by Greg Horton | Dec 9, 2024 | Chocolates, Dessert, Featured, Food, Industry News, Pastry, The Lists, Wine
It’s James Beard Award season. No, the awards aren’t happening soon, but the judges have been in OKC the past couple weeks for the second phase of the process. (Public nominations are phase one.) At least one of them has been hitting all the right spots, and while...
by Greg Horton | Jun 24, 2024 | Featured, Chocolates, Coffee Shop, Dessert, Food, Pastry, Restaurants
Li Xiaoli doesn’t use her given name when she meets new customers at L’Arc Patisserie in Casady Square. The Chinese-born and trained pastry chef and chocolatier introduces herself as Isabella Li. (The family name comes first in Chinese.) We’re sitting in her shop,...