Mountain Mayhem: Food & Wine x 40
Mountain Mayhem

May Selby/Courtesy photo
As the weekend of the 40th annual Food & Wine Classic approached, the invites started rolling in and never ceased. Mapping out the best way to stay afloat and take part in the celebration all throughout town and beyond, several friends and I set up a Google doc with fliers, invitations, and copious notes laid out in chronological order. The festivities started on Wednesday evening at Modern Luxury Aspen Magazine’s kick-off party at Limelight Aspen and carried on through the Classic’s seminars, grand tastings, and official events; along with pop-up parties on rooftops, and in tents, cellars, fields, barns, and beyond; and closed out with the Aspen Meadows’ Juneteenth Celebration on the sunny Sunday we all had been awaiting following a rain-filled few days.
The 40th Classic truly was a meaningful, wonderful weekend with industry friends from all over the world, as all enjoyed connecting again here in Aspen.













