Inside the 2023 Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, Where Chefs Kicked Back (and Cooked Up!)

The signature event celebrated its 40th anniversary this year with Top Chef winners, restaurant favorites and gorgeous scenery

What do you get when you send a bunch of top-notch chefs to Colorado? The Food & Wine Classic, an event that marked its 40th anniversary in Aspen this year. A slew of Food Network stars, Top Chef favorites and other culinary masters came together in the mountains to toast food, wine and everything there is to love about cooking. Check out some of the best pics from the event.

What a Guy

Guy Fieri enjoys the view from the top after treating the crowd to a cooking demo with his son, Hunter.

Cooking in Color

Marcus Samuelsson brings his signature style to an event.

Nothing New

Bobby Flay (finally!) receives his honorary Best New Chef award, which he was supposed to score in 1992.

Sweet Selfie

Former Top Chef stars Claudette Zepeda and Brooke Williamson snap a scenic selfie.

Bubbles on Bubbles

The tradition continues! A group of celeb chefs pop champagne on a mountaintop to help kick off the festival — where it even snowed that day.

Mountain Man

CJ McCollum poses in front of the tasting tent, where he talked up his wine brand, McCollum Heritage 91.

They're Tops

Top Chef: World All-Stars favorites Ali Ghzawi, Sara Bradley and Buddha Lo get together at the welcome party.

Class Photo

And speaking of Top Chef, a host of alumni come together with judge Gail Simmons for a seminar entitled "The Top Chef Effect: How 20 Seasons of a Cooking Competition Show Changed Food Culture Moderated by Khushbu Shah."

Cheers to That!

On breaks from hosting their own cooking demos, chefs Mei Lin, Kristen Kish, Carla Hall, Marcus Samuelsson and Top Chef's Gail Simmons raise a glass.

Master Moment

Nashville chef Maneet Chauhan gives a cooking demo showcasing the breads of India.

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