We love our King Cake and we love collecting the babies. This collection belongs to Sun, the adorable daughter of …
Dance, Baby, Dance!
17 Friday Feb 2012
Posted in Food, Mardi Gras, New Orleans Women
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Red Beans and Rice-ly Yours
22 Sunday Jan 2012
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It’s that time of year in New Orleans: CARNIVAL TIME! And with carnival (yes, I call the season “Carnival,” and …
Who Dat Say They Got The Best King Cake?
05 Friday Feb 2010
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BSI Comics, Food, King Cake, Mardi Gras, New Orleans, NOLA Eats
It’s Carnival time and King Cake is probably the third most popular topic in New Orleans behind The Superbowl and the parade schedule. Everyone has a favorite King Cake, be it traditional or filled, baby or babyless (blasphemy!), with little icing or deeply slathered. Well, ya know, the best is from Gambino’s, Haydels’, Antoines’, Frances’, Rouses, the old McKenzie’s (now available at Tastee Donuts locations locally) and, of course, Randazzo’s…..to name a few.
Chances are that not every New Orleanian has actually tasted King Cake from every bakery in the city which means there is cinnamon-laced deliciousness yet to be discovered. But guess what? You can taste cakes from all over the city on one night in one place, thanks to NOLA Eats.com.
So if you’re in the quarter (or even if you’re not) be sure to stop by and take advantage of having so many of New Orleans’ fine King Cakes just waiting to pass between your lips with a healthy swig of whatever your preferred libation may be.
What: NOLA EATS’ Second Annual King Cake Party
When: Saturday, February 6, 7:00-9:00 PM
Where: Craig Tracy – Painted Alive Gallery, 827 Royal Street
Also be sure to visit YatCuisine for the results and story behind a Randazzo King Cake blind taste test Tweet-up held at BSI Comics. Sticky, yummy fun!
Happy Birthday, Maid of Orleans
06 Wednesday Jan 2010
Posted in Community Events & Forums, Culture, Mardi Gras
St. Joan of Arc statue, Decatur Street
(Photo by NOGoddess.)
Today is a special day ~ it’s the Epiphany, St. Joan of Arc’s 598th birthday and the first official day that New Orleanians can safely eat King Cake with approval. (Go for it, Amanda!) Tonight will mark the first of the parades of Carnival season in New Orleans including the 2nd annual St. Joan of Arc parade which begins on Conti and ends at the St. Joan statue on Decatur.
This year the parade will be lead by a local young woman, the winner of The Krewe de Jeanne d’Arc’s contest for French-speaking students. The young woman’s identity is unknown and will be revealed at parade-time. At the end of the parade revelers will celebrate St. Joan’s birth with a party at the foot of her statue.
