City option: Flav-o-ricious at Navy Pier, between parking garage doors No. 1 and 2, makes and sells fresh cotton candy. The shop sells both pink and blue cotton candy. Cost is $3 a bag.

Spokane’s Lush Cotton Candy is adding an artisan spin to this fair favorite with more than 40 fluffy flavors, including exotic blends such as lavender lemonade, dulces enchilado and mango milk tea.

Meyer adds: “Think cotton candy isn’t for your wedding? Aside from being fresh spun and served to your guests, cotton candy makes a fun addition to photos and drinks. We can even elevate your ...

Cotton candy cakes are desserts made from layers of compressed cotton candy, stacked atop each other to resemble a cake. The layers are typically multicolored, resulting in a rainbow effect.

This shop sells Cotton Candy Burritos made with fresh-spun cotton candy, three scoops of the ice cream of your choice and two toppings plus sprinkles, all rolled together into a sugary burrito.

Sure, you can buy packaged cotton candy, but it’s just not the same as fresh spun. “It just didn’t seem to be a stimulating job or career opportunity to make cotton candy,” said 71-year ...