Mardi Gras is right around the corner ... It's easy to make, easy to carry and you'll have happy paradegoers. Oven-fried chicken is perfect finger food. There are no bones to deal with or discard ...

Because what you aim to catch is very useful. And edible. It's a squawking, flapping live chicken. Courir de Mardi Gras translates roughly as "the run of the Mardi Gras." Instead of a parade in ...

Many failed attempts later, a proud Mardi Gras is seen writhing at the top, triumphantly waving the chicken in the air. At Savoy’s Faquetaigue celebration, the chicken is then released unharmed ...

Here, the host tosses a live chicken from a rooftop for the participants to catch — which can be tricky, considering the festivities often begin with early-morning drinking. Mardi Gras is about ...