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Watch as a Mardi Gras parade is held in New Orleans on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023.

New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans

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When you are a child, you assume everywhere in the world takes off that week to enjoy parades.

What it's like spending Mardi Gras in New Orleans

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Mardi Gras is Tuesday, March 1, but you don't have to be in New Orleans to party! There is a fun family-friendly event at John Chavis Memorial Park.

Celebrate Mardi Gras at Chavis Park

Ways to celebrate Mardi Gras in the Triangle

Find out what this New Orleans-inspired restaurant has planned for Fat Tuesday.

PHONES FROM THE >>> OYSTERS IN A BAR IN DOWNTOWN RALEIGH, TODAY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE WAY THE RESTAURANT IS CELEBRATING MARDI GRAS. THE CHEF KNOWN SNE GERHART, IS HERE WITH TRADITIONAL DISHES HE IS SERVING TO MARK THE HOLIDAY. WILL COME TO THE SHOW, BEFORE WE GET TO THE MARDI GRAS CUISINE, TELL US ABOUT YOUR LOUISIANA ROOTS. >> SO, THERE IS A NEIGHBORHOOD IN NEW ORLEANS WHERE MY PARENTS GREW UP. ALL MY FAMILY IS FROM NEW ORLEANS, UP IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. MY FATHER WAS IN THE MILITARY SO WE MOVED AROUND A LOT BUT NEW ORLEANS IS REALLY WHERE I CALL HOME. SO I TRY TO BRING A LITTLE BIT OF THAT TO RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA. >> EXCELLENT, LET'S GET RIGHT TO IT, SO CAKE IS USUALLY A STAPLE FOR MARDI GRAS, TAKE US THROUGH WHAT YOU HAVE THERE. >> YES, SO KING CAKES ARE PUTTING SPECIAL TO ME,  MY MOM SENT ME ONE EVERY YEAR FOR MY BIRTHDAY, IN JANUARY, SO WE LIKE TO DO FOR A COUPLE WEEKS, A CAKE, BUT WE DO OUR OWN VERSION OF IT. WE USE A BRIOCHE BREAD DOUGH RECIPE, A LITTLE BIT SWEETER AND ENRICHED WITH LOTS OF BUTTER, CINNAMON SUGAR AND THEN WE TAKE A LITTLE CREAM CHEESE ICING AND A BUNCH OF COLORED SPRINKLES ON TOP IS ALSO TO FINISH IT OFF. >> THAT SOUNDS ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS. BEFORE YOU HAVE THE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING OF SUBSTANCE, WHAT YOU HAVE IN TERMS OF A MARDI GRAS SPREAD THAT WILL STICK TO MY RIBS? >> FOR SURE, WE KIND OF CELEBRATE A LITTLE BIT OF MARDI GRAS HERE, BUT RIGHT NOW ON THE MENU WE HAVE A NICE CHICKEN GUMBO WHICH I HAVE A LITTLE BIT HERE FOR YOU, WE DO JAMBALAYA, WITH CLAIMS AND SHRIMPS, AND YOU KNOW, SOME FUN THINGS, NICE AND A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN TRADITIONAL NEW ORLEANS GUMBO AND JAMBALAYA, BUT IT IS KIND OF OUR LITTLE FLIP ON A HERE IN RALEIGH. >> CHEF, WHAT ARE CERTAIN SPICES SETS LOUISIANA COOKING APART FROM OTHER REGIONS? >> I THINK THERE IS LOTS OF THINGS THAT SEPARATE LOUISIANA CUISINE, LOTS OF CAYENNE PEPPER, LOTS OF BLACK PEPPER, THEY LIKE TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL. WE CERTAINLY HAVE A LOAD OF THOSE IN OUR PANTRY FOR USE AT ALL TIMES. BUT YEAH, WE LIKE TO MIX IT UP A LITTLE BIT. >> EXCELLENT. CHEF GERHART WE APPRECIATE IT, IF YOU WANT TO CELEBRATE MARDI

Celebrate Mardi Gras at St. Roch in Raleigh

As they say in Louisiana, let the good times roll!

How to celebrate Mardi Gras in the Triangle

Homemade King Cake

Community Coffee is celebrating Carnival season with its best-selling Mardi Gras King Cake coffee blend and we had a chance to try it! Read on for more information and my review. 

Community Coffee celebrates Carnival season with Mardi Gras King Cake blend

Community Coffee Mardi Gras King Cake bag

Fat Tuesday celebrations aren't only for New Orleans! The Triangle has several ways you can celebrate Mardi Gras.

Ideas for celebrating Mardi Gras in the Triangle

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Although Mardi Gras has been canceled this year, the demand for the popular King Cakes is still high

Lake Charles is preparing for Um, or low key Mardi Gras celebration this year. And while floats may not be parading down the streets, residents are still canning on celebrating with king cakes. They get to see it, they get to smell it, they get to taste it. And you, you've reached so many senses that helped bring that that yummy goodness to their world that might be missing in so many other ways. That's exactly what Delicious Donuts and Bakery has been doing for the last 27 years with their pastries and famous king cakes. Bakery owner Paula Stephen says that Kobe, 19 and the efforts to recover from the 2020 hurricane season have posed numerous new challenges due to the hurricane. Ah, lot of our employees lost their housing or their sitters, Um, and they're just having, you know, a number of other challenges. So we're down probably, um, about 20 to 25% of what our normal staff is. And with the smaller staff and an increase demand for king cakes, delicious doughnut and bakery had to make a very difficult decision, one that included reducing the number of flavors they usually offer. We normally offer about 30 different flavors, and this year we're gonna only be offering about seven different flavors. Yet despite these obstacles, Pamela says they hope their king cakes Kenbrell some joy, especially in such dark times. As bad as things are in the rest of the world, there are still things that are just a wonderful and you gotta find a little bit of joy in each and every day.

Yum: King Cake demand still high despite Mardi Gras cancelations 

Coronavirus can't stop King Cake demand

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Out and About editor Kathy Hanrahan showcases some of the ways you can create your own Mardi Gras celebrations, plus a few local celebrations to check out.

The Mardi Gras Masquerade is Saturday at 7:00 p.m. at the Croasdaile Country Club in Durham.

Junior League of Durham and Orange Counties host Mardi Gras Masquerade

Mardi Gras is in full swing Tuesday in New Orleans, which gives a whole new meaning to indulgence.

Music, beads, costumes fill New Orleans for Mardi Gras

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10 Mardi Gras facts to prepare you for the celebration

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Mardi Gras isn't just for those in New Orleans.

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A live picture of New Orleans, where Mardi Gras celebrations are underway.

There is plenty to do in the Triangle this week! We found dinners, Mardi Gras parties, performances and much more.

Mardi Gras Coverage

New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras

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Celebrate Mardi Gras at St. Roch in Raleigh

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Community Coffee celebrates Carnival season with Mardi Gras King Cake blend

Ideas for celebrating Mardi Gras in the Triangle

Yum: King Cake demand still high despite Mardi Gras cancelations

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Ways to celebrate Mardi Gras in the Triangle

Junior League of Durham and Orange Counties host Mardi Gras Masquerade

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New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras

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