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Mardi Gras, Carnavale and Fat Tuesday on S.I. — 4 yummy ways to celebrate pre-Lenten traditions
Updated Feb 13, 2021;
Posted Feb 11, 2021
Crayfish anyone? Bayou presents Mardi Gras with a few specials in 2021. (Staten Island Advance File Photo)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Pre-Lenten parties will be missed this year by Staten Islanders who relish their fetes — Carnevale, Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday. This year on Tuesday, Feb. 16 in these COVID-19 times find a toned-down selection of seasonal eats on Staten Island.
1. KING CAKE
For this coming Tuesday -- the famed King Cake. With Epiphany in mind, Mardi Gras translates the concept into a purple, green and gold hued creation baked with a plastic baby Jesus (or bean), explains Dr. Adrienne Ferretti of Grasmere. She is a fan of Mardi Gras who has family in New Orleans and normally bakes for friends.
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