The Mardi Gras season is officially upon us, and the Krewe of Rio invites the public to join in the festivities at its King Cake Cutting Ceremony. The event will take place at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Jan.

For bakeries in New Orleans, the first few months of the year are among the busiest. As the rest of the country stares down the barrel of January, sobered by New Year’s resolutions, the city is ...

Fat Tuesday is celebrated on March 4 this year. It is called Fat Tuesday because people stuff themselves with rich foods before the beginning of 40 days of fasting for Lent. A tradition is to eat ...

SCRANTON, Pa. — Whether you call it Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday or Fat Tuesday, it is a time of filling up on foods and desserts before the 40 day Christian fast of Lent which begins on Ash ...

Mardi Gras is coming to an end this week. The celebration, also known as Carnival, begins 12 days after Christmas and lasts until Fat Tuesday, or the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. This year that ...