Textured Tuesday: Cake Therapy

Last week, on my way to visit the Eiteljorg Museum, 

I stopped for a snack at Cafe Patachou. 

It had been years since I had had coconut cake and, 

along with a mocha latte, I savored the smooth

creaminess of the icing with the flaky coconut.

And what of the textures of the latte?

Well, there was a grittiness to the cocoa flavor

that was beautifully set off by the foamy bubbles

of the froth. Yes, it was therapy which 

I balanced that evening by having a salad for dinner,
equally good in its own way, but not nearly
as therapeutic.