Photography by Kevin A. Roberts
Nothing impresses dessert lovers more than that eye-popping first wedge cut from The Blue Owl’s Caramel Pecan Levee High Apple Pie, chosen as one of “Oprah’s Favorite Things” by O Magazine in 2011—unless it’s the first slice from an almost-as-famous eight-layer dobash cake—a mile-high masterpiece invented in 1884 by Jozsef Dobos, one of Hungary’s most famous chefs and pâtissiers. We had a hard time choosing between the lemon and chocolate amaretto varieties, but then the festive chocolate pumpkin dobash (made with pumpkin mousse) won out. You’ve heard of people who eat dessert first? Here’s one to savor layer by layer. 6116 Second, Imperial, 636-464-3128; 1 Ponder Executive Plaza, House Springs, 636-671-6233, theblueowl.com.
