Flavour of the Month: eight sublimely sloppy breakfast sandwiches
Flavour of the Month: eight sublimely sloppy breakfast sandwiches
By Eric Vellend |
By Eric Vellend |
Toronto chefs are reimagining the McMuffin with house-made breads and luxurious ingredients
By Eric Vellend | Photography by Christopher Stevenson | Food styling by Linsey Bell/judy inc.
Check out eight of the city’s best breakfast sandwiches »
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- A crispy chicken croquette, pimento cheese and sausage-studded cream gravy inside a flaky buttermilk biscuit. $12. <strong>Beast,</strong> <em>96 Tecumseth St., 647-352-6000.</em>
- Heart-stopper
- Heart-stopper
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- The ultimate croque madame, made with Thuet sourdough, slow-smoked (in-house) ham, raw-milk cheddar, béchamel and a perfectly fried egg. $14. <strong>The County General,</strong> <em>938 Queen St. W., 416-531-4447.</em>
- Sunny Side Up
- Sunny Side Up
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- A meatless variation with an over-easy egg, satiny avocado, sweet tomato and salty queso fresco stacked on a buttery egg bun. $10. <strong>Delux,</strong> <em>92 Ossington Ave., 416-537-0134.</em>
- Slippery Slope
- Slippery Slope
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- Succulent porchetta, crunchy pork cracklings, smoked Gouda, a fried egg and grainy mustard on a light Caldense bun. $6.45. <strong>Porchetta and Co.,</strong> <em>825 Dundas St. W., 647-352-6611.</em>
- Porky Pig
- Porky Pig
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- A house-baked English muffin piled with Ontario peameal, a runny fried egg, juicy tomato and mayo. $12. <strong>Marben,</strong> <em>488 Wellington St. W., 416-979-1990.</em>
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- PBLT
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- A crisp toasted English muffin with chive-spiked scrambled eggs, gooey sharp cheddar and sweet onion jam so good it should be sold by the jar. $8. <strong>The Gabardine,</strong> <em>372 Bay St., 647-352-3211.</em>
- Stud Muffin
- Stud Muffin
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- A jalapeño-spiked biscuit stuffed with an omelette, crisp bacon, ripe tomato and nutty Perron cheddar from Quebec. $9.75. <strong>The Drake Café,</strong> <em>1150 Queen St. W., 416-531-5042.</em>
- Biscuit Case
- Biscuit Case
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- A Thuet croissant cradles two perfectly poached free-range eggs, smoked coho salmon and silky Béarnaise flecked with chervil, tarragon and dill. $14.50. <strong>Mildred’s Temple Kitchen,</strong> <em>85 Hanna Ave., 416-588-5695.</em>
- French Kiss
- French Kiss
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- Flavour of the Month: Morning Glory
- Flavour of the Month: Morning Glory
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