Adventures in Social Media
Today is officially Mardi Gras, but at midnight, the quiet settles in and the revelry ceases. Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, where we officially begin the Lenten season, a time for sacrifice and reflection in the local religious culture. If you stroll the parade routes the day after, you’ll notice strings of beads hanging here and [...]
Visit Baton Rouge & Bite and Booze have partnered for a Baton Rouge King Cake taste off and I’ve been asked to be a judge. I hope you’ll join us if you’re in the Baton Rouge area. It’ll be sweet! When: Tonight February 16, 2011 – 5:30 PM Where: Hollywood Casino – Studio 7 For [...]
One of things I look forward to each year during Carnival season is the chance to enjoy afternoons of coffee and King Cake. King Cake is a sticky, coffee-cake type of pastry braided into a ring and drissled with with colored icing and sugar. Sometimes it is made with cinnamon and today it is more [...]
Mardi Gras Krewes have always seemed a thing of mystery and secrets to me, until a few seasons ago, when I was invited to get a glimpse inside New Orleans’ Krewe of Rex den. A den is the meeting place of carnival krewes and also where the floats are kept to prepare for parade season. [...]
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