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COOKIE COOKIE

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Really is there anything else to say?

• Favourite thing(s) at this place:
• chocolate chip cookie

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I love this place. It’s full of delicious food and variety.

chocolate chip cookie.

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is more like a chocolate chip cake. amazing. I've also been eating their lunch quite frequently. tons of healthy options, and tons of full blown entree options for big appetites. Well-priced and a fast-moving line.

Gourmet to go

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the custard tarts...

• Favourite thing(s) at this place:
• Gourmet to go

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I love a place that can bake a cookie the size of my head.

Coffee in the AM, Cookies in the PM

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As I get off the Spadina streetcar every morning, I look right for oncoming traffic, cross the street and head for the door of Le Gourmand to pick up my morning ritual coffee, sidestepping and scoffing at the Starbucks morning ritual-ers.

Once you step into the shop that's always cozy and wafting with the smell of freshly baked pastries (muffins, cookies, croissants, danishes, Portuguese tarts, scones), it's as if you step away from the world of working 9-5 and into a busy Parisian cafe, even for just a few minutes of the day. The little tables, chalkboard menus and shelves packed with breads and pastries, chocolates, teas and fun products stimulate the senses.

A great breakfast and lunch place, Le Gourmand offers a great selection for the hungry: salads, gourmet sandwiches, quiches, pizzas and delicious soups. Specials of the day often include roti, macaroni and cheese and other baked goodness. The ultimate treat from Le Gourmand, however, are the cookies. Meals in themselves, the chocolate chip cookie is my favourite, followed by the "nookie cookie," walnut chocolate chip, peanut butter and then the oatmeal raisin. Portuguese tarts, chocolate bombs, brownies and tarts are also delicious, but it's the chocolate chip cookies that keep me coming back for my afternoon "cookie break" rituals.

• Favourite thing(s) at this place:
• coffee shop
• chocolate chip cookie
• cookie
• afternoon snacks
• gourmet lunch

Gourmet lunch

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Le Gourmand never ceases to amaze me. While this is my go-to place for gourmet sandwiches/salads, I happened to try their pasta special: gnocchi pasta with carmelized onions and other succulent veggies, all perfectly afloat in a hearty meat sauce. It's a meal for two for less than $10. Also worth mentioning is their curry chicken wrap, which is packed with green apples and smothered in yellow-y goodness. It's filling, perfectly toasted, and wonderful. Wash things down with one of their GIANT chocolate chip cookies and you'll be set for the rest of the day (week).

• Favourite thing(s) at this place:
• gourmet lunch

For the gourmand

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Le Gourmand Café Grocer is a great place for a healthy and delicious lunch—take-out or eat in. They have great selection of salads (especially the curry chicken), sandwiches (try the roast beef, caramelized onion and aioli) and quiches (like the smoked salmon.) And if you’re looking to be a little less healthy, they also have great desserts. Their chocolate chip cookies are especially good. (So dense that they look like a muffin top and are filled with ooey-gooey chocolate goodness!) In addition to the great lunches, Le Gourmand serves breakfast (lovely scones), great coffee and dinner items (like meatloaf.) Add to this a perfectly charming décor and shelves of gourmet staples. Perfect.

• Favourite thing(s) at this place:
• healthy lunch

Flakey awesomeness

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Choose from their vegetarian (tomatoes, spinach, etc.), ham and cheese, or their smoked salmon quiches and prepare your tastebuds for savoury splendor. The place can be a bit cramped and tables fill up quite quickly, but that's because I've only been there during the afternoon rush. Good quality food and a variety of selection for those who want to avoid the hum drum and mundane lunch sandwich.

• Favourite thing(s) at this place:
• quiche
• gourmet lunch

Cookie

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They make the chewiest oatmeal raisin cookies and the chocolate chip cookies are super chocolatey - they're crispy on the outside and soft in the middle. Did I mention that the cookies are HUGE !! If you get one while it's still warm, you'll be in heaven

• Favourite thing(s) at this place:
• chocolate chip cookie
• cookie
• oatmeal raisin cookie