Mardi Gras, which is French for "Fat Tuesday," is traditionally a chance to have fun before Ash Wednesday and the Christian observance of Lent (a period of fasting and penance leading up to Easter).

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 ...

Mardi Gras is a time to eat, drink, and be merry — with an emphasis on the eating. Fat Tuesday was coined Fat Tuesday for a reason: that reason being that there are countless mouthwatering meals to ...

Forest Ragar started cooking in Lafayette, Louisiana, during college, and loosely entertained the idea of pursuing a culinary career for years, but he had to overcome some personal struggles before ...