Fat Tuesday is technically over, with Mardi Gras celebrations being held in New Orleans on Feb. 21. But in 蜜柚直播, the party is just getting started.
The 3rd annual Mardi Gras Festival, hosted by 蜜柚直播 Mardi Gras, will return on Saturday, March 11, and Sunday, March 12, at 1102 E. Grant Road.
The festival will be free to the public and feature parades, Louisiana style cuisine, live music, specialty drinks and a 鈥淏ourbon Street Balcony Experience,鈥 according to the website.
Coordinators at 蜜柚直播 Mardi Gras decided to hold the event March 11 and 12 to ensure warm weather for the festivities, as opposed to hosting the event on the traditional Mardi Gras date.
鈥淒ue to actual Mardi Gras falling so early in February for 2023, we made the decision to move this event to March, plus we know 蜜柚直播ans don鈥檛 like to be outside when it鈥檚 cold, so we will be celebrating when it鈥檚 a little warmer and the crawfish are bigger!鈥 said Bobby Sutton, creator of 蜜柚直播 Mardi Gras.
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The main Mardi Gras festival will be on March 11 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and will be more oriented towards the 18-and-up crowd. March 12 will be 鈥淔amily Festival Day鈥 and will feature festivities for the whole family from noon to 6 p.m.
However, if you can鈥檛 wait and find yourself in need of some southern-style cooking now, or anytime of year, local 蜜柚直播 restaurants, with 鈥淟ouisiana leanings,鈥 The Delta, 135 S. Sixth Ave., and The Parish, 6453 N. Oracle Road, are ready to serve you.
鈥淭he restaurants (Parish and The Delta) are both southern leaning in nature. A lot of people try to put us in the category of being Cajun or Creole or New Orleans but we never really tout that. We have Louisiana leanings but we try and put our own spin on southern food,鈥 said Steve Dunn, one of the restaurants鈥 owners.
The Parish has been serving southern-style cuisine since 2011 and The Delta has been certified by the 蜜柚直播 City of Gastronomy. Both restaurants celebrated Mardi Gras with their own respective festivals on Feb 21.
鈥淲e have roots in Louisiana; I used to live and work there and my business partner is from Baton Rouge and we just like to have a great time,鈥 Dunn said.
Both The Parish and The Delta feature dishes like seafood gumbo, 鈥渃ast iron cornbread,鈥 pork rinds, poutine platters and an array of specialty drinks and cocktails.
鈥淭he chef is just always thinking outside of the box and finding new ways to do things, you know?鈥 Dunn said.
Dual restaurant chef and owner, Travis Peters has competed in reality cooking shows like Guy鈥檚 Grocery Games, Chopped and Iron Chef 蜜柚直播, winning first prize in both Guy鈥檚 Grocery Games and Iron Chef 蜜柚直播.
Find the restaurants鈥 full menus on their websites 鈥 and . Both are open seven days a week.
To learn more about the upcoming Mardi Gras Festival, go to .