mariano's

After months of hearing my mom rave about Mariano's (particularly their fresh squeezed orange juice), it was time to check it out myself.  Mariano's felt fancier than Ralph's, but more affordable than Whole Foods.  I accepted plenty of samples (pie, cheese, peach gelato, strawberry gelato, fried eggplant, Italian sausage, sushi...all of them were delicious!), and I gravitated towards their bakery section.

Bella Chocolate Banana Cupcake (my mom had a coupon so I got it for free!) 

Cheese cookie?  I'm not too sure what this is called exactly, but it tastes like a flaky piece of cheese coffee cake!

Peach muffin - look at those little morsels of peach!

Pistachio muffin - fragrant and yummy!

Tiramisu!!!