James Reed of the Gumbeaux Guys stopped by the Lift set Monday to teach Baihly Warfield about Mardi Gras and the tradition of King Cake. “It’s basically kind of a big cinnamon roll,” explained James ...

With Carnival in full swing, the New Orleans culinary school gave its students a crash course — and a rite of passage — in ...

The Ocracoke Fig Cake from Ruth Toth, former owner of Cafe Atlantic restaurant on Ocracoke, won first place at the 2015 Ocracoke Fig Festival. JULI LEONARD [email protected] My husband knew ...

The funnel cake - served under a mountain of powdered sugar and any of a number of toppings - is the stuff of fried food legend, and a trip to the fair, carnival or theme park isn't complete without ...