This year, Mardi Gras, the last big celebration before the solemn season of Lent, falls on Tuesday, Feb. 17. A few years ago, during a trip to New Orleans for a food conference, our good friend Bruce Aidells took me and my daughter Amelia to meet chef Leah Chase at Dooky Chase’s Restaurant. She prepared a […]
This year, Mardi Gras, the last big celebration before the solemn season of Lent, falls on Tuesday, Feb. 17. A few years ago, during a trip to New Orleans for a food conference, our good friend Bruce Aidells took me and my daughter Amelia to meet chef Leah Chase at Dooky Chase’s Restaurant. She prepared a […]
Can’t make it to New Orleans for Mardi Gras? No problem. You can channel a bit of the Big Easy right here in the Windy City. Here are six fun ways to “laissez les bon temps rouler” (let the good times roll) in honor of Mardi Gras on Feb. 17. Bennison’s King Cake While the […]
I didn’t grow up in a religion that celebrated Lent or Mardi Gras. We were Plymouth Brethren, a serious group.
Mardi Gras is more than colored beads and a crazy parade in New Orleans.
