New Orleans? In the predawn hours Wednesday, the glow from one cafe shone from blocks away like a beacon on the French Quarter. “The Beignets Are Back!” proclaimed a 20-foot-long sign tied to an iron ...

Beignets are back in City Park following a brief hiatus, and, for the time being, they’re on wheels. Café Du Monde last month won a lengthy public bid process to operate a cafe in the park’s Casino ...

Café du Monde, the new coffee and beignet vendor in New Orleans City Park, is serving from its food truck each day while renovations are under way inside the Casino building. The truck, which is ...

With a lease in hand for a new location in City Park, Cafe du Monde now has a timeline to open. It also has its food truck revving up to serve beignets and cafe au lait in the interim. Café du Monde ...

NEW ORLEANS (WPVI) -- Beignets for breakfast are a must in New Orleans. And Cafe du Monde has been specializing in that for 100 years. It's one of two things on their menu, and it's a staple in the ...

Benrud, whose wife’s grandfather bought the Café Du Monde in 1942, explains that the shop’s legacy helped “popularize” the beignet. The storied pastries are “the standard against which everyone else’s ...

When it comes to official state doughnuts, Massachusetts was a Johnny-come-lately when it conferred the honor on the Boston cream doughnut in 2003. Why, it was way back in the momentous year of 1986 ...

Plan Ahead: Go to the walk-up window for the fastest service, as the restaurant lines are usually quite long. Café du Monde is a must for any trip to New Orleans. First established in 1862, the cafe ...

Japan is familiar with foreign franchises. McDonald’s arrived in 1971 (PDF) and began like many chains as a high-end fad (in Ginza, nonetheless) before becoming a ubiquitous part of local culture. One ...