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| - Let's take a trip down memory lane. When I was 14, I was psyched to be old enough to have a "legal" job so I could go to work for an epicurean shop that made chocolate truffles, sold gourmet food, catered events and had a little epicurean deli. It was undoubtedly one of the major influencing factors of my food snobbitude.
Well this little shop had the best sandwiches, including a tuna melt that defined tuna melts for the rest of my life. I like my tuna melt melted, which seems obvious, but is apparently much harder than it might seem. In fact I would say fewer than 25% of my tuna melts ordered from other establishments are actually melted. I also like my tuna salad w/o drowning in mayo or a lot of celery. Blech. I also prefer my tuna melts with cheddar and on a rye or sourdough with a nice tang. In the days since aforementioned epicurean shop, I have found very very few acceptable tuna melts, yet ever hopeful, I keep searching.
Eureka!! Today I hit paydirt and Sunflour has the most delicious tuna melt I've had, rivaling or surpassing my original tuna melt! It had a hint of lemon which really added to it, as well as dill and NO celery. Hallelujah!! I subbed in cheddar and put it on Sourdough of course. I savored every bite.
Oh, but I guess most people don't come here for lunch (their options are admittedly limited to a few sandwiches). They have a small case of sweet yummies including muffins, a cupcake or two du jour (one day it was key lime, today it was Coca Cola), cookies, bars, "pop tarts", buns (cinnamon, hazelnut orange, etc.) and scones. Now I have high standards for anything breakfasty. I bake my scones lighter with buttermilk so they don't feel like a brick in my stomach after eating one. The Sunflour delivers. I would venture to say they are the best scones in Charlotte (besides mine and maybe those little butterscotch scones at Pewter Rose). Sometimes their cupcakes are great (devils food is best chocolate cupcake in town), but sometimes they're not as great and have crunchy frosting. Go for the smoother ganache frosting if you have a choice!
Did I mention they make gorgeous wedding cakes??
They support local suppliers and have plenty of tables and counter and banquette seating if you want to stick around, but it's not super cozy, so I don't see this place turning into Amelies.
If I no longer had student loans and a mortgage to pay off, this is the type of place I'd like to open. I could see it now...
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