It's a rainy Friday morning, and I wish I were at Smoke eating breakfast instead of sitting at my desk.
But since I'm not, I thought I'd just run through a few more things I loved and didn't love about the new place at the Belmont Hotel, where Tim Byres is chef.
LOVED: The bread and butter pickles. Especially the cucumber ones. I think they're the best I've ever tasted. I could eat them all day long, even this early in the morning.
DIDN'T LOVE: The back room on a Friday night. There's a tournament-quality (according to one of the waiters) pool table back there, but the people playing pool were screaming and laughing so loud we had to shout across the table to hear each other.
LOVED: The configuration of the bar. It's kind of pointed, and arranged so there's plenty of space to sit or stand and have a drink if there's a long wait. The staff actually seems to care about people who are waiting for a table.