What do Bay Street suits and their staffers really need when the clock strikes one? Restaurant giant SIR Corp. believes it’s a reasonably priced focaccia sandwich, thinnish soup you can chug on the run and yummy desserts—passion fruit salad, say, or bumbleberry cheesecake—served in shot glasses. That’s the notion behind Petit Four, a new takeout bakery and food counter tucked into Commerce Court South’s food court. What sets it apart from its neighbours are the recipes from chef Gord Mackie (Far Niente) and pastry chef Leslie Steh (ex of Splendido and Senses Bakery), and the freshness of the food. Breads are baked every 20 minutes. Warm smoked-bacon focaccia, for instance, is stuffed with moist Berkshire pork, sweet ham and mustard—a porcine triple whammy. And if pampered executives are puzzled by the concept of ordering a sandwich at a counter, specially trained “concierges” are standing by to explain how it’s done.

Petit Four, 187 Bay St., 416-368-1444.