Chef John's Going To The 2009 Aspen Nutrient In Addition To Vino Classic!

the Food in addition to Wine Classic becomes the absolute middle of the epicurean universe Chef John's Going to the 2009 Aspen Food in addition to Wine Classic!

If you lot follow me on Twitter, you lot likely already know I'm headed to Colorado to embrace the 27th Annual Aspen Food in addition to Wine Classic for About.com. I received i of the extremely coveted, full-access press passes, in addition to volition live on taking sum advantage.

This fourth dimension each year, the Food in addition to Wine Classic becomes the absolute middle of the epicurean universe. Everyone who's anyone inwards nutrient in addition to vino (not to holler food/wine writing in addition to blogging) makes their means to Aspen for iii days (five for some) of delicious tax-deductible decadence.

I'm flight out of San Francisco on Wednesday, in addition to returning Monday. In between, my destination is to laid the Food in addition to Wine Classic record for media coverage – there's a direct a opportunity I'll live on moving from resultant to event, from tasting to tasting, from political party to party, in addition to thence fast in addition to furiously that my press badge volition genuinely outburst into flames.

Of course, if that does hap I imagine i of the ascension star chefs volition run over in addition to endeavor in addition to smoke around scallops over it. It's simply that form of event. I'll live on posting every solar daytime on About.com, every bit good every bit doing my best to give you lot a play-by-play on Twitter. So, if you're non already following me, larn on it!

As much every bit I'm looking frontwards to seeing, in addition to beingness seen with, the nutrient world's best in addition to brightest, I'm every bit good excited to run across in addition to merchandise state of war stories amongst immature human nutrient writers in addition to bloggers.

I'll live on coming together upward amongst my friends from Foodbuzz (they ever know where the party's at), in addition to a yoke novel nutrient blogger friends, Heidi from SavoryTV in addition to Average Betty, who volition both live on at that spot amongst Plum TV. Here's a piffling sense of savor they shot at the 2007 Aspen Food in addition to Wine Classic. Enjoy, in addition to remain tuned!

Classic Fireworks Photo (c) Steve Mundinger
Jacques Pépin, Danny Meyer, in addition to Bobby Flay Photo (c) David Sawyer
The Grand Tasting Pavilion Courtyard Photo (c) Perry Johnson