Even the ultra-chic get puckish, and Alfred’s Grand Petit Magasin (big little store) has seen to a solution. Shopping in this modish and diverse mini-department store is hardly taxing, but that doesn’t mean you can’t kick up your Jimmy Choos for a while and compare purchases over a snack at Alfred’s Cafe. Crusty baguettes, elegantly composed salads, and spicy crostini plates all play well to ladies who lunch. Set your bag down and order one of the tartines, open-faced sandwich decked with such lovely things as oven-roasted tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, ripe cheeses and, on the rosemary-marinated chicken breast version, a biting and sweet raspberry mustard. 4388 France Ave. S., Edina; 952-345-6696; www.alfredsgpm.com
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