Kiedrowski’s Simply Delicious Bakery in Amherst, Ohio is exactly that kind of enchanted spot, a place where people willingly drive hours just to carry home boxes of treats that somehow taste even ...

The crowds were out in Hamtramck on this Fat Tuesday, celebrating the annual tradition of Paczki day for Polish Americans.

Fat Tuesday is upon us -- and that means it's time for our annual early morning visit to Rudy's Strudel and Bakery in Parma for their big paczki party.

PARMA, Ohio – Fat Tuesday started early at in Parma, Northeast Ohio’s ground zero for celebratory paczki. Nearly two dozen people were in line at 4 a.m., waiting for the ethnic bakery to open.

Fat Tuesday is the final day of Carnival season, taking place the day before the start of Lent. The name comes from the literal English translation of the French phrase "Mardi Gras".

Paczki are typically eaten on Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. Some cultures call it Shrove Tuesday. This year it falls on March 4. Paczki are jelly-filled, deep-fried pastries.

Paczki are filled with fruit, cream, custard or mousse, and drizzled with a variety of icings. Pre-order for Fat Tuesday, or start eating them early in true Polish fashion.

PARMA, Ohio (WJW) – Paczki Day is the perfect time to celebrate the Polish culture and snack on a sweet treat! Today is Fat Tuesday, also known as Paczki Day, but in other countries today is ...

PARMA, Ohio — It wouldn't be a Fat Tuesday celebration without the annual paczki party at Rudy's Strudel and Bakery in Parma. Lidia Trempe, owner of Rudy’s, says she has been planning for the ...

And so, Fat Tuesday is one last hurrah to sink your teeth into a freshly made, indulgent paczki.Pączki has been around since the Middle Ages, according to Joan Bittner, owner of the Polish Art ...

The Jefferson Park bakery will make more than 40,000 paczki for Fat Tuesday with flavors including plum butter ($3.49), passion fruit jelly ($5.29) and vodka vanilla bean custard ($5.39).