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Great Cookies at Robinson Bread

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Robinson Bread
Location: 6 Brock Avenue, Toronto
Website: https://www.robinsonbread.com/

The sesame, fig, and white chocolate cookie at Robinson Bread appeared in Toronto Life’s list of the top 10 best new cookies in the city, which is all I needed to know.

Robinson Bread

As you’d expect from the name, Robinson Bread is mostly known for their sourdough loaves, though they do have a handful of cookies and other pastries on offer.

Robinson Bread

They’re one of those fancy bakeries that refuses to slice their bread, which infuriates me more than I should probably admit.  So I have yet to try the sourdough, but based on the quality of this cookie, I have no doubt that it’s tasty.

Robinson Bread

It’s a great cookie.  It’s got a perfect texture, with a nice light crispiness on its exterior and a great chewiness within.  And the sweetness is perfectly tuned, with a nice balance between the white chocolate and the figs.  But it’s the pronounced nuttiness from the sesame that really makes the cookie stand out.  It definitely deserves its place on a list of the best cookies in the city.

Solid Gelato at On Third Thought

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On Third Thought
Location: 6 Markham Street, Toronto
Website: https://www.onthirdthought.com/

I recently saw On Third Thought on a list of the best gelato in the city, and I thought, wait — this place serves some of the best gelato in the city?  And I haven’t heard of it??

Obviously I needed to try it ASAP.

On Third Thought

They have about a dozen flavours on the menu, mostly fruity.  Interestingly, they have a handful of booze-infused scoops for a one dollar upcharge.  I went alcohol-free and got chocolate and caramelized fig.

On Third Thought

It’s not bad at all.  I personally wouldn’t put this in my top 10, but I’m certainly not mad I ate it.  The gelato is served at the perfect temperature and is decently creamy, and while the fig flavour was more tart than I was expecting (and both were leaning a bit sweeter than I prefer), the chocolate had a richness to it that I found quite enjoyable.

On Third Thought

They also serve the gelato in a glass bowl with a metal spoon if you’re eating on the patio, and I found this to be unexpectedly delightful.  You wouldn’t think it would make a difference, but there’s something about it that just feels better than eating out of the usual disposable cup.