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Mardi Gras 2009, Countdown to Mardi Gras 2009

Posted on February 24, 2009

Tomorrow is February 24th, 2009. It is also a very special day of the year: It’s Mardi Gras (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardi_Gras), or Fat Tuesday. What better place to spend the day than at Cleveland’s own Fat Fish Blue (fatfishblue.com). Tomorrow, Fat Fish Blue will be celebrating the only way they know how: By turning the restaurant/venue into a giant party. There will be food, fun, and music all day long.

The fun will start at 11:00am when the restaurant opens for the day. The restaurant will have their annual Mardi Gras Day buffet set up where you can enjoy Creole food, some of it is from the menu, and some is made special just for Fat Tuesday. The special items on the buffet include alligator. If you have yet to try the food at Fat Fish Blue, this is the perfect time to do so.

Did you know that King Cakes are a traditional Mardi Gras food? The cake’s origins can be traced back to the Feast of the Twelfth Night, which honored the three kings who were present at the birth of the baby Jesus.

Inside the sweet bread-style cake, which is frosted in the traditional Mardi Gras colors, a tiny baby doll is hidden. The lucky eater who gets the piece of cake with the baby doll has to throw next year’s party.

While Mardi Gras is celebrated throughout the southern US, it is most often identified with New Orleans, where it is celebrated with masquerade balls, King Cakes, and parades.

This is the last fun fact in our count down to Mardi Gras. Please visit our Mardi Gras celebration for our full list of Did You Know? Mardi Gras facts.

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