Esquire Magazine names minds behind San Antonio's Nicosi as year's best pastry chefs

Esquire Magazine has named Tavel Bristol-Joseph and Karla Espinosa of San Antonio's recently opened Nicosi as its Pastry Chefs of the Year. The honor comes as part of the publication's annual Best New Restaurants in America issue, which identifies what it calls the nation's "35 new culinary champions" while also lauding top chefs and culinary rising stars. High-end dessert bar Nicosi opened this summer at the Pearl's gourmet grocery, Pullman Market, 221 Newell Ave., specializing in seasonal, multi-course tasting menus.