For as long as I’ve known the Village of La Jolla, I’ve associated its Girard Avenue with exactly three types of businesses: high-end cosmetics, designer clothing, and Warwick’s bookstore. So it’s ...

A popular Japanese dessert chain known for its light, flaky custard-filled cream puffs is making its North Carolina debut this month in Charlotte’s South End. Beard Papa’s, a cream puff chain with ...

Classic cream puffs with vanilla custard filling, sea salt Oreo and strawberry from Pâte à Choux in San Bruno. Photo courtesy of Michelle Ko. Restaurateur Michelle Ko’s travels took her across Asia, ...

Restaurateur Michelle Ko’s travels took her across Asia, Europe and North America. Along the way, she sampled desserts wherever she went. In Japan, France, Italy and Canada, one delicate pastry in ...