GALVESTON, Texas -- Mardi Gras season is a busy time for Megan Maberry, owner of Hurricane Headdress. When she is not working as a full-time art teacher, she designs one-of-a-kind headpieces.

The Carnival season will end on Mardi Gras, which is now one week away! From parades to colorful beads and masks, there are dozens of traditions involved in Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday.

"You can’t think of Mardi Gras and Bourbon Street without some top-notch American distilled spirits. Our Tropical Itch scratches that urge to 'laissez les bons temps rouler,’" says chef Art Smith.