about an hour ago and are happy to announce that the 2010 Deep Fried Ambassador is Ashlee from the LilBlueAshes blog. She won us…

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Think you’ve got what it takes to be our next Deep Fried Ambassador?

It’s time again to choose a Deep Fried Ambassador, a blogger whose enthusiasm for the N.C. State Fair is close to our own. Our very first Deep Fried Ambassador, Suzanne from the Pretty*Swell blog, blew away all our expectations last year and set the bar pretty high for everyone who comes after her as an official blogger. Suzanne took full advantage of her position and even named a deputy ambassador to help her experience the fun. She covered everything from the Turkey Shoot to food and rides, and sooo much more.  (Click on the “Deep Fried Ambassador” tag on the…

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Deep Fried Ambassador update: A whole lotta happy. And bacon.

It was such a pleasure to meet our Deep Fried Ambassador in person today. She was a pro at tweeting out the information we announced this afternoon at the pre-Fair media lunch. Luckily for us, she’ll be returning to the Fair a few times between now and Sunday, Oct. 25 on “official duty.” We’re excited she’ll be a part of our blogging staff. Below is her first post. Be sure to visit her blog Pretty*Swell to keep up with her Fair adventures, and we’ll also repost all of her updates here. The theme for this year’s North Carolina State Fair…

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