Margarita Manzke (co-owner and pastry chef at République in LA) is a 2023 James Beard Award Finalist.
République is one of my favorite restaurants, and the first time I ever went there, they had a mountain of butter out and I mused aloud, “What’s all this butter for?” and one of the workers was like, “PIE.”
Go if you’ve never gone before, or better yet, take me with you!
