Mardi Gras is in full swing my friends and it's all about King Cakes, Italian Carnevale pastries and Paczki for this chef. Yes, it's time to celebrate Fat Tuesday.
Celebrations began on Epiphany and culminate on the eve of Ash Wednesday.
Mardi Gras is French for fat Tuesday and refers to the practice of eating rich fatty foods before the Lenten season begins on Ash Wednesday, which leads into Easter six weeks later.
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