It had to end with a birthday cake, of course. My brother took us to a little Thai restaurant on Sunset Boulevard with fabulous food called Rambutan. Because it was in Silverlake, it was authentically ethnic, not chic funky ethnic like many restaurants in LA.

After dinner, the waitress brought out a cake my brother had dropped by earlier. This actually turned out to be an answer to Scott's question (see previous post): Where to get healthy and/or thrifty desserts.

My brother bought a frozen Charlotte Berry Torte from Trader Joe's, made with lady fingers and layers of berry mousse and sponge cake, with blueberries, red currants and raspberries on top. He decorated it with fresh blueberries and strawberries. It was beautiful, tasted good and made a very satisfying ending to a Thai meal and to Sugar Week.

I'm kind of proud of my photo, which I took without a flash.