Day Two Hundred and Fifty Three - The Tremont

Dear all,

Today I meet up with gorgeous Karla for a lovely drink in the newest hot-spot in town, The Tremont!

The Tremont has had many incarnations and is situated next to the fabulous new library and signifies an exciting new development that Collingwood has been yearning for.

I have particular fondness for the Tremont as I spend Tuesday nights doing art classes at The Bay School Of Art, http://demo.thebayschoolofart.ca. They have renovated the whole space into a classy group of studios that artists rent out to use and then display and showcase they work. (I have a pipe-dream to rent out one of the studios one day... it's a fabulous set up)

Anyway, back to the restaurant. As part of the Tremont development, they have built a beautiful restaurant/ cafe on the first floor with an open beer garden on the second floor roof for the summer. They have decked it out with flair and great details and it would have no problems fitting in amongst the eclectic yet high-end mix of down town New York.

Karla and I found a secluded table next to a corner of lovely exposed brick and ordered our drinks. They have stayed true to local tradition and have only Creemore and Wellingtons on tap and their wine list is pretty impressive. We have yet to sample the menu but I have heard only good things and after one week of being opened, it all sounds very positive. Karla and I had a lovely time putting the world to rights and our only [mild] criticism would be that the decor is illuminatingly white, so much so that in some respects it somewhat spoils the sultry, bistro style mood that we had hoped for that somewhere like Tresoro gets right.

Despite the whitewash, it's a lovely place to sit, drink, eat and enjoy. I would highly recommend it to all.

And in other news:

1. Not wanting to compete with those across the pond but...

... as of this morning, we are catching up fast!