Don't do nothing anymore on Fat Tuesday. Back about 20 years ago one of my cousins had her own restaurant, which had lots of German cuisine with most recipes from the German side of my family. She always had a big bash for fat tuesday with a buffet of German food and my son & I were regulars. I used to call it a "German Mardi Gras" celebration. Best part was my great grandmother's recipe for Bavarian style sauerbraten. I retired almost 4 years ago, she retired a year or two ago and now it's just another Tuesday.