Guerin was in New Orleans for what was supposed to be a short trip, but then the COVID pandemic hit. She decided to stay and began selling pasties as a home-based business and she sold bakery boxes.

The world-famous cafe, located in New Orleans' oldest city market, has kept its menu simple since its inception. "It's coffee and beignets," said Bert Benrud. "We keep the menu here at the Cafe Du ...

Beignets, if you didn't already know, are deep-friend, donut-like pastries that are absolutely doused in powdered sugar hot out of the fryer. Thanks to Cafe Du Monde, they're also practically ...

They are typically deep fried, topped with powdered ... a choux pastry, relying on moisture versus yeast to rise. Although beignets have a French history, they are a staple in New Orleans ...

Taryn Varricchio: Pastry dough ... blanket of powdered sugar. It's the expert way that these pastries are cut and fried that makes Café du Monde's beignets a legend in New Orleans.

But Le Ponce stays true to New Orleans' Mardi Gras tradition ... placed between two rectangular puff pastry sheets is a mixture of eggs, sugar and almond powder. The crusts are carefully sealed ...