Generally speaking, Mardi Gras is not a widely-celebrated holiday in Columbus. Fans of Fat Tuesday can rest easy this year, because Columbus Underground is taking its Best Bites: Sweet Treats event to the next level on February 9th with the addition of local musician Arnett Howard to the entertainment lineup.
Howard is well known throughout the community for his energetic live shows that blend creole, cajun, zydeco and reggae in what he refers to as a “musical concoction of Motown roots and Memphis-meets-New-Orleans Rhythm and Blues”. Howard has performed over 5,000 concerts since 1985, and Columbus Underground is excited to add its signature annual dessert event to his concert lineup in 2016.
Tickets to Best Bites: Sweet Treats are now on sale, and are expected to sell out in advance. Tickets include unlimited dessert samples from 28 vendors, a chance to cast your vote on the best dessert of the night, and a cash bar featuring Crafthouse Cocktails as well as beer and wine options.
Click HERE and HERE to preview some of the sweet treats that will be present at the event, including beignets, donuts, cream puffs, cupcakes, ice pops, sticky buns, ice creams and more.
Participating treat makers include Three Kids and a Kitchen, MMELO, J-Pops Gourmet Ice Pops, Graeter’s Ice Cream, Lyric Donuts, Katy’s Kandies, 1803 Bacon, Red Velvet Cafe, The Table, Mika’s Cupcakes & Creams, Pattycake Bakery, Rime Time Pops, Copious, Velvet Ice Cream, Kroger Bakery, Sugardaddy’s Sumptuous Sweeties, Cherbourg Bakery, Eban’s Bakehouse, Schmidt’s, Gallerie Bar & Bistro, Four and Twenty Blackbird Bakeshop, Cakes and More, The Angry Baker, Eagle Family Candy, Laughlin’s Bakery, Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, Capital City Cakes and Sunday’s Cakery.
A portion of the proceeds from all ticket sales will be donated to the The Columbus Foundation’s Gifts of Kindness Fund, a community-focused fund that helps Central Ohio families with emergency needs. The Columbus Underground Best Bites event series have collectively raised over $7,500 for local charities since August 2014.
CLICK HERE to purchase your tickets in advance to Best Bites: Sweet Treats on February 9th. Want to give tickets as a gift? Purchase your ticket(s) then email [email protected] to receive a special printable gift ticket!
This is event is presented with support from Kappus Company and Shipt.
Poster design by Anne Evans with donut design by Lillian Dent.
