This Lubbock native and second-generation restaurant worker has been elevating her “perfect-bite” desserts at Uchi since 2015. Now Quant oversees the pastry programs at Uchiko and Uchi Denver, and serves as head pastry chef for Hai Hospitality (which includes Loro and Dallas outpost Uchiba), making her a state pastry champion, of sorts.
Finalists: Krystal Craig (Intero), Jessica Forkner Tomberlin (Crema Bakery), Julie Myrtille (Julie Myrtille Bakery), Susana Querejazu (Lutie’s)
