As the last day before Lent, Mardi Gras serves as a time of feasting and celebration before a fasting period for many ...

Ernie Navarre, owner of Navarre's Famous King Cakes and other shops in Livingston and Tangipahoa parishes, died at 70 years ...

Fastnachts are a specific type of donut, made with a two-part dough. They're finished off with powdered sugar, or cinnamon sugar.

Tasty Donuts owner Tony McInnis and operation manager A.J. McInnis are all "dough-ed" up for Mardi Gras! One of the busiest days of the year, the family business is taking hundreds to thousands of ...

Many local bakeries already are selling paczki or plan to serve them on or near Fat Tuesday. Several grocery chains (including Acme, Buehler, Fishers, Giant Eagle, Marc’s and Meijer) also offer paczki ...

Gerrity’s Supermarket is busy this Mardi Gras. Employees at all of its ten stores are making sure there are plenty of goodies ...

Mardi Gras is celebrated in different ways around the world. Some traditions include indulging in special sweets, dressing up ...

It falls the day before Ash Wednesday and is celebrated as a final day of feasting before the solemnity of Lent. Paczki (meaning "little packages" in Polish) are a popular treat on Fat Tuesday, also ...

Short answer: no. Think of the paczek as the jelly doughnut’s lavish cousin. While a good jelly doughnut is light and airy, a ...

Ray's bakery, a local eatery for over 60 years, was beloved by most residents, including Eunice City Marshal Terry Darbonne, who fondly remembers visiting the bakery as a child.

At Trefzger’s Bakery in Peoria Heights, it’s a busy day. Bakers were busy Monday afternoon frosting circular puff pastries with white frosting and gold, green, and purple sprinkles. Each king cake is ...

Stodola adds that the jellied-filled pastries have created more excitement than ever in-store. Paczkis are made from dough ...