We love the Aspen Food & Wine Classic! It’s quite possibly the best combination of food, wine, and partying in the country… picture two or three 60-yard long tents, filled with table after table of wine from the best vineyards in the world, spirits from the best distilleries, and food from some of the best chefs you’ll ever enjoy. It’s practically a reunion of the Food Network personalities and anyone else who is important in the culinary world. If you have the means, we definitely recommend it.
This year in Aspen, Leblon teamed up with the Children’s Health Foundation to raise money for children at “Greenalicious”. This CHF charity event was held at the Belly Up, Aspen’s premiere music venue. CHF brought in 400 VIP’s from the “A” list and it was a great success. The caipirinhas were flowing like a huge river of slushy, yummy watermelon, and smiles abounded. Five-star tapas from famous chefs like Michael Nischan wowed the crowd as well.
On the main stage, a very cool cover band, The Hollywood Stones, cranked out some dead-on covers of Mick and the gang. The crowd was in full tilt party mode and singing “Hey, you, get off my cloud!!” at the top of their lungs. I think even Ivanka Trump joined in when she and Flo Fulton from J Mendel weren’t sipping their Leblon caipirinhas! Definitely coming back for another year in 2009!
