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Call me crazy, but I've never really been a big fan of the King Cake...not even as a kid, but I do like one particular kind and this is probably where you will all call me crazy, but I like the Tastee Donuts King Cake....it's basically a glazed donut shaped like a King Cake with the purple, green, and gold sprinkles. I like glazed donuts, so it's no surprise I like this King Cake. The Tastee on Clearview and W. Metairie(across from the Krispy Kreme) still sells them and I usually pick 1 up around Mardi Gras.

BobRSnow wrote:Feel free to bring me one when you come by.

Maybe we should each buy our favorite and do a blind king cake tasting at your facility...and you supply the coffee.

RouxTheDay wrote:Maybe we should each buy our favorite and do a blind king cake tasting at your facility...and you supply the coffee.

Deal! I'll bring one from Haydel's Bakery.

La Boulangerie's French used to be a favorite. Last week's was disappointing with very little almond paste. Tried Rouse's plain and cream cheese. Much prefered the plain, lots of layers/ cinnamon.

praline wrote:Heard this morning that a Randazzo's outfit (I believe the ex-wife) will be selling out of Sal's Snowball stand on Metairie Rd. That is all but 3 blocks from me. Uh oh!

Yeah, that is Dianne Randazzo.
Manny bought her out of the business for $800K, then she turns right around and opens her own place using his last name. I wonder if his lawyers just forgot to put a non-compete clause in the paperwork during the buyout of if she wouldn't accept one.

They had one of her cakes in my office today and said she opened on River Oaks out here in Elmwood....?

BTG wrote:Yeah, that is Dianne Randazzo.
Manny bought her out of the business for $800K, then she turns right around and opens her own place using his last name. I wonder if his lawyers just forgot to put a non-compete clause in the paperwork during the buyout of if she wouldn't accept one.

Read story here:

http://www.nola.com/business/t-p/index. ... thispage=3

I never understood how King Cake morphed into cinnamon coffee cake with goo like filling:eek: and tasteless white alien icing.


I liked the plain Mckenzie's brioche with the granulated/fine colored sugar.

Tastee donuts donut like king cake, which they have at the Tastee on the corner of Transcontinental and W Esplanade.

The now closed La Spiga bakery had a great Queen's cake, with a light almond taste and edible flowers, it was really good.

My dad got one from Dong Phoung Vietnamese bakery, it has cinnamon, but it's very light, my son liked it....and my mom said the baby looks like it's 6 months old...it's huge....AHHAAA

EatinAintCheatin wrote:Cajun Pecan House in Cut Off, La. Filled with tons of pecans.

The lady that makes those is a friend of my daughter's. They are outstanding, that's for sure.

justagirl wrote:I'm a Randazzo's fan myself.

Me too, Justa. Never was a fan of the dry bread topped with gritty colored sugar.

BTG wrote:Yeah, that is Dianne Randazzo.
Manny bought her out of the business for $800K, then she turns right around and opens her own place using his last name. I wonder if his lawyers just forgot to put a non-compete clause in the paperwork during the buyout of if she wouldn't accept one.

I saw her ad in the paper, and it said she was in River Ridge.

BTW, I don't blame her one bit....he had the mistress working in the store with her, in front of her face.