On the way to a get together we had to pick up some refreshments… my friend’s boyfriend said, oh there’s this place I know that has a good wine selection and hard liquor. And shortly afterward we pulled up to the gas station behind which sits L A Food Store & Deli. At first blush it’s just a gas station snack shop but once you walk in you realize it’s a whole other ball of wax. Gourmet chips, deli sandwiches, a selection of fine chocolates, good wines and champagne abound. There’s even a wine bar in the back! And possibly a humidor. I brought my Fine Herb Chips and Chocolat to the counter and decided, what the heck I’ll get a guava pastry for giggles. As I consumed it in the car, I proclaimed, «This pastry is shockingly good.» To which my carmate replied, «See I told you that place has good stuff.» It did, he was right.