"Renae Connolly is a pastry authority in Boston’s dining scene. For the uninitiated, start with the smoked vanilla mascarpone gelato with spicy caramel popcorn at her current home base, the inventive seafood spot Möeca. A stunning alchemy of savory, spicy, sweet, and smoky notes all come together in this bowl and it is a slam-dunk finisher to the evening." - Nathan Tavares, Erika Adams