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"In NoMa, I caught pastry chef Rachel Sherriffe roaming the room with a cake cart to slice and plate praline coconut cake layered with coconut jam, candied hazelnuts, stewed pears, cinnamon-rum Chantilly, and roasted pear sorbet for each guest; the team also spins its famous Mel’s Crab Rice tableside." - Adele Chapin