Imagine biting into a warm, pillowy pastry dusted with powdered sugar, its crispy exterior collapsing to reveal a fluffy, doughy center. Beignets are a beloved treat in most French speaking areas.

Close up of a plate of beignets - Bhofack2/Getty Images A brassy, boisterous New Orleans Mardi Gras celebration is full of plenty of live music, parades, and parties, and the food is an integral part ...

Chef and cookbook author Alon Shaya is joining TODAY to share some of his favorite classic New Orleans recipes for Mardi Gras. He shows us how to make saucy chicken and andouille sausage jambalaya and ...

Fat Tuesday marks the end of carnival season and what better way to celebrate than with food and drinks from the Big Easy? Here, Tory McPhail, the executive chef of the world famous Commander's Palace ...

Mobile-area restaurateur “Panini Pete” Blohme is going nationwide with his recipe for beignets, with his mix now available for purchase online. For many, the deep-fried, sugar-dusted puffs are ...

On recent Friday (Aug. 25) afternoon, we joined a group of folks visiting New Orleans for a lesson in making of the city's signature desserts: the beignet. The class is one of three new cooking ...