Last Tues, Dave and I went to a Historic Denver event in the D&F Tower downtown on the 16th Street Mall. As the invitation said,
This will be the first public unveiling of the tower since it was constructed almost 100 years ago for the Daniels and Fisher Department Store. Since this space has not been open to the public since its construction, there will be members of the media as well as elected city officials that will be there to celebrate this unique moment in history.
The soiree was on the top 5 floors of the tower, behind the face of the clock. Each level had a bar and some type of food (prosciutto-wrapped shrimp & baby lamb chops on one; salmon bites on another; then my favorite: dessert cups--one with creme brulee and strawberries, another with chocolate mousse and whipped cream).
The dessert were made by none other than Food TV's Keegan Gerhard
Ok, I hadn't heard of him, but he was very nice, and especially receptive when I asked him: "Tell me if I'm wrong, but were those cocoa puffs in the chocolate dessert?" (They weren't.) He also made a cake in the shape of the tower which, unfortunately we did not stay to try. (I heard mention more than once of Ace of Cakes as people we admiring the cake-tower.)
Dave and I got bored of the people and techno music (yes, techno), and I was antsy because (again, per the invitation):
The complimentary gift bags will leave you feeling like you’ve just had Christmas all over again in February. These bags will be filled with products from Nordstrom; Halcyon House Interior Design; a copy of Modern in Denver Magazine featuring Denver’s coolest mid-century modern homes and buildings; additional pastries from Keegan Gerhard’s restaurant, d bar Desserts; Pravda Vodka; and other great items. Gift bags are limited to the first 100 guests departing the event.
YEAH. The gift bags ended up being PURSES filled with goodies, including make up and skincare from Estee Lauder. Pretty sweet. (Not much in there for guys, though.)
All in all, a pretty fun evening. We, along with the other (and much younger, I have to say) attendees are members of Historic Denver (although Dave and I already were) and the National Trust for Historic Preservation (free membership was included with our $20 ticket).
5 comments:
You do look nice! And Keegan Gerhard is the host of Food Network Challenge. I don't know that I've ever actually seen him cook or bake anything. He looks tall.
Bit of a let down with the purses, if you ask me. I was hoping you'd have said things like LCD TVs, blu-ray players, and keys to a new hybrid.
So is the tower open to the public forever now? And what is its purpose?
Yeah, truth be told, I DID have my heart set on like a $500 gift certificate to Nordstroms, etc., but alas.
Iiiiii don't know re: whether it's open to the public now. I kind of doubt it. It looked to be more a place for people to rent for events.
OMG, laughed out loud picturing you asking Keegan if there were Cocoa Puffs in the desert. I can SO imagine being there and being mortified but highly entertained at the same time. That's our Jenn!
How was the view? Are there windows that let you see out from behind the giant clock? Sounds like it could be a really cool space, and what fun to be one of the first to get to see the reopening! Makeup, pastries and vodka sounds like a pretty sweet gift bag, too.
The view was very cool--there is a balcony--I think we were ABOVE the clock--that went all the way around the tower. It was nifty! We took a self portrait up there, but we only got our big heeds in the picture.
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