Manny Randazzo King Cakes

Manny Randazzo King Cakes is a bakery in New Orleans, Louisiana in the United States. The bakery was founded in 1965 by Sam Randazzo and his three sons: Lawrence, Manuel and Anthony.[1] The bakery specializes in king cakes.

Manny Randazzo King Cake
A packaged Manny Randazzo King Cake

In 2019, Randazzo King Cakes won best traditional king cake in the annual King Cake Snob competition, beating 633 king cakes.[2] Their king cake has been named one of the best in New Orleans by The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate food critic Ian McNulty and one of the best in the country by Food & Wine.[3][4] Randazzo King Cakes have been featured on Delish[5] and Eater,[6] on Fox 8 New Orleans, [7] and in Southern Living.[8]

Every year, US Congressmember Steve Scalise buys and delivers Randazzo King Cakes to fellow congresspeople during Mardi Gras.[9]

References
  1. Foster, Kevin (22 June 2019). "'King Cake King' Manny Randazzo dies". WAFB. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  2. Thomas, Rachael (7 January 2020). "Results of King Cake Snob's 5th annual competition announced". KSLA. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  3. McNulty, Ian (17 February 2020). "Mardi Gras season is coming to a close, have you tried these standout king cakes yet?". NOLA.com. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  4. Eby, Margaret (10 February 2020). "Where to Buy the Best King Cakes for Mardi Gras". Food & Wine. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  5. Weinberg, Sarah (13 February 2019). "Where to Order the Best King Cakes for Mardi Gras". Delish. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  6. D'Addono, Beth (12 January 2018). "Where to Get King Cake This Carnival Season". Eater New Orleans. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  7. Krieger, Rob (20 February 2020). "A Slice of Carnival: The Crowd Pleasers". WVUE-DT. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  8. Roderique-Jones, Anne. "Where to Eat King Cake in New Orleans". Southern Living. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  9. Lyons, Kathryn (25 February 2020). "King cake makes the Hill rounds on Fat Tuesday". Roll Call. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
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