It's Fat Tuesday, which in Chicago and the suburbs means it's Paczki Day! A paczki is a traditional deep-fried Polish doughnut usually with a jam or a cream filling and topped with powdered sugar or a ...

Paczki Day, also known as Fat Tuesday, is being celebrated across Chicago March 4, 2025. Here are 25 bakeries to find the ...

If you're thinking about indulging and contemplating getting a treat on Fat Tuesday, which is March 4th this year, you have ...

While New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras, Chicago has its own gluttonous February holiday — Pączki Day. Also known as Fat ...

For the record, paczki is pronounced “POONCH-key.” Or maybe “PAUNCH-key.” Or somewhere in between the two. But definitely not “PACK-zee.” Got it? Some of Chicago’s most adored paczki ...

Bennison’s Bakery in Evanston held its 14th annual paczki eating contest, March 1, 2025. Participants and spectators were able to enjoy the filled doughnut Polish treat hosted by bakery owner Jory ...

Come Fat Tuesday every year, “Paczki Day” is celebrated across Chicago and the Midwest, and the doughnuts are recognized as a ...

While some in Chicago will celebrate Fat Tuesday with King Cake and gumbo, many will mark the day by sinking their teeth into ...

It’s that time of year when Chicago has a great debate—how do you pronounce paczki? “I say it ‘poonch-kee,’ but my ...

The rising cost of eggs, a key ingredient in the dough and the custard filling for paczki, has led to some price hikes at ...