There are desserts you eat because they’re there, and then there are desserts you plan your entire day around, and the carrot cake at Riverside Lunch in Charlottesville, Virginia firmly belongs in the second category.
If you’ve never driven across town, across the county, or even across the state for a slice of cake, you might think that sounds excessive.
But one bite of this particular carrot cake will have you plotting your next visit before you’ve even finished your first slice.
Riverside Lunch sits on Riverside Avenue in Charlottesville, occupying a brick building that looks like it’s been feeding the community for generations…