Get Your Mardi Gras on With Our Most Indulgent Recipes

Get Your Chowhound Fix Everywhere: [Image] [Image]( [Get Your Mardi Gras on With Our Most Indulgent Recipes]( The Louisiana South is no slacker when it comes to making and savoring the best in food, especially on Fat Tuesday, when the long period of Lent is about to begin. [Image]( [Image]( [Chicken and Andouille Jambalaya]( [Image]( [Maque Choux]( [Image]( [Maxie's Shrimp and Grits]( [Image]( [Sweet Potato Biscuits]( DESSERTS [Image]( [Mardi Gras King Cake]( Mardi Gras season is often accompanied by king cake, a pastry that has an interesting story behind it (yes, there’s usually a plastic baby inside this cake, but don’t let that scare you). There are many versions, but no matter how you slice it, it’s pure deliciousness. [Image]( [Basic Bananas Foster]( [Image]( [Bread Pudding with Orange Caramel Sauce]( LIBATIONS [Image]( [Cochon's Satsuma Mojito]( Muddling a whole satsuma orange supplies this cocktail from Cochon chef Donald Link with enough flavorful oils and sweet juice to make you forget there’s booze in there. Drink carefully. [Image]( [Vieux Carré Cocktail]( [Image]( [Sazerac Cocktail]( COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS [Where to for Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras?]( Fat Tuesday falls out on February 28th. What are the best spots to indulge in West/Fair? I know The Bayou in Mt. Vernon holds an... [NOLA for Mardi Gras]( I've done some searching through some of the older threads on here and on other sites. Love seafood, oysters, and definitely want... [Nola January 2017 Trip Report]( Best eats of the weekend were brunch at Meauxbar - their dinner menu has never done it for me but their brunch menu made me... [See More at Chowhound]( Get Your Chowhound Fix Everywhere: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Instagram]( [Manage Newsletters]( | [Give Us Feedback]( [Click to unsubscribe to this newsletter]( Chowhound 235 Second Street, First Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 [Sign Up]( | [Advertising]( | [Jobs]( | [About Us]( | [CBS Interactive]( [Terms & Conditions]( | [Privacy Policy](