As someone who has lived in Wisconsin for most of my life, I love seeing fried cheese curds pop up on restaurant menus in other parts of the country; it makes my little cheesehead heart sing! That ...

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 ...