Sweet Epiphany
Kick off Carnival season with king cake Feast Season
According to centuries-old European and Louisiana tradition, king cake, a massive buttery pastry lacquered in glistening sugar, is best enjoyed from Epiphany (January 6) to Fat Tuesday (March 1).
Tradition Holds
New Orleans bakeries—Randazzo’s, Haydel’s—make the classic, and from there, some chefs may “elevate” the king cake experience, but to Michael Gottlieb of Savannah’s lauded baking family, most bells and whistles belong in parades. “All you need is really good dough and really good icing,” he says. Get the base right, he says, and then you can play.
Bringing It Home
At his new Madisonville, Louisiana, outpost, Tchefuncte’s Restaurant, Gottlieb’s legacy pastry skills bless this Mardi Gras must-have with brilliantly buttery Danish dough (the family recipe, naturally), scintillatingly sweet…
