A trip to the Santa Anita mall isn’t complete without a slice of Lady M’s super-fine green tea crepe cake. Forking through 20 delicate crepes interspersed with matcha-infused pastry cream has a magical quality to it, quieting the din of shoppers, if only for a moment. It’s quickly become my tradition to share a slice with June, who might be even more enchanted by the cake than me.

There’s something about forging memories in the shadow of Nordstrom that makes me more than a little nostalgic for the days of dining at the Cheesecake Factory with my mom. Malls, mothers, memories…it must be a Southern California thing. Or maybe just a me thing.

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Lady M
400 South Baldwin Avenue E21
Arcadia, CA 91007
Phone: 323-825-8888

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