Takeout Tuesday: Local café’s Fat Tuesday tradition offers familiarity for customers during pandemic

NORFOLK, Va. – Just like she has the last eight years, Stella Pomianek came in early on Tuesday. On the agenda — prepping, frying and filling nearly 2,000 paczki inside Café Stella’s Colonial Avenue location in Ghent. The deep-fried jelly doughnuts (pronounced POWNCH-kee) are a popular Fat Tuesday tradition in…