Leapin' Liepke, I love it!

As some of you know, my favorite restaurant in Telluride is Cosmo...I have fixated on a Liepke painting in their dining room for several years...well, lucky me! Telluride Gallery of Fine Art had a fantastic exhibit tonight of his latest oils. While some of his colors are somber, which frankly, I am always drawn to...his vivid colors really captured my eye. Juicy limes, peacock blues, fushia and red oozed seduction. His subject matter illuminates the beauty of poetic limbs, and dewy skinned youth. Although sometimes older women strike tragic poses...each painting seems to throb with emotion. It was hard to walk away.

The paintings take your breath away but after you manage to break your gaze you notice the fine modern framing. A bold and thick silver leaf that made me wish I had inquired about where to find it!

Telluride modern and Ouray modern!

Had a great meal at Onyx in Telluride the other night! dinner was fresh, seasonal and sophisticated. I'm scheming about how and when I can go back soon.

Love the after dinner candy cart...they have the ever pedestrian yet pleasing Starbursts to choice and chewy french macaroons...homemade gels, tiny bon-bons...I had a sugar rush before I even said "yes, please"...5-6 times!

We are building a really cool modern home for these people, check it out: Ouray Modern. They will have amazing Ouray corridor views!

Cosmopolitan Dining Here and There

Last week we went to my all time favorite dinner spot in Telluride, Cosmo, for a pre-theatre meal. We saw a fantastic local production of the Sound Of Music. All the kids were spot on- my six year old ate it up. She was completely riveted by the costumes, the songs and the sets. It also helped that one of her classmates was in the cast.
At dinner I ordered their BBQ salmon w/mango/red pepper relish and jasmine coconut rice. It was divine. Never have I had a just so-so meal there. They always out do themselves in the service department, the wines, the fresh offerings and they do it all in their welcoming upscale but casual atmosphere. I'd live there if I could. Their fresh bread is completely out of control. Better than any bread west of PARIS!! I tried to recreate the dish on Tuesday night and I think I came close...my little crew scarfed it down like it was candy. Delish. I had to do the dishes though at home and no one scraped all the little bread crumbs off my place setting when I went all Cookie Monster on the fresh focaccia....


All these gorgeous photos are of Founding Farmers restaurant in Washington DC...we leave next week! I really hope we'll dine here at some point. The rustic modern decor and approach move me to mouth-watering joy!



I need to towel off, the salivating is getting to be too much.

Modern, cold? Not here. Look how cozy these diners look!

So fantastic. I have a pantry at home in which I keep the preserves I made last summer(their number slowly dwindling) but to display them like this, back lit and bold? Yes, I would enjoy that immensely!