At this chef’s counter in , it’s all about dessert—and it just nabbed a rather sweet accolade.

, which opened its doors last June under the helm of executive chef Tavel Bristol-Joseph and his chef de cuisine, Karla Espinosa, has been awarded its first star. Located inside San Antonio’s Nicōsi is one of only three Lone Star State restaurants to earn its first Michelin star this year at the guide’s second- in Houston last night. That brings the total number of starred restaurants in Texas to 18.

Though you wouldn’t be served only confections at Nicōsi. The eight-course tasting menu there will take you through dishes both sweet, bitter, acidic, and savory, with new offerings swapped in throughout the year. That could include bites like a beef short rib crowned with cotton candy or powdered

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