Lisa & Mo

Learned of Lisa & Mo at this past weekend’s «Gluten Free Expo» at the Pasadena Convention Center. I am new to this whole «gluten-​free» lifestyle, due to health issues more than by choice. Consequently, lately I’ve been doing massive crash research and tastings of GF foods. Having said that, I will say that the texture of these baked goods is less dry than most GF products I have purchased/​tasted; however, they are also a lot smaller in serving size, sweeter and pricier. ($ 10+ for one 6-​pk of super mini-​cupcakes.) WOW!
I do feel like so many GF products take out the gluten, but compensate by packing on the sugar. (excessively!) These are no exception. However, i do like that they use other natural foods, fruits/​veggies to supplement the taste and texture found in conventional baked goods.
I give it a 3-​star because I have only tasted the mini-​cupcakes (chocolate beet, red velvet, classic carrot, & avocado,) since this is all they had at the expo and am not sure what other products they carry. They were all good in flavor & quite rich. I was pleasantly surprised by the avocado one, as I was quite skeptical to even try it. My favorite, thus far is the chocolate beet, but I am bias to chocolate.
Overall, in relation to flavor, location, texture, portion size and affordability, I would stick to The Good Cookie in Torrance, plus the latter offers a Unilocal deal.

Having been gluten-​free out of necessity for 5 years now, my husband and I were at a bit of a loss of what to do for our wedding cake. None of the gluten-​free treats we’d tried in the past met the standards of his discerning, gluten-​eating tastebuds.
Enter Unilocal,and Lisa & Mo. They were very sweet and helpful. We tried a selection of cupcakes, and couldn’t believe how good they were. Super moist, no gluten-​free aftertaste, and no stomachache! Husband got the delicious cake he required; I got something that was safe for me to eat. We ended up doing Very Berry, Coconut Lemon, and Heirloom Carrot cupcakes. They were beautiful and turned out so yummy. We got rave reviews on the cupcakes from our guests, and best of all? Only a handful of people were told they were gluten-​free. No one else could tell!
We loved Lisa & Mo so much, we came back for more in December for my birthday cupcakes. By far the best gluten-​free baked goods I’ve had in LA. But honestly, they hold their own amongst non-​gluten-​free cakes as well.

I surprised my gluten free wife with a gluten free carrot cake from Lisa and Mo’s for her birthday. We and our guests were all surprised by THE BEST CARROT CAKE we had ever eaten gluten free or not. Bravo!!!
By the way these guys were super, super friendly and passionate about their product.
Hey Babycakes… take notes.

Full disclosure: I’m super biased. I don’t get the whole «gluten-​free bandwagon» unless you are seriously allergic to it. I believe in occasional indulgence in the real thing.
But then I tried Lisa & Mo’s avocado, chocolate and nuts cupcake. And their almond coconut cookie. And their caramel fleur de sel brownie bite. They are legitimately fantastic, and I’m reigning them next to all the other gluten-​full baked goods. Super moist, perfectly rich yet not cloying, lovely texture that isn’t gummy or leaden like some of the gluten-​free products I’ve tried.
I heard they’ll be opening shop soon, although they’ll launch their online business come January. I talked to the trio team and they are some of the most adorable and sweet people I’ve met. They are genuinely passionate about their product, and it shows in the way their eyes gleam. You can’t fake the eye-​gleam, man. You just can’t. Meet them for yourself, and better yet, try their stuff. I’m obsessed.
By the way, they’re experimenting with more savory «desserts» too. I’m crossing my fingers for more bacon and goat cheese.
Cupcake: $ 3.50
Cookie: about $ 2.50
Brownie Bite: about $ 2.50

ALMOND COOKIES ARE AMAZING! Has THE most interesting texture, saturated with yummy goodness!
Unfortunately, carrot cupcake and avocado cupcake were a bit too sweet and I couldn’t really taste the carrot or the avocado.

So often, gluten-​free deserts are dry, not very sweet, and even an «acquired taste». Not Lisa & Mo’s glutten-​free cookies, cupcakes, brownies, graham crackers, etc. They are simply delicious and just the right amount of sweet. They are among the best I’ve had. They nearly defy our relationship to glutten-​free delectables. I recommend highly!

OK, so my obsession with Lisa & Mo continues. Really, I am getting a little «crazed gluten-​free fan girl» about these ladies. I was literally counting the days until Friday, which I knew was the day that I would be able to get my hands on some more delicious gluten-​free treats from Lisa & Mo at the Chef’s Center Food Truck Fest. I was so excited to see them I almost hugged them!
I purchased more of the delicious Avocado Chocolate Nut cupcakes, which I was seriously dreaming about since the prior Friday. I also picked up a Chocolate Beet cupcake and a couple of Carrot Cupcakes. Let me start with the Chocolate Beet… imagine the most moist and gooey gluten-​full dark chocolate cupcake in the world, and then make it 100 times more moist, gooey, and delicious… that is Lisa & Mo’s Chocolate Beet cupcake. The cake is so rich and moist and the chocolate frosting is so decadent, I kept thinking there is no way that it is really gluten-free…it is seriously that good. Happily they really are gluten-​free!
So, I really thought that there could be nothing better than the two cupcakes I had previously tried… but then I ate the Carrot Cupcake. This was hands down the very best carrot cake I have ever eaten in my life. I am not joking… THE VERY BEST!!! The cake is amazingly moist, with just the right amount of spice, golden raisins, and pineapple and is topped with a creamy, decadent cream cheese frosting. CRAZY STUPID AWESOME! Oh, and hello… gluten-​free!!!
My two main complaints with gluten-​free baked goods center around the texture and the sweetness. GF pastries are often dry, grainy, gummy, or any combination of these… no bueno. Also, most of time the pastries contain alot of processed sugars which make the products way too sweet, and not very healthy. Lisa & Mo have somehow managed to conquer the whole GF texture issue and their cupcakes are perfectly sweetened without being cloying like most other GF baked goods.
My non-​gluten-​challenged husband loves these cupcakes! These are not just amazing gluten-​free baked goods, they are amazing baked goods period.