Brunch with a punch

If our mother let us, wed eat brunch for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

For eggs with oomph were headed to Hammersmiths, a former greasy
spoon at Logan and Gerrard. Named after a London borough, this wee
corner spot serves accessibly gourmet brunch items like smoked bacon
omelettes ($11), steak n eggs ($14) and free range duck hash. Everything
that comes out of the scrubbed-down open kitchen is sourced in the ‘hood
like bread from Brick
Street Bakery and Steeped
and Infused teas. Check the menu board for daily batches of buttery
scones made in-house with seasonal Ontario berries. As the weather
cools, look out for heartier items like gamey meats, beans on toast and
weekly prix-fixe dinners including short ribs and speckled trout with
roasted cauliflower.

Well take ours with a side order of over-easy. Dont tell our mum.
Marianne Wisenthal

Hammersmith’s, 807 Gerrard Street E., Toronto, 416-792-9043, www.hammersmithsbrunch.com,
reservations accepted up to four people

Photo credit: Ayla Newhouse