Food & Wine Classic 2023 Photos of Chefs and Celebrities

Posted by Martina Birk on Wednesday, August 7, 2024

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.

Cooking in Color

Marcus Samuelsson.

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Marcus Samuelsson brings his signature style to an event.

Sweet Selfie

Brooke Williamson and Claudette Zepeda.

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

Bubbles on Bubbles

Chefs in Aspen.

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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.

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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 Finalists.

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

Class Photo

Top Chef Alumni.

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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!

Chefs in Aspen.

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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

Maneet Chauhan.

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

Raising a Glass

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Dwyane Wade toasting his Wade Cellars wine at the Black on Black dinner at Hotel Jerome. During the special evening, Black vintners and winemakers including Chris Paul and CJ McCollum were celebrated, while JJ Johnson and Nina Compton cooked up a stellar meal.

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