Not much text b/c, well, I’m tired. ::sigh::
Finally tried La Morra!!!
Just delightful. I could’ve done w/o so many guindilla peppers, but the pickling did add a necessary tartness. The pizza was luscious w/o being a gut bomb. I ate half a pizza and didn’t feel weighed down at all. 
Eagerly looking forward to the next trip.
Partner was hoping for some dessert afterward, so we literally went next door to Little House Confections (https://www.littlehouseconfections.com). Didn’t realize until I read the box that a portion of the income goes to a diff charity each month:
Many of the pastries are made w/ olive oil (but not the choc chip cookie), and the lavendar and rose cookies are gluten-free.
The snickerdoodle is… exceptional. Dare I even say it hits the platonic ideal of such a cookie?
Lavender cookie is only lightly floral (thankfully), and the texture is actually quite good. Quite tender but still holds together decently. Some chew. Nicely done.
Rose cookie had, IMO, no discernible rose flavor.
The choc chip cookie is good but not, IMHO, elite level (@rlw ). It’s somewhat cakey, and the chocolate is distributed in such a way that one side basically had almost all the chocolate. Chocolate didn’t seem that smooth-melting in my mouth. Still, if you like a cakey choc chip cookie, this is a good one.
Owner (or perhaps that I presume is the owner) gave us a sample of the “bomb ass” apple cake (which is a bit bigger than bite sized). She said it’s her favorite. Very tender, moist w/o being gooey. Apple flavor not terribly strong. Not sure if the sanding sugar was flavored w/ something b/c it was light brown. The texture is marvelous.
Skip the pop tart.
Prices aren’t cheap, but at least some of your $ is going to a good cause. Would be happy to try her cakes.
I was thinking of driving to Atwater Village for Wanderlust (since I’ve never been) and then realized there was a branch just up the street.
It’s good, but Sweet Rose is still my favorite (outside of Leo’s gelatos). Good QPR b/c even the half scoops are a decent size. Japanese neapolitan (matcha, black sesame, caramlized hojicha), blueberry dlderflower, mango sticky rice, vietnamese rocky road.
Flavor were all very good, and, TBH, they so intense that I don’t think I would’ve wanted a full scoop of any of them. The individual flavors of the neapolitan were good (aside from the black sesame not having any discernible black sesame flavor at all… or just being totally overwhelmed by the other 2 flavors), but matcha and hojicha don’t really complement each other, IMO. Likewise, if you’re looking for intense (or any) chocolate in your rocky road, the coffee (which is the predominant flavor) may be a little jarring (although I very much enjoyed it, and you shouldn’t be surprised at the coffee, given the name). I also thought the ice cream was a bit gummy. Glad I tried, wouldn’t refuse it if someone offered it to me, but not a place I’m dying to return to.
Does anyone know what makes Swedish candy Swedish, aside from names that resemble Ikea furniture? This place is near Wanderlust and seemed to be doing decent business.
