KING CAKE

[fatrockstar]

Two more photos in the gallery!

My cousin Robin turns 30 today. Since it's Mardi Gras I decided to send her a king cake from Gambino's in NOLA to celebrate. It's a special birthday, after all, and you might as well celebrate. When it arrived she called me and we talked for a good 15 minutes about what her plans were and the family reunion her dad thinks is going to happen in July this year. She has 6-month-old she's taking care of, so too much partying isn't on the menu. The king cake was a good idea.

Garret & I tore into the cake and found it needed some assembly. Once assembled we both managed to eat about a quarter of it, and NEITHER of us got the baby! I guess this means one of my bandmates will be responsible for next year's king cake. I hope they buy an apple-filled one.

Comments

[niroc.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing the King Cake is some sort of tradition? I've never heard of it really.

[winifred.livejournal.com]

It is! Especially in New Orleans for Mardi Gras. Wikipedia has an excellent blurb about king cake, NOLA style: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_cake#New_Orleans_king_cake

[niroc.livejournal.com]

Oh so I see. I had no idea. Thanks. ^_^