There was a visit to both a hub and a headquarters, a roadside trailer and a New Orleans neighborhood bakery and a French one, too. It was the Epiphany, Jan. 6, signaling the start of another Carnival ...

King cake season begins on Jan. 6, the Epiphany, and runs through Mardi Gras. Numerous bakeries and cafes in the Pensacola area offer homemade king cakes in a variety of traditional and unique flavors ...

If you love French desserts, be sure to stop into Praline French Patisserie in Belmont (203 Belmont St.) or Cambridge (6 Columbia St.) this month to get your galette des rois, which means “king cake.” ...