Striking oil: deep-fried @ the L.A. County Fair

Ferris day off

We know it's that time of the year when the winds shift and we get a whiff from our faraway neighbors in the 909. No, not the stench of cow fields. It's the L.A. County Fair, baby, and we're hearkening the clarion aroma of roiling, boiling oil and deep-fried foods—the more extreme and gnarly the better. Oh, and the gigantic ferris wheel. We're tackling that after our gorge fest.