Food

Pastry Chefs Put a New Spin on Mexican Desserts

Gabriella Gershenson

Flan. Tres leches cake. Churros. When you think of Mexican desserts, this is the trio that comes to mind. But just as there’s more to Mexican food than tacos, guac, and quesadillas, there’s much more to Mexican desserts than these stalwarts. Perhaps the most compelling example is the photogenic corn husk meringue from Cosme in New York City, which, to the surprise of its creators, became...