June 25, 2025

Bake it loud, bake it proud

In Charlottesville, LGBTQ icons rule the pastry case

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Patrick Evans and Jason Becton, the couple behind a trio of Charlottesville bakeries/ Courtesy of Jason Becton
Patrick Evans and Jason Becton, the couple behind a trio of Charlottesville bakeries/ Courtesy of Jason Becton
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By Kinsey Gidick
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By Kinsey Gidick

Chappell Roan tastes delicious. Rich and sweet with a satisfying chocolate bite. Well, at least her face, dusted in powdered sugar, does.

That was the flourless chocolate cake which greeted early risers the first day of June at Petite MarieBette, a beloved Charlottesville bakery where the pastry case doubles as a platform for portraiture throughout Pride Month. 

 
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