In New Orleans today, the variations on king cake seem endless. But for some devotees of the traditional Carnival treat, one name says it all: Randazzo.
Each Carnival season, the faithful line up at Manny Randazzo King Cakes in Fat City, eager to get their next taste of the soft, cinnamon-scented braid of dough under purple, green, and gold sprinkles. For many, Randazzo’s cakes are the standard against which others are judged.
Manuel J. Randazzo Sr., a baker who helped set that standard, died Monday. He was 91.
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