Mardi Gras, the pre-Lent celebration of extravagance and excess, is next Tuesday, March 4. Even if a trip to New Orleans isn’t in the cards for you, you can still celebrate in style with our list of places to get king cake, paçzki, and other specials from local businesses like Island Soul Rum Bar & Soul Shack and Bakery Nouveau, plus events like Fremont’s charming Petit Troll Parade. Laissez les bons temps rouler (let the good times roll)!
FOOD & DRINK SPECIALS
Bakery Nouveau
The venerable bakeshop’s crowd-favorite king cake, made with laminated brioche dough and rolled with apple and raisins, is festooned with gold and purple sugar and is now available by the slice or whole cake. Both offerings are available through Tuesday, March 4 and come with beads and a fève—a small trinket hidden inside the cake, so that the lucky finder can be crowned royalty for a day. On the big day, they’ll also serve up pillowy paçzki (Polish doughnuts traditionally served for Mardi Gras), whole or individual muffulettas, and twice-baked almond and chocolate croissants. All three shops will serve only these items for the day on Mardi Gras and will be open from 7 am–1 pm.
Capitol Hill, West Seattle, Burien
