Mardi Gras royalty

Holding court at the inaugural Mardi Gras Celebration at Cornerstone Sonoma were food writer Michele Anna Jordan, Meadowcroft Wines owner Tom Meadowcroft and Councilmember Ken Brown.

The March 5 bash was a hot event, from the sizzling St. Gabriel’s Celestial Brass Band, which kicked things off with a bead-throwing parade through the crowd, to the fiery barbecue sauce laced with “Slap Ya Mama” Cajun spices.

Photo by Scott Dance, scottdancephoto.com