Sharon Vollmer, 86, fills the tray with paczki to pass out to dine-in guests during the Paczki Day Polka-Palooza at Krzysiak ...

Paczki Day is Tuesday, when many metro Detroiters indulge in the fruit-filled or cream-filled Polish pastries. Polish pastries called paczki are celebrated Fat Tuesday, the day before the ...

"A very, very busy day." Zebrowski says Fat Tuesday is a big draw for his shop and others throughout the area. "We're known for our paczki," Zebrowski said. "It's the best in the area." Ben Ferris ...

Traditionally a celebration to get your ya-yas out before the 40 days of Lent start, Fat Tuesday is a good excuse to shake off the winter blues and step out on the town for a treat. In Metro ...

Jeff Trzaskus participates in the annual paczki eating contest at Bennison’s Bakery in Evanston on March 1, 2025. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) Free paczki are given out after the annual paczki ...

The “Time to make the donuts” may first have been recognized in 1984, but the time to stuff the paczki for Schererville’s Carpathia Polish Deli’s paczki bacchanal started at 6 a.m. sharp ...

BAY CITY, MI – Five o’clock in the morning may seem to early for polka dancing, dining in for breakfast and enjoying the annual treat of paczki, but it’s not for those who participate in the ...