Posts tagged Carnival Time In My Mind
Going To The Mardi Gras
Going To The Mardi Gras

It's Carnival time in Louisiana and we're ready for the party! On this week's show, we bring you an only-in-New-Orleans story that involves family, loyalty, and king cakes. We discuss a locally-made king cake that's a delicious collision of two cultures. And we learn about the evolution of the Rex Organization as it moves its official reviewing stands to Napoleon Avenue.

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Bakery, Carnival, Dining, Drink, Alchohol, Festival, Food, Krewe, Mardi Gras, Book, Music, Parade, RestaurantPoppy TookerMardi Gras, king cake, Fleurty Girl, Lauren Haydel, Haydel Bakery, Alon Shaya, Chef Alon Shaya, Carnival, babka king cake, Saba, Dickie Brennan, Pascal's Manale, The Josephine, Abby Roniger, Carnival Time In My Mind, Poppy Tooker, Louisiana EatsComment
The Mardi Gras Experience
The Mardi Gras Experience

No matter where you live in Louisiana, it's Mardi Gras time! Carnival is when we all get to suspend our disbelief, don a mask, do or be something outrageous. This week, we explore the many ways people celebrate the season. Abby Roniger's new children's book depicts the joy and excitement of being a kid at Mardi Gras. Sally Asher tells us what it’s like to ride, dance, and roller skate down the parade route. And John LaFleur discusses the Courir de Mardi Gras, a ritual that takes place in rural Creole and Cajun parishes.

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Alchohol, Book, Carnival, Drink, Food, History, Krewe, Mardi Gras, ParadePoppy TookerMardi Gras, Courir de Mardi Gras, Abby Roniger, Carnival, Carnival Time In My Mind, Sally Asher, John LaFleur, John LaFleur II, Cajun, Creole, king cake, Popp Tooker, Louisiana Eats!Comment