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It's true that I dream of opening a shop (or maybe just a booth at the Fair) that sells large, wearable pretzels. Simply loop around your neck and snack as you go. Sie sind toll!

Maybe next year.

This year, for a different kind of Oktoberfest where you might not find a boot-swilling lederhosen-clad hottie to hook up with (ahem), but you'll clearly find better food, check out Oktoberfest at the Guthrie sponsored by vimlab.

Bundle up and gather on the patio of Cue for some serious German vittles: beer braised brats, apple sauerkraut, butter spaetzle and onions, Bavarian potato salad, stew with Deutsches Weissbeir, warm cinnamon donuts, and big soft pretzels with three mustards. Plus beer, cider, DJ's and horse drawn carriage rides ... sehr gut.