There isn’t a more perfect place to share a meal than at the Minnesota State Fair. And there may be no more prominent figure at the State Fair than Princess Kay of the Milky Way.

Minnesota Now host Nina Moini went Out to Lunch with this year’s winner, Malorie Thorson. The two shared fair favorites at the MPR stage and had a conversation about Thorson’s passion for dairy.

Our lunch guest: Malorie Thorson, Princess Kay of the Milky Way

Our restaurant: The Minnesota State Fair

The following has been edited for length and clarity. Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.

Is it surreal that you have a butter sculpture? What will you do with it?

I’m very familiar with the butter sculptures, because my mom actually got sculpted in butter in 1996. She brought me to the

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