
Our visit to Sugar and Scribe started with mugs of their signature S&S Hot Chocolate while we looked over their All Day Breakfast and Lunch menu. This decadent cocoa features a mug of richly creamy hot chocolate topped with a torched housemade marshmallow, freshly whipped cream, and a drizzle of chocolate sauce. Talk about decadent...it was the perfect way to kick off our brunch! We sipped slowly to savor every drop!
We opted to select two savory entrees...and share a third sweet entree. That was actually an excellent strategy -- sort of like sharing dessert after dinner! For our savory items, we picked a classic Quiche Lorraine and the Cali Benedict. The quiche was perfectly portioned and served inside a round of flaky crust...with plenty of cheese and ham in a creamy egg custard. The quiche was paired with a simple green salad for a quintessential brunch duo.
For our shared sweet entree, we opted for the gorgeous Nutella Nuts French Toast. This over-the-top dish featured cinnamon brioche French toast, strawberries AND strawberry compote, Nutella (!!), vanilla bean whipped cream, toasted almonds, and tiny edible candies. So much goodness in every bite!! This dish is quite rich...making it perfect for sharing.

Sugar and Scribe also makes it super easy to take treats home to family and friends. The bakery area has a number of cookies and bars that are individually wrapped and labeled. We purchased a couple of cookies to snack on in our room that night...as well as a few cookies to bring to friends back home. The treats traveled back with us to Texas in perfect shape for gift giving. With that, our visit to Sugar and Scribe was officially over. It was time for us to head over to the beach to see the sea lions!
La Jolla is known for its large population of sea lions and seals. They're mostly located at La Jolla Cove and the Children's Pool at Casa Beach areas. Keep in mind that La Jolla Cove is open year round...but the Children's Pool area is closed every year from December 15th thru May 15th (during the pup season). On our first visit, we observed the sea lions from a pier at La Jolla Cove. This year, we found our way to the Children's Pool...which unexpectedly gave us a chance to actually interact with a few sea lions! To be literally inches away from a sea lion was definitely a thrill of a lifetime! Michael shot a bit of video of the encounter...but we made sure not to touch or otherwise disturb him as he he rested on the sea wall. It's vital that all visitors respect the sea lions and their habitat!
It was rainy, breezy, and quite chilly on the beach the day we visited. That meant many of the sea lions had left the water to relax and play on the rocks and sand -- which made for some AMAZING photos! We even saw a couple of young sea lion pups walking on the sand near their watchful parents.
As this video nicely shows, our visit to see the sea lions was quite noisy! Between the gusty wind, the crashing waves, the seagulls...and the sea lions? Nature was putting on quite a symphony in La Jolla that afternoon:
In addition to the hundreds of sea lions and seals that spend their days in La Jolla...the beach views of the Pacific in the town are totally gorgeous! Even on a grey, windy day like the one we visited? It was still breathtaking to look into the ocean...while wearing a windbreaker, of course!
Before we knew it, it was late afternoon...time to hop back in our rental and drive back north to our SoCal home base. I can't recommend a visit to La Jolla highly enough! Whether you visit for a day trip...or get a hotel and stay for a day or two...it's a magical place to relax and get in touch with nature. I can't guarantee you'll find yourself nose-to-nose with a sleeping sea lion...but you will definitely find amazing food, gorgeous sunsets...and playful sea lion and seal antics.
Disclosure: Sugar and Scribe hosted us for a brunch and a baked goods tasting to facilitate this feature. All opinions stated are solely my own.
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