Snowmass Culinary & Arts Festival Introduces Celebrity Chefs, Brilliant Artists & Delectable Food.

The Snowmass Culinary & Arts Festival this Aug. 13-15th is starting a new tradition with celebrity chefs from across the country, a juried art exhibit with more than 30 regionally and nationally recognized artists.

Enjoy events like the Palette of Pairings tastings, including wine and spirits, Celebrity Chef Cooking Workshops, & a Gastronomic Tour of Snowmass Village. This event will be placing Snowmass Village, Colorado on the map for a gourmet destination in a mountain paradise.

• Get your tickets & lodging now for this event.
• See a Full Schedule of the Snowmass Culinary & Arts Festival
• See Lodging Deals that will make this Festival even sweeter.
  

Celebrity Chefs include Two of New York’s finest:

• Alfred Portale, Executive Chef and Co-owner, Gotham Bar and Grill in New York City and
• Laurent Tourondel, Executive Chef and Owner of BLT Restaurants in New York City. Executive Chef Laurent is a classically trained French chef with a passion for traditional American foods as evidenced by his chain of restaurants.
  

Watch the Iron Chef Battle of Tourondel vs. Bobby Flay:



Get to know some of Denver’s own Chefs,

• Frank Bonanno, Executive Chef & Owner of Mizuna, Luca d’Italia, Osteria Marco and Bones in Denver
• Christy Rost – Public Television (PBS) Chef and Texas Cooking & Lifestyle TV series host. She’s also the author of two cookbooks and a holiday CD
  

Artists participating in the event range from jewelry, glass, fiber, drawings, graphics, printmaking, wood-work, pottery and more. The event is nationally juried by a panel of experts. The art exhibitions will run on Saturday Aug 14 from 10am-6pm and Sunday Aug. 15, from 10am-4pm.

Tickets for this amazing artistic event can be purchased on line at Inticketing.com for $65 a person. This is a great deal for cooking lessons, a two hour feast of small plates, wine and liquor tastings & eye candy art!

Also you will experience another amazing deal when you stay at the Inn at Aspen for the Snowmass Culinary and Art Fest. You will save money while having convenient lodging located between Snowmass Village right outside of Aspen. If your senses are craving more indulgence just head to Aspen! Book your vacation now!

It's a Smokin' Weekend with Snowmass Chili Pepper and Brew Fest: June 4-5, 2010

Snowmass is serving up a serious triple threat with spicy chili, cold brews, and sweet music during the annual Chili Pepper and Brew Festival this June 4 & 5th, 2010!

This sizzling weekend hosts the International Chili Society that judges two chili competitions to see who is the hottest chili chefs around! Get ready to sample red and green chilies and of course salsa! Cool the fire from the crazy chili tasting with cold micro-brewskies from around the country. Expect to taste incredible brews from local to European exotic blends with over 50 breweries expected to be there! And smooth it all out with sweet music played all weekend.

Schedule: Friday’s lineup includes Kyle Hollingworth Band featuring Michael Kang of String Cheese Incident… That’s right they are mixing some cheese into this spicy weekend. Brett Dennen will follow with his folksy soulful tunes. Saturday don’t miss The Wailers taking the stage with their Jamaican Raggae that has been enlightening hearts since the Bob Marley days. And George Clinton and the Parliament-Funkadelics will be closing out the concerts with their mind blowing music.

All three events will be spread throughout Snowmass Mall and Fanny Hill. See Full Event Schedule.

• Friday the venue opens at 4:30 pm and goes till 10:30pm.
• Saturday, the venue will open at 2pm- 10:30 pm with the Official Chili After Dark Party at the Viceroy Hotel.
  

Tickets can be bought online. They are offering three different ticket options so you can get as up close and personal to the micro brews and chili as possible. Get your tickets now because the Champion Tasting Pass only allows 200 people per day and includes Skky Vodka and Cabo Tequila Tastings.


Lodging: To top off this sizzling weekend, get one of the hottest lodging deals in town for this event by staying at the Inn at Aspen for as little as $89 a night. Perks of staying at the Inn? It is on the bus route so once you are ready to come back to great accommodations just grab the bus- believe us you will love the bus after sampling all the incredible microbrews!