Good things seem to come in threes for Maricsa Trejo, the owner of La Casita Bakeshop in Richardson. She considers it an auspicious number—not lucky exactly, but significant. So, when three customers separately messaged her suggesting she apply for the Food Network’s 2022 Halloween Baking Championship, she knew she had to do it.
Not that La Casita needed the exposure. If you’ve had a pastry from a local coffee shop in Dallas-Fort Worth, it’s likely it came from La Casita: The small but mighty shop provides baked goods to more than 100 businesses. In February 2022, the James Beard Foundation
