The Pottery Restauant is Open Again

 The Pottery Restaurant in the Blue Mountain Inn is open for dinner again and we decided to head on over to one of our preferred dining destinations to check out and enjoy their new seasonally inspired menu.

We were seated at our favourite table right by the four-sided fireplace which offered up the perfect cozy and romantic setting to enjoy our date night.

Dawn our server has been at The Pottery for 10 years, which is remarkable in itself and she’s the ‘baby’! Carolyn has been there for over 32 years which we think is pretty incredible.

We started our meal with a delicious mini loaf of warm rosemary focaccia, served with lemon infused herb butter.

Chef Oleg Bozovich, heads up the kitchen team at The Pottery and he was able to pop out and chat with us for a little while. We asked him what he’s been up to while the restaurant has been closed and he explained that he’s moved around the resort as different food and beverage options have opened and closed with the seasons including the Kandahar Restaurant Inn Café during the winter and the Summit View Pavilion at the top of Blue during the summer months.

Chef Oleg celebrated his 5th anniversary working for Blue Mountain Resort in September and in August, he and his wife Christine welcomed their first child, baby boy Luka to the world! Congratulations!

For our appetizer we split a sizable Pottery signature Caesar salad with chopped romaine hearts, double-smoked bacon lardons, parmesan padano, garlic & black pepper croutons and house-made creamy garlic dressing. The salad had the perfect balance of dressing, a tangy zip from the parmesan and the house made croutons added a nice crunch.

For our mains we selected:

Stuffed Chicken Pappardelle, free-range Ontario chicken supreme, leek, baby spinach, feta, parmesan Padano, pappardelle, grape tomato & mushroom marsala cream.

Bone-In Pork Chop, a 10oz house-smoked pork chop with a butternut squash and apple puree, fresh potato salad and corn succotash.

We spit a delectable Chocolate Lava Cake for the finish to a wonderful meal.

The Pottery offers an elevated casual dining experience with exceptional customer service.

Open for breakfast daily from 7AM – Noon, and for dinner from Thursday – Sunday 5PM – 9PM.

Click here to view their Breakfast Menu.

Click here to view their Dinner Menu.

Click here to make a reservation on-line.

THE POTTERY STORY

The Pottery Restaurant is named after the original Blue Mountain Pottery found on display in the dining room. They are original examples of the famous product produced by Jozo Weider, the founder of Blue Mountain Resort.

From its earliest beginnings in the Blue Mountain Ski Barn during the early 1950’s, Blue Mountain Pottery expanded into an enterprise supplementing Jozo’s ski operation by being a year-round revenue generator. In the beginning, visitors to the showrooms were frequently entertained by Jozo or other craftsmen demonstrating their art using a potter’s wheel.

 

Take-Out & Delivery from local Restaurants, Caterers, Grocery Delivery & Craft Beverages

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 or have updated menus or take-out options, 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.

Click here for Local Take-out & Delivery, Grocery Delivery, Craft Beverage

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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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

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.

Click here for the updated list.

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.

For more information about The Pottery, to check out their menus and dining specials or make reservations, click here

Bluminatiuon Dream Trail is coming back!

Once again, Blue Mountain Village will bring you the 2nd Annual Blumination Dream Trail, a complimentary experience for all to enjoy. Spectacular lights. Sensational sounds. It’s a one-kilometer winter stroll through the heights of innovation to the edge of your imagination. Follow the trail along beautiful, tree-lined pedestrian streets and pathways through the Village and around the Mill pond to discover magical, mega-watt light displays. From the “Ice Garden” to the “Enchanted Forest” and through the “Mind Warp”, to name a few, it’s an exciting and interactive adventure sure to spark the imagination of the whole family. The journey ends in the Events Plaza where the illuminated “Dream Tree” is the focus of an amazing visual and musical display every hour on the hour. And, new this year, each creative installation will “dance to the music” - also on the hour from dusk to 10 pm – making it a truly multi-sensory experience. All of this plus fireworks at 8:15 Saturday nights in December!
 

Make it a part of a whole evening.
Before or after your trip along the Blumination Dream Trail, take the opportunity to do some holiday shopping or seasonal celebrating with over 50 unique Village shops and restaurants open every day. For visitors and locals alike, the entire Blumination Dream Trail experience, together with the other winter activities available at the Village, might just become your newest holiday tradition.
 
Don’t miss opening night.
Plan to join us Saturday, November 30th for the official opening party from 6:30pm-8:30pm presented by Grey County. Meet Jack Frost and the Snowflake Princess, grab a photo with our mascot Frost The Fox and get your moves on to Glow Groove Dancing. Plus of course dancing light displays and fireworks.
 
Everyone deserves a little magic during the holidays. The Blumination Dream Trail carries that magic all the way through March! It’s an adventure like no other for the whole family. Don’t miss it.
 
For more information about the free Blumination Dream Trail, deals on winter accommodation and all the Village has to offer, please visit www.Blumination.ca, supported by the Province of Ontario.