So worth only 3 hours of sleep

Top 3 Best Desserts I've Ever Had in My Life, in chronological order:

• Lemon Mousse I knew I loved chocolate mousse, and I knew I loved lemons. I didn't know you could sort of combine them. I had this dessert at the Lark Creek Inn in Larkspur, CA on my 16th birthday. Smooth, creamy, fluffy, perfectly tart and acidic little parfait glass of heaven. It was admirably replicated at Savoury's in Mariposa, CA (near Yosemite) in April 2003.



• Chocolate Turtle Pie Served at MacArthur Park in San Francisco. I'm pretty sure the first time I had it was on my first date with Rob on March 10, 1990. Homemade buttery graham cracker crust topped with dense chocolate piped in a basket weave pattern, smothered in hot caramel sauce. One piece was never nearly enough.



• Spuma Served last night at an Italian restaurant called Pazzo in Portland. A volcano-shaped mound of frozen chocolate mousse imbedded with brandied cherries, dusted with cocoa powder, sitting on a lava flow of amaretto cream sauce. Rob stopped talking to me about half-way through when he realized I had stopped listening -- to anything -- so as to hone my senses on my tastebuds. If we hadn't been in public, I truly would have licked the plate clean. The sugary caffeinated richness woke me up at 2:30 this morning -- and I still can't sleep -- but my little spuma was soooo worth it.