The king cake is a sweet pastry now synonymous with Mardi Gras, but it's taken on various forms over its hundreds of years in existence. Stuffed with a surprise trinket hidden within, king cake's ...

Maybe we should be able to eat king cake before Jan. 6. Vinyl record scratches to a halt. Cat screeches. Baby cries. Window breaks. Ice cream scoop falls off the cone, thuds to the ground. No, no ...

What is king cake? King cakes are associated with the Christian holiday of Epiphany, also known as Three Kings Day, which historically marks the arrival of the three wise men/kings (Biblical Magi ...

King Cheesecake Company, Inc. issued a voluntary recall for six products in July due to potential salmonella contamination.

One of the lasting Mardis Gras traditions, along with beads, costumes and parties, is the brightly colored king cake. Carnival season, starting on Kings Day (Jan. 8) and ending on Ash Wednesday ...

That makes a 47-day season, significantly shorter than the 55 days of king cake…err, Carnival… we had last year. It marks a mid-range season for length.

Photo courtesy Tartine. Come Mardi Gras time, king cake is big business. From figuring out how many king cakes to make to deciding when to slow production, we talked to a local king cake maker and a ...

Gracious Bakery’s new boudin king cake can only be pre-ordered online 48 hours in advance. The bakery also brings back its Queen Cake with almond paste, nectar cream king cake and galettes des rois.