Bakeries, bars and restaurants all over Metro Detroit mark the start of Lent with Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras parties.

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

In Metro Detroit, the focus is on Polish paczki, and bakeries from all backgrounds roll out the lard and sugar for fruit- and custard-filled confections. Polish bakeries are well-stocked, of course, ...

The Paczki Day Party kicked off today with Polish treats and feasts at Eastern Market. Thousands of people attended the ...

This Paczki Day or Fat Tuesday in metro Detroit will see prices up and some places opting out. But there are plenty of places ...

Although Hamtramck is revered for its Paczki​, it's not the only place where you can get the jelly or custard-filled Polish doughnut.​ ...

Fat Tuesday is here, which means that several Metro Detroiters are getting up early to pick up a dozen Paczki, a Polish ...

Bakers arrived ready to make thousands of paczkis (pronounced poonch-kee) in time for Paczki Day, March 4, also known as Fat ...

Fat Tuesday brings hundreds of people to Krzysiak’s House Restaurant to enjoy paczki, the Polish treat they have perfected, ...

Paczki Day, a longtime tradition celebrated in metro ... As always, prices vary place by place, by flavor and by specialty paczki. At Hamtramck’s New Palace Bakery, which calls itself ...