Seasonal Desserts at Charlie & Joe’s at Love Street

This summer, Jenniffer Woo, the executive pastry chef at Charlie & Joe’s at Love Street, has debuted new desserts at the Jupiter complex’s upscale grille, Beacon, and more laid-back oyster bar and taphouse, Lucky Shuck. A highlight at Beacon is the Peach, a play on peaches and cream that includes a trompe l’oeil–style peach made of a peach mousse with peach compote at the core. “I’ve been on a fruit craze for quite a while now, so whenever I decide on a fruit dish, I want to challenge myself to make it actually look like the fruit itself,” says Woo. “Not only does the dessert need to look beautiful, it also needs to taste beautiful. I want people to crave their next bite, with the flavor building each time. For summer I really wanted to create a menu that represented the season for what it is—bright and colorful. Beacon’s Peach dessert is a great representation of what to eat on a hot summer day.”