Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Lemonwood Luxury Inc. ("Lemonwood") proprietor of one of Canada's fastest growing natural apparel and accessories boutiques, is pleased to announce its Collingwood Grand Opening

Lemonwood Luxury Inc. ("Lemonwood") proprietor of one of Canada's fastest growing natural apparel and accessories boutiques, is pleased to announce its Collingwood Grand Opening on Saturday, November 14th at its newest location conveniently located in the heart of historic downtown Collingwood on the Southwest corner of 72 Hurontario Street - forming part of Miller Goodman Dental's beautifully restored Trott's Furniture building (c. 1880) and directly across from Collingwood's renowned Prime Seven Nine restaurant.



Celebrations begin at 9:00 a.m. and will continue throughout the weekend and over the balance of the ensuing week with delicious locally produced Seasonal Hot Cinnamon spiced Apple Cider, Scandinavian Butter cookies and many other complimentary treats, not to mention Grand Opening Special Pricing on all collections. We'd love you to come on by for a visit, even if simply to say "welcome to our neighborhood"!

Lemonwood is expanding rapidly, with four retail locations in Oakville, Rosedale/Summerhill, Port Carling and now historic downtown Collingwood, as well as serving the rest of Canada, the USA and internationally through its ecommerce offerings.Its retailing philosophy is "elegance & simplicity" on all levels - Scandinavian inspired boutiques that are bright and airy, with clean lines and uncluttered, at their core Modern Day fashion salons that emphasize personal service, that are built around all things wonderfully Cashmere (over 100 different styles and 80 different colours of poncho's wraps, scarves and shawls sweaters and more) and rounded out by beautiful clothing accessories (including designer masks), all curated from around the world, affordable luxuries presented by welcoming and knowledgeable personnel.

"Founded By Women For Women" (though to be clear and in no particular order of importance lol: men and pooches are also welcome too! - check out the luxurious Men's Cashmere sweater lines and wonderfully warm Cashmere Doggie Vest selections), founder Christine Peters, originally a Lethbridge girl, is a serial entrepreneur who has devoted her entire professional life to sourcing and product development (her personal life being devoted mainly to her twin boys Nickie and Sascha!)

Christine is passionate about luxurious fabrics that tickle the senses, affordable luxuries sourced directly from manufacturers, where possible from women owned businesses crafting aligned clothing and accessories, championing Canadian designers and keenly focused (sans lip service) on sustainability such as natural dyes, recycled and organic materials.

When asked why Lemonwood has struck a chord and is expanding when many of her competitors are folding in the current retailing environment, Christine stated:

"COVID has pivoted our customers away from the corporate treadmill, to Lemonwood Luxury72 Hurontario Street Collingwood,focusing on themselves, i.e. health of self and family first. After that it is to brightening up their hearths and homes and finally after that comes personal treats and rewards, and that's where Lemonwood fits the bill: with travel essentially locked down, entertaining more difficult, malls subject to attendance caps, with spouses and kids at home clambering for much deserved TLC, a little Retail Therapy every now and again from your local vendor is needed, now more than ever and Lemonwood provides just that. For those of you who don't already know us, we'd love to get to know you: come on in and try us on for size!"

Click here to visit Lemonwood.ca

Lemonwood Luxury, 72 Hurontario Street. Collingwood.

09 Nov 2020


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Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Thanksgiving Dinner - Dine-In or Take-out & Delivery

 Do you know where you're going to get your delicious Thanksgiving Dinner from this year?  Here are a few options available in our area:

 

Gustav's Chophouse & Bar

Dine in - reserve on-line https://gustavs.ca/

Take-Out or Delivery orders must be in by October 9th at 2pm.  Call 705.443.4461

 

Lakeside Seafood & Grill

Join us this Thanksgiving for our Table D'hote Menu 
3 courses for $55 per person. Normal dinner menu will be available as well.
Please call 705-446-3274 for more details, or to make a reservation.

 

Men with Knives

Order online by October 8th. Delivery on Saturday October 12th. Heating instructions provided with all meals. Order on a per person basis. Minimum order $75 for free delivery. Pick up may also be arranged at Alpine Ski Club

 

RoadRunner Foods

Order on-line

 

The Dam Pub

Thanksgiving Sunday Special  - Safe distance Take-Away available Thurs - Sun’s 4-8pm. Call 519.599.2110 or email stephanie@thedampub.ca to schedule your pick-up. View menus www.thedampub.ca



Sunday, March 22, 2020

Local Small Business Take/Out or Delivery and Grocery Options

In an effort to provide you with some resources and also support our small business community in the food and beverage industry, we've complied a list of resources available to you.  Please note that things are changing by the minute and we're doing our best to keep this list up-to-date and accurate.  If you know a business that should be added to the list that we've missed, please feel free to call me at 705.444.3453 or e-mail jcard@mycollingwood.ca
How safe is take out & delivery?  Click here to find out what CTV News has to say about it.
Please also consider purchasing gift cards on-line for future use to support our friends in retail and hospitality.  Links have been provided below for your convenience.

Saturday, January 18, 2020

All You Can Eat Mussels at The Pottery every Tuesday

We were tipped off that The Pottery Restaurant; one of our local favourite dining establishments is now offering all-you-can-eat Mussels every Tuesday evening, so Dan and I thought we’d check it out. 
We were professionally greeted by Ellie at the hostess stand, a lovely young lady who is visiting our area from the UK, and working at her first job in the food and beverage industry. She led us to what happens to be our favourite table at The Pottery, right in front of the massive fireplace that was throwing off some night heat on a chilly winter evening.
We were delighted to find that Carol Thompson was our server for the evening. Carol is a Team Lead at The Pottery and has been working at Blue Mountain Resort for over 30 years which we think is really quite incredible. Carol offers amazing customer service, is very knowledgeable about the menu offerings and it’s always a delight to see her.
Carol explained that they were offering two varieties of mussels to choose from. We could order either Beer & Bruschetta Mussels made with Creemore Springs Lot 9 or the Red Thai Curry Mussels. As both choices were something neither Dan nor I had ever tasted, we decided to order a pound of each to start with.
We ordered a nice, very reasonably priced bottle of wine to kick off dinner and a lovely little loaf of Rosemary Focaccia bread, with dipping oil, infused with herbs and chili flakes arrived at our table. Absolutely delicious!
The main event, one pound of steaming hot mussels for each of us was served in beautiful bowls with more bread for dipping. The aroma was fantastic! Half-way through, we swapped bowls so that each of us could try each variety. They were absolutely delicious! My favourite was the Beer & Bruschetta Mussels and Dan liked the Red Thai Curry Mussels the best, so much so, he ordered another ½ pound.
We were lucky that Chef Oleg Bazavic, had time to pop out of the kitchen to see how we enjoyed our meal. It was really nice to be able to meet him, find out a little bit more about his culinary journey and discover how he made his way to Blue Mountain. It turns out that Chef Oleg moved to Canada with his family when he was 7 years old from Serbia. He did his culinary training at the Niagara Food & Wine Institute with co-op placements in Muskoka and achieved his Red Seal Chef certification in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Like so many people that move to the area, Chef Oleg loves to ski and tries to get out on slopes as often as he can. He’s recently engaged and looking forward to his upcoming wedding in August at one of our local wineries.
We look forward to returning to The Pottery soon as it’s always a fantastic dining experience, and lucky us, just around the corner from where we live.