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A Tale of Two Cookies
This week brings us cookies of differing styles and locales, but generally equal goodness. On Queen West Torontoist came upon the infrequently open Cafe Bernate, a great spot for an afternoon cookie and cuppa. And sandwiches too, if you’re so inclined. The cookies come with woodchip-sized slats of chocolate, and are baked through and through, for those who don’t go in for gooey interiors. They’re perfect for dipping in the excellent coffee. And the place itself is calming, casual and none too expensive. 
A few days later, Torontoist somehow found itself inside yet another cookie emporium, Monsieur Felix and Mr. Norton, the Montreal cookiesmiths who’ve opened ten outposts in Toronto over the past few years. They’re still decadently good, but something about the alliance with the candy store, Sweet Factory, makes the treats seem less baked and more candied. A bakery needs flour, and wood, and warmth, and while the cookies at F and N’s Bloor Street outpost taste as if they were born of such environs, the shop itself is plastic and unappealing. Torontoist compared freshly-baked and day-old, and found the difference noticeable but not significant enough to relegate the day-old to bad. A day-old Felix and Norton cookie is still quite a bit better than many of the city’s other baked offerings. And cheaper too.