When Aspen’s public health ban on indoor dining went into effect three weeks ago, Julia and Allen Domingos of Epicure Catering sought a work-around.
As operators of SO Café atop the Aspen Art Museum (AAM), the couple has served creative and nutritious fare to patrons since the Shigeru Ban-designed AAM opened on Hyman Avenue in August 2014. But the museum has maintained a strict no-takeout policy for the past six years, to protect the exhibition space; SO doesn’t even stock to-go containers for visitors to wrap up the second half of a sandwich. So, not knowing how long it might be until indoor dining resumes, and without a system in place or reputation for takeout, the team balked at the idea of launching a paid operation now.