"Corporate pastry chef Kaity Mitchell complements David Deshaies’s fancy diner fare with stellar sweets like a sky-high lemon meringue pie and a luscious Basque burnt cheesecake. A rainbow layer cake for World Pride is also on tap. Its “glam Italian” D.C. sibling L’Ardente is known its seasonal soft serve and tiramisu encased in a chocolate sphere." - Tierney Plumb