Food historian Liz Williams told the Associated Press last year that the roots of king cake culture date to Saturnalia ...

Mardi Gras is fast approaching and if you celebrate, you may be looking for a King Cake, traditionally eaten between the Christian feast of Epiphany and Fat Tuesday, which falls on March 4 this year.

Samples include paczki, king cakes and other Mardi Gras-themed ... Lily Bell's in Milwaukee will celebrate Mardi Gras with Mardi Gras-themed food including Caribbean oxtails, seafood gumbo ...

Interestingly, it wasn’t always a plastic baby inside… Food historian Liz Williams ... Now, Williams said, Mardi Gras season means almost daily king cake consumption for some.