Toronto Life has caught up with us today and their Daily Dish column is all about the openings of Bohmer and Salt.
They have an interview with Chef Boehmer and discuss his menu and the layout of his restaurant, which he plans to open this month. Additionally, there is more info on the retail space next door, which, he says, will feature prepared meals, cheese, meats, sauces and vinagrettes, all prepared by him and other local chefs. Sounds like they’ll be filling a void on our strip!
Not as much space is devoted to Salt, but they do mention it will be opening it’s doors any minute, just like we said!
Boehmer has a great sense of where Ossington fits in Toronto’s culinary scene, and where he fits on Ossington. I’ll take his quote from the article, “Everyone has their own niche, so there’s no competition. This is the street for food, and there isn’t another place like this in the city.”
If the Boehmer guys are reading this, here is the secret to community good will: 4-liter bags of organic milk. Not bottles of organic. Not bags of Sealtest. Bags of organic. (Organic eggs also good.)
Right now, the closest place to your spot to get bags of organic milk is the College Metro. Residents of “Gourmet Gulch” can’t actually get their grocery shopping done on foot. This irony is, of course, annoying. And, I hope you can understand, this creates some resentment toward the merchants.
Provide this service, and people might actually come in and buy your luxury vinegars. Otherwise: resentment.
You probably will lose money on the milk: the various under-capitalized variety stores around won’t carry it for this reason. But in your case, that’s not the point: think of the bags of organic milk as a loss-leader or enticement or good-will gesture.
If the Boehmer guys are reading this, here is the secret to community good will: 4-liter bags of organic milk. Not bottles of organic. Not bags of Sealtest. Bags of organic. (Organic eggs also good.)
Right now, the closest place to your spot to get bags of organic milk is the College Metro. Residents of “Gourmet Gulch” can’t actually get their grocery shopping done on foot. This irony is, of course, annoying. And, I hope you can understand, this creates some resentment toward the merchants.
Provide this service, and people might actually come in and buy your luxury vinegars. Otherwise: resentment.
You probably will lose money on the milk: the various under-capitalized variety stores around won’t carry it for this reason. But in your case, that’s not the point: think of the bags of organic milk as a loss-leader or enticement or good-will gesture.
Thanks for the comment, Benj! We have heard there may be another grocery store going in right next to what used to be “Get Real Cafe,” so if anyone connected to that or to Boehmer cares to comment, please do. Our community is diverse, and we hope the variety of businesses will make efforts to meet its needs.
Thanks for the comment, Benj! We have heard there may be another grocery store going in right next to what used to be “Get Real Cafe,” so if anyone connected to that or to Boehmer cares to comment, please do. Our community is diverse, and we hope the variety of businesses will make efforts to meet its needs.
With all the hype about this restaurant, and highly endorsed by a foodie friend’s gf, I went last night with great expectations. After leading us to the table, we were completely ignored for over 10 minutes. No matter how good the food is, that was not a good experience. We left and had a wonderful time at One – having dessert and a snack with lots of wonderful cocktails running a modest bill of around $300. I suspect the final tally would be the same at Bohmer’s but we were definitely treated better at One.
With all the hype about this restaurant, and highly endorsed by a foodie friend’s gf, I went last night with great expectations. After leading us to the table, we were completely ignored for over 10 minutes. No matter how good the food is, that was not a good experience. We left and had a wonderful time at One – having dessert and a snack with lots of wonderful cocktails running a modest bill of around $300. I suspect the final tally would be the same at Bohmer’s but we were definitely treated better at One.