The Bouchon Bakery Vanilla Beignets - an up-to-date version! I have never realized the extent to which a multitude of cultures have food rituals and festivals centered around the upcoming season of Lent.  Of course we all know about Mardi Gras and Venice's Carnivale.  But, I didn't know there are also festivals in Trinadad and Tobago, Martinique, Ecuador, Brazil, Greece, Fasching, Germany, Cologne, Germany, and Sitges, Spain.  These … [Read more...]