In case you’re already daydreaming about summer festival season, here’s a chance to ogle one of the more exclusive ones that takes place every year in Colorado.
The annual celebrity chef event known as the Food & Wine Classic returns to Aspen June 19-21, with a grand tasting tent, cooking demonstrations, wine seminars and more gluttony.
Tickets are on sale now for a mere $1,600 before increasing to $1,700 March 1. (I wasn’t joking about exclusive.)
The Classic is really a place for foodies — nay, food groupies — to rub elbows with the likes of Martha Stewart, Jacques Pépin, Nancy Silverton, the cast of “Top Chef” and more famous and up-and-coming chefs.
Of course, there’s a whole lot of wine poured throughout the weekend as well.
One notorious tasting called “Wine for Gazillionaires” involves sabering magnum bottles, spraying thousands of dollars of wine over the crowd. You get the drift.
To get a taste of the whole extravagant experience, head to
