An ode, a lament

After living 10 years in the NYC area, I refused to believe that after moving to Denver I'd be able to keep dinning in fantastic, unexpected restaurants all the time. I was actually surprised that, after arriving in the Mile High City, we were not disappointed. Without friends to suggest new, cool places and with a lot of help from discount services such as Living Social, Weekly Plus, Groupon and Restaurant.com we started to get a little taste of the city.

One of the best surprises, so far, has been City O' City, a tiny vegetarian restaurant/lounge/bar that's in one of the best neighborhoods in town: Capitol Hill. City O' City shares the block with cool thrift stores, vintage jewelry stores and deserts joints filled with the only hipsters in town - the kind that will wear sunglasses indoors. The atmosphere is great, relaxed, always featuring amazing music, thanks to the DJ booth they keep by the bar.

Besides the main sitting area, there is the City O' City bakery, with amazing coffee and all sorts of sweet temptation waiting for you. For those who are not there to sit down, a quick stop at the bakery is a must. And finally: the food. My vegetarian boyfriend has offered me the opportunity to try a lot of vegetarian food and City O' City - which is owned by Watercourse Foods (known as one of the best Vegetarian restaurants in town) - does not disappoint.

This weekend, to honor Valentine's Day, my new owl ring and my boyfriends' professional achievements we decided to go to a celebratory lunch there and ordered their Buffalo Seitan Wings, made of tofu. They are one of their top items in the menu and the taste is amazing. Since I don't eat birds (but any other meat os very welcome in my stomach), I'd prefer their tofu version any day.

For lunch, I had the Brie Plate and my boyfriend chose The Sherman sandwich. Both were a hit. The Brie Plate is just fantastic, it must be extremely caloric, but it's 100% worth it. We also ordered their Meat Lover's Pizza to go, and were very pleased with it. They do an amazing job with the tofu, I completely recommend the place. Their beer selection is also incredible. They keep beers from all over the state as well as a variety of great wine. It has definitely become our favorite hangout in Denver!

 



Buffalo Seitan Wings



Brie Plate

The Sherman

The restaurant is filled with art for sale from local artists.

 

Aloe is everywhere.

If you decide to try:

City O' City

206 E. 13th Ave, Denver, CO

303-831-6443

You can check out reviews @ UrbanSpoon.

Happy Valentine's Day

It's Valentine's Day and the most awaited B H L D N collection is now online, available to all brides-to-be and girls who just want to feel fabulous. That's a great Valentine's Day gift to all of us, pretty things can always make any day much, much better.

 

Happy Valentine's Day!

 

Here are a few of my favorite pieces:



Love the jewelry!





Maybe my favorite bridal gown!

Owl Love

I had promised myself to try to visit a few Flea Markets in the area this weekend. It has not been more than 10 months that we have moved to Denver and I still don't know what we have around us. Inspired by a book I received from my friend on my birthday, I had started my search. 


What I didn't know is how hard it is to find Flea Markets all my myself, without any recommendation. In a quick search online, all I could find were Flea Markets in other towns, some more than 30 miles away. 


In the end of the day, I stopped by Nordstrom Rack. My birthday was recently and I was in need to treat myself to some pretty new things and I found something that made me fall in love: this owl ring from Fossil. 

In the end, I picked up a necklace and bracelet, also from Fossil, that I plan on using on my cousin's birthday party in April.  The best part is that, at Nordstrom Rack, I was able to get over 60% discount in all pieces! \O/

This is the book that inspired everything. 

I'm wearing a H&M jacket and Blue Dust nail polish from Forever 21. 

The Decemberists Live

As promised, a few The Decemberists video from the concert in Boulder, CO. I have recorded the videos with my iPhone, so the sound quality is not the best!

It made my week

It's finally Friday! \O/ The best day of the whole week and this was an intense, long week. I'd like to recap the most important thibngs that made my week:

- The company where I work annouced the 2011 benefits and I have to say that there are lots to be thankful for.

- I got tickets to see The Decemberists in Boulder after I had given up in seen them because the Denver concert was sold out for weeks.

- My boss threw a birthday lunch for me and a colleague - both February children.

- I booked the last hotel for my vacation in April. A simple, quiet, small little place by the beach. I can't wait.

- I finally got tickets to see Devotchka - did you know where are from Colorado?

- B H L D N (it's pronounced beholden) have finally showed us a little of the marvelous dresses they will unveil on Monday - Valentine's Day

B H L D N - Image from 100 Layer Cake

 Plans for the weekend?

I want to hit the movies, clean the house, organize everything, try to find flea markets in Colorado and, if not, thrift stores. I still have the The Devotchka concert and would love to find time to buy a few things to finish redecorating my old room in my mother's home. Too much? Have a great weekend!

 

The Poster for The Decemberists concerts in Colorado designed by Aesthetic Apparatus




Hazards of Love

The Decemberists

SETLIST - 2/9 - Boulder Theater - Boulder, CO

Apology Song
Down by the Water
Calamity Song
Rise to Me
We Both Go Down Together
The Bagman's Gambit
Won't Want for Love (Margaret In The Taiga)
The Island
Los Angeles, I'm Yours
January Hymn
Rox in the Box
16 Military Wives
This Is Why We Fight
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Row Jimmy
The Mariner's Revenge Song
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June Hymn

Unfortunately, we had to leave the show before the end, but this was, without a doubt, one of the best experiences of my life. Be able to watch The Decembrists so close to the stage, listening to the songs I love was just incredible and unexpected. They will be back in Colorado in April for a concert in Colorado Spring, which I’d never miss, but I’ll be out of the country during that week!

Here are a few pictures of the concert and lead singer Colin Meloy.