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Axios
05-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
How to celebrate Mardi Gras in Philadelphia
Whether you call it Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, here's where you can get your final hurrah before the end of Carnival: 🎺 New Orleans tunes in Center City Hoppin' John's Orchestra leads a free parade at 7pm on the nearby streets, then heads inside Chris' Jazz Cafe. Showtimes are 7:30pm and 9pm. Count on New Orleans menu classics, including crawdads, jambalaya and bayou mac and cheese. Cost: $20 🍩 King Cake doughnuts Up your game with these doughnuts from DreamWorld Bakes in Kensington, made with cheesecake mousse and pandan glaze. Cost: $7 🎭 Mardi Gras pop-up Craftsman Row Saloon in Center City spares no expense with wall-to-wall decorations, plus themed drinks and shakes. Reserve your spot now on OpenTable. Editor's note: This story was updated to add new showtimes at Chris' Jazz Cafe.
Yahoo
05-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich hosts non-profit leaders, emphasizing community improvement efforts
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – Mayor Eric Genrich invited a few local leaders from various non-profits on Tuesday afternoon to discuss community improvement efforts. The local leaders who stopped by to showcase their work were as follows: Monica McClure – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Wisconsin Missy Schmeling – Encompass Early Education and Care Said Hassan – COMSA (Community Services Agency) Nicole Zimmer – Legal Action of Wisconsin Spring Volunteer Expo invites Brown County residents various ways to help the community The organizations in attendance also got varying donations from the City of Green Bay, totalling roughly $163,000: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Wisconsin – $20,000 Encompass Early Education and Care – $50,000 Legal Action of Wisconsin – $48,700 COMSA – $45,000 'A lot of different work is being represented here,' Mayor Genrich said. 'We wanted to highlight the organizations and inform the community about some of the federal dollars being put to work here.' Appleton celebrates Mardi Gras with Jambalaya and King Cake ahead of Lent Mayor Genrich added that while the city hasn't been reimbursed from the federal government yet, he expects it to happen despite spending cuts across the nation. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Making Mardi Gras king cake on Teach Me Tuesday
JAMESTOWN, N.C. (WGHP) — It's Fat Tuesday and people in New Orleans are feasting for Mardi Gras. Every big meal needs a big dessert, so we are stirring up a classic on this Teach Me Tuesday in King cake — a traditional cake this time of year. Brad Jones went down to Guilford Technical Community College to meet Chef Mike Dowd and cook up something delicious. You can find a full recipe for the King Cake below: Dough: 1 cup milk 1 ½ Tbsp active dry yeast 1 stick butter – softened to room temp ½ cup + 1 Tbsp sugar 1 ¼ tsp salt 1 egg 1 egg yolk 1 tsp vanilla 2 cups bread flour 2 – 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour Cinnamon filling: 3/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 2 tsp ground cinnamon 4 Tbsp butter – melted Glaze 2 cups powdered sugar 3 Tbsp milk 1 Tbsp butter – melted 1 tsp lemon juice 1 tsp vanilla Dough: Place yeast in a small bowl. Warm the milk to around 90˚F. Pour into the yeast and stir until mixed. In a mixer with a paddle attachment, combine the butter, sugar, salt together with a paddle until smooth and no lumps of butter. Add the egg and mix thoroughly. Scrape the bowl. Add the yolk and vanilla and do the same. Switch to the dough hook. Add the bread flour and only 2 cups of the all-purpose flour, and the milk/yeast mixture. Mix until a smooth dough, about 4 minutes at medium speed. The dough should be slightly tacky. If it is too soft, adjust with more AP flour as needed. Lightly oil a mixing bowl, place the dough in the bowl, turning to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place for 1-2 hours until doubled in size. While the dough is proofing, make the filling. Combine all the ingredients and mix to combine. Set aside. Assembly: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside. Once the dough has doubled in size, punch it down. Roll out the dough into a large rectangle on a lightly floured surface, roughly 10 x 16'. Use a pizza cutter to divide the dough in half lengthwise to create two long rectangles. Sprinkle the cinnamon filling evenly over the two pieces of dough and roll up on the long side into two long dough logs. With the 2 pieces side by side, twist together into a braid. Transfer to the baking sheet and shape the braid into an oval, pinching the ends together. Cover lightly with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm area for 30-45 minutes or until about 1½ times its original size. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden brown and baked through or until 190° – 195°F internal temperature. Remove from the oven and cool completely before applying the frosting. For the frosting: Beat the powdered sugar, milk, butter, lemon juice, and vanilla in a medium bowl until smooth. The frosting should be pourable but thick. Stick a plastic baby figurine into the cake from the bottom side to hide it. Color the frosting as desired (purple, green, and yellow are traditional or use white icing sprinkled with purple, green, and yellow sprinkles before it sets) and drizzle the frosting over the cake. Spread it with a spatula if needed for good coverage. Slice, serve, enjoy, and see who gets the baby. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lost Dog's annual Mardi Gras celebration
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – A popular eatery in downtown Binghamton is out to prove there's no Tuesday like Fat Tuesday. The Lost Dog Cafe on Henry Street is hosting its annual Mardi Gras celebration tomorrow evening with the lounge opening at 4 p.m. and dinner service starting at 5. There will be the traditional, festive menu with dishes like Jambalaya, hot and spicy crunchy chicken, and boozy banana pudding. Live New Orleans-style music will once again be performed by the Basin Street Jazz Band starting at 5:30 and the group will be on their feet, roaming around the restaurant. And all diners will get a complimentary piece of King Cake, and if you're lucky enough to find the tiny plastic baby in your slice, your meal is on the house. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
01-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Parade goers set up camp hours before Endymion rolls
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Just one day before one of New Orleans' largest Mardi Gras parades, the Krewe of Endymion, rolls, spots along City Park Avenue in Mid-City, the parade's starting point, are becoming scarce. 'So, we came out here Tuesday night, Wednesday morning,' said parade goers James Demoruelle, Joe Winn, and Brian Driskill. '[We] started setting up, putting tarps out, and then don't forget about driving by every hour, Monday, Tuesday, just to make sure we get a good spot.' Here are the upcoming New Orleans parade routes Among the city's Mardi Gras rules, parade goers are prohibited from setting up camp more than four hours before the parade. 'So, we didn't realize that you can't set up here until the barricades close. It's still school property. But after talking to some people that are coming out to set up tonight, we're actually sleeping out here tonight, and we're going to watch their stuff,' explained Driskill. 'They gave us permission to set up right here, so we just moved it to appease the security.' Arguably, employees at Blue Oak BBQ, which is located just a block from the route, are much busier than those marking their territory. 'On a typical day, we'll push maybe 500 tickets; I'll put it like that,' said Kevin Appelson, the bar manager at Blue Oak BBQ. 'On Endymion, we come closer to 900 to 1000.' An abundance of supplies is a must. 'We order for, like, two weeks' worth of stuff. We're prepping the most we've ever prepped for just one of our, if not the busiest day of the year,' explained Appelson. 'Then, at the bar, we have our special King Cake daiquiri, and I prepped for that.' Royal Sonesta says 'Grease Y'a Later Alligator' at 55th annual Greasing of the Poles Now, it's time to get some rest, or at least try to. 'You know, lots of caffeine,' said Appelson. 'We'll get some donuts going in the morning [and] have a good time.' Endymion rolls at 4 p.m. on Saturday and ends at Caesars Superdome for the Endymion educators arrested in Paradis child abuse case Parade goers set up camp hours before Endymion rolls Graham: Trump, Zelensky meeting an 'absolute, utter disaster' Shreveport police invite locals to share Mardi Gras stories with officers The 29 extradited 'narcos' from Mexico Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
