The cat is out of the bag—James Beard Award finalist and Birmingham-based pastry chef Channah Willis has sold Last Call Baking to June Coffee’s Jimmy Truong.

According to a recent report from the Birmingham Business Journal, Willis has accepted a role as executive chef of an award-winning pastry restaurant in New York City.

Passing the torch after 3 years

Over the course of three years, Willis quickly rose to success garnering lines out the door and a slew of out-of-town travelers trekking to try their unique pastries. In 2024, they were named a James Beard Award finalist in the “Emerging Chef” category.

To announce the passing of the torch, Willis took to the bakery’s Instagram:

“After three amazing years of running Last Call Baking Co., I have some bittersweet news to share: I’m off

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