Olive oil and art

David and I went to an olive oil shop at the Gateway in SLC. The store is very close to Urban Outfitters and I wanted to go peruse while my husband checked out oil (honest? my original thought: seriously, olive oil? how boring). Boy was I wrong! Each container was beautifully arranged in rows with pretty silver spouts for tasting on little pieces of soft bread (my kind of store!) It's Mountain Town Olive Oil Company. They've got skill. I was surprised to see the prices. I don't know what I was expecting, but almost all of the oils and vinegars were priced at 14.99. Not yo'momma's olive oil, but worth the extra bucks! My favorite was the Traditional 18 year Balsamic. Pretty much a party in my mouth.

Olive oil wasn't the only treat. On the walls were art from artist Gretchen Papka. In this olive shop were a series of 3 assemblage pieces. Gretchen, I dig it. I stared at these for a while. Wish I had money to buy them.

Memory No. 1

encaustic, paper, oil pigments with objects
in vintage box on wood panel
31 x 17 x 2
Available from Gallery MAR, Park City, UT

Memory No. 2
encaustic, paper, oil pigments with objects
in vintage box on wood panel
31 x 17 x 2
Available from Gallery MAR, Park City, UT

Memory No. 3
encaustic, paper, oil pigments with objects
in vintage box on wood panel
31 x 17 x 2
Available from Gallery MAR, Park City, UT

the great salt lake

Yesterday morning we said...hey baby lets go to salt lake city. My David looked up where Guy Fieri has been to on Diner's Drive Ins and Dives so we could eat dinner there, because of course, if guy fieri goes there, it's gotta be good!

On the list were:

The Red Iguana

Ruth's Diner

Moochie's Meatballs

Pat's BBQ

Lone Star Taqueria

Blue Plate Diner

We've been to pat's bbq and its SO tasty, I highly recommend it. Somehow we ended up not going to any of them at all. We went to a friend's recommendation for an authentic pizzeria= Sicilia's pizza. The Italian born owner greeted us in a thick italian accent and asked "is this your first time here? I'm sorry" ha! Such a great big menu to choose from. We got the amori and the meat amori (half and half) with mixed sauce (alfredo and marinara). My body told me, rachel you are full. But I didn't listen. I had to finish my plate. It was dreamy sauce and topping goodness.

We stumbled upon some groovy downtown hotspots with furniture, galleries, bookstores, and artists trying to make it. I wouldn't mind living on 300 south, there is so much to do there.

Artwork in Kayo Gallery

Cool shop staircase (everything in there is organized by color, love it!)

Retro Rose

Frosty Darling Boutique (connected with Kayo Gallery)

Sam Weller's bookstore 3 stories of books and a section for rare old and used books, totally awesome to get lost in.

I turned my pictures into polaroids using the polaroid project download. EASY and so fun.