King Cake bars for Mardi Gras

King cake reigns on Fat Tuesday — and the days leading up to it — but there are other traditional indulgences to be had across the country today. Bennison's Bakery in Evanston, Ill., has sold about 600 dozen pączki (pronounced pooch-ski) today alone, Royal sugar rush. [Photograph: María del Mar Sacasa] "Mardi Gras" is French […]