After a 5-year break, Murphy’s Bakery in Bad Axe revives its popular Fat Tuesday paczki-eating contest with new flavors and ...

What's a King cake? Morning Edition host Andrew Garcia and KERA producer Therese Powell dive into this staple of Mardi Gras ...

Fat Tuesday is a staple of every culinary calendar, but you may have a harder time getting your hands on a tasty paczki this ...

Ash Wednesday kicks off the Lenten season next week. Here's what days to look for, leading up up to Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

There will be plenty of parades in New Orleans leading up to Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday. on March 4. Here's what you need to know.

While New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras, Chicago has its own gluttonous February holiday — Paczki Day. Also known as Fat Tuesday, Paczki Day marks the last day before the Lenten ...

Bakeries across Metro Detroit are getting ready for a rush of paczki shoppers next week looking for a Fat Tuesday treat. Why ...

This Paczki Day or Fat Tuesday in metro Detroit will see prices up and some places opting out, but also plenty of unique ...

The name paczki translates to "little packages." Paczki is pronounced POONCH-key and is plural; one pastry is a paczek (POON-check).

Mardi Gras, also called Fat Tuesday, is a festive celebration which occurs the day before Ash Wednesday. Locally, some parties start as soon as March 1 ...

Members of New Orleans' Black Masking Indians are preparing for to reveal their colorful and elaborate suits on Fat Tuesday.

I’ve kept the same vow with the same penance during Lent. After all of that time, it’s still impossible to understand why I haven’t cured my lazy habit of cussing. I started swearing at 18 just after ...