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It's Monday October the 2 around 12:36PM and

Brie Monday

Monday lunches demand to be smug, or at least smugly delicious. And I'd be lying if I told you that I achieved this, as there was no linens or table service, but in a way I did. Checked out Finch's Tea & Coffee House (353 West Pender).

Seriously, the Curried ginger yam soup was pretty ridiculous, and when you add the brie and grape baguette (wrapped brown paper style with a ribbon) and the massive oatmeal chocolate chip cookie and you have achieved a pretty decent lunchtime bit of moral superiority. And the cookie was good enough to forgive the hipster making the sandwich with a goofy mini-fedora. Let's just say that when you wake up in the morning and throw on that kind of hat and brown Chuck Taylors you're mission in life isn't a speedy sandwiche - you're an artist damnit and artists take about 10 minutes to make anything. And the $12.50 price tag was steep but worth it. Bonus points for the three stage duece tables at the windows, which can raise your smugness to a huge level for eating brie sandwiches while on display for the homeless people. And the slight reference to the greatest character in American Pie.

And served with this juicy cheese website and you can mock pretty much anyone you meet all day long.

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Posted by: jason

October 2, 2006 09:16 PM

nice, i had forgotten about this place. i had a great chowder there a few months ago - definitely would hit it up more if it wasn't so far out of the way for me.