tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post961419293640485703..comments2024-03-28T01:39:53.154-04:00Comments on The Peak of ChicĀ®: Gourmet TablesettingsThe Peak of Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-62728155792071386202008-10-06T20:22:00.000-04:002008-10-06T20:22:00.000-04:00YUMMY,YUMMY,YUMMY!!!!!Wonderfully delicious post!YUMMY,YUMMY,YUMMY!!!!!<BR/><BR/>Wonderfully delicious post!MIMILEEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02434941779541562832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-74070171252374667422008-10-06T18:23:00.000-04:002008-10-06T18:23:00.000-04:00The marvelous portrait in the Maxine de La Falaise...The marvelous portrait in the Maxine de La Falaise picture is her mother, Rhoda Birley, who was so glam.An Aesthete's Lamenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09620941811191294750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-65678859186441470312008-10-06T12:08:00.000-04:002008-10-06T12:08:00.000-04:00great photos. love those brown porcelain, tea cups...great photos. love those brown porcelain, tea cups, love that portrait of the woman (in dressage?) <BR/><BR/>it's fun to see 'vintage' photos. the early 90s were so different. Given this challenge now, I wonder how different each designer would do things.72 and sunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18244030255190856553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-18504024501686064402008-10-06T08:03:00.000-04:002008-10-06T08:03:00.000-04:00I would love to see your library! You always have ...I would love to see your library! You always have wonderful and unique images to illustrate your posts.Things That Inspirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04405995431610377305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-52454130284853768842008-10-03T18:38:00.000-04:002008-10-03T18:38:00.000-04:00LOVE this posting! Each setting is so unique -- an...LOVE this posting! Each setting is so unique -- and well balanced in color and texture. So inviting -- which is always the sign of a master (or mistress?) of style of design! LOL! Love Blass' setting -- and the last one -- both have scrumptious food too!<BR/><BR/>Jan at Rosemary CottageTeacatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899566893360863672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-12245038627462328772008-10-03T17:04:00.000-04:002008-10-03T17:04:00.000-04:00This is so funny! I was visiting Eddie Ross's blog...This is so funny! I was visiting Eddie Ross's blog and he had a post about cake stands, which made me think of a Christmas centerpiece I love to do every year. It looks very much like the top photo! Lots of citrus stacked in layers. What a wonderful post, and I agree....I like the Bill Blass!katiedidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682823255667624459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-38534101578796304572008-10-02T17:47:00.000-04:002008-10-02T17:47:00.000-04:00Christy, Thank you. I think we're slowly pulling o...Christy, Thank you. I think we're slowly pulling out of this mess! And that portrait just makes that photo.The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-4833653164140176472008-10-02T17:45:00.000-04:002008-10-02T17:45:00.000-04:00Aesthete- It's a Frozen Red Fruits Souffle. Looks...Aesthete- It's a Frozen Red Fruits Souffle. Looks like it melted a bit under the hot lights.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and Toby is correct. Mongiardino did decorate this room.The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-80018237875246922942008-10-02T17:12:00.000-04:002008-10-02T17:12:00.000-04:00Love Maxime de la Falaise- if only for the portra...Love Maxime de la Falaise- if only for the portrait! <BR/>The strawberries and cream would also be hard to pass up ;). Hope your petrol situation is better- it's so hard to stay home when we have to... yet when one doesn't have to it's a delight..... ChristyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-73537299263848730732008-10-02T17:08:00.000-04:002008-10-02T17:08:00.000-04:00The Rochambeau dessert looks like something one wo...The Rochambeau dessert looks like something one would want to destroy with sweet-tooth glee. I wonder what it is ...An Aesthete's Lamenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09620941811191294750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-52196810626054209762008-10-02T16:44:00.001-04:002008-10-02T16:44:00.001-04:00Meg- I feel the same way!Meg- I feel the same way!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-23960330816937094812008-10-02T16:44:00.000-04:002008-10-02T16:44:00.000-04:00Aesthete- Looks like lemon meringue to me. I'm lea...Aesthete- Looks like lemon meringue to me. I'm leaning toward Anoushka Hempel's. The Rochambeau table is over the top, but that dessert looks pretty.The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-89012355645102701522008-10-02T15:44:00.000-04:002008-10-02T15:44:00.000-04:00I think you are correct, Mr Worthington. It looks ...I think you are correct, Mr Worthington. It looks very like Mongiardino, who decorated Valentino's Rome residence with Adrian Magistretti. Did he decorate more places for Valentino?An Aesthete's Lamenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09620941811191294750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-63646994030852297722008-10-02T13:41:00.000-04:002008-10-02T13:41:00.000-04:00Would that any of my tablescapes looked like this!...Would that any of my tablescapes looked like this!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-78578615323645340352008-10-02T13:23:00.001-04:002008-10-02T13:23:00.001-04:00Toby- I don't know, but I'll check and let you kno...Toby- I don't know, but I'll check and let you know.The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-51630542682754826952008-10-02T13:23:00.000-04:002008-10-02T13:23:00.000-04:00I love the Valentino and Blass settings (could tha...I love the Valentino and Blass settings (could that be lemon meringue pie?). Sheila de Rochambeau's is a bit Easter-egg hunt though.An Aesthete's Lamenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09620941811191294750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-44057878507919608752008-10-02T13:22:00.001-04:002008-10-02T13:22:00.001-04:00Michael- Some ideas for our next gathering at Gram...Michael- Some ideas for our next gathering at Gramercy??The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-39257657289027435952008-10-02T13:22:00.000-04:002008-10-02T13:22:00.000-04:00Tristan- Don't you love that compote?! I missed To...Tristan- Don't you love that compote?! I missed Top Design last night! I'll try to catch it in reruns.The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-13101294840163650672008-10-02T11:17:00.000-04:002008-10-02T11:17:00.000-04:00They're lovely, each in its own way.I assume that ...They're lovely, each in its own way.<BR/>I assume that Valentino's room was done by Mongiardino?Toby Worthingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887066048372484464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-62786448624144493872008-10-02T11:10:00.000-04:002008-10-02T11:10:00.000-04:00So pretty- you have a great eye.So pretty- you have a great eye.The Devine Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16580729769785391145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-36307652710015921612008-10-02T11:09:00.000-04:002008-10-02T11:09:00.000-04:00Love that floor compote!All of these certainly put...Love that floor compote!<BR/><BR/>All of these certainly put those poor li'l table settings on Top Design last night to shame! ;)<BR/><BR/>TristanTristan Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00372571059339403974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-84917623024413550592008-10-02T09:49:00.000-04:002008-10-02T09:49:00.000-04:00Courtney- They're on different ends of the spectru...Courtney- They're on different ends of the spectrum, but they are both so appealing!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-65044511858858404162008-10-02T09:05:00.000-04:002008-10-02T09:05:00.000-04:00The Blass is great and so is the Maxime :)The Blass is great and so is the Maxime :)Style Courthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034129367345351303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-43719602236732377632008-10-02T08:39:00.000-04:002008-10-02T08:39:00.000-04:00Thanks Ivy Lane! Unfortunately, my tablesettings d...Thanks Ivy Lane! Unfortunately, my tablesettings don't turn out like these ;)The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-56812655896697540842008-10-02T08:38:00.000-04:002008-10-02T08:38:00.000-04:00Patricia- I like Blass' too- simple, elegant, and ...Patricia- I like Blass' too- simple, elegant, and the lemon meringue pie looks good too :)The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.com