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Postcard from the Aspen Food & Wine Classic: Foodie heaven, celebrity chefs, spectacular scenery, and driverless cars
Jul 7, 2017 | 2:31 pm
![Aspen mountain scene](https://houston.culturemap.com/media-library/aspen-mountain-scene.jpg?id=30465976&width=2000&height=1500&quality=65&coordinates=0%2C0%2C0%2C0)
A mountain view near Aspen.
Photo by Lonnie Schiller
When Houston restaurateur Lonnie Schiller attended the Aspen Food & Wine Classic he found that everywhere you look is a postcard.
Next we talked to Jonathan Waxman who cooked alongside Alice Waters at Chez Panisse [http: /www.chezpanisse.com/intro.php] and went on to open Barbuto [https://www.barbutonyc.com/index.php] in New York City, and is now coming full circle to open something new back in LA. Jonathan told me, “I have been going to Aspen since 1981. I had my bachelor party in Aspen and I set up the Caribou Club [https://caribouclub.com/]with my dear departed buddy Harley Baldwin. I love the snow and skiing, the gorgeous summers, and fly fishing in the fall. I have hiked from Crested Butte to the Maroon Bells. [https://www.stayaspensnowmass.com/activities/visit-maroon-bells] I have driven four wheelers to Marble. I have hiked many of the local trails. And I love dining in Aspen. It is a perfect place.” For a lot or Texans and many others, that about sums it up. ----------- Pictured here, Jonathan Waxman, left, and New York City restaurateur Drew Neiporent.
Photo by Lonnie Schiller
Next we talked to Jonathan Waxman who cooked alongside Alice Waters at Chez Panisse [https: /www.chezpanisse.com/intro.php] and went on to open Barbuto [https://www.barbutonyc.com/index.php] in New York City, and is now coming full circle to open something new back in LA. Jonathan told me, “I have been going to Aspen since 1981. I had my bachelor party in Aspen and I set up the Caribou Club [https://caribouclub.com/]with my dear departed buddy Harley Baldwin. I love the snow and skiing, the gorgeous summers, and fly fishing in the fall. I have hiked from Crested Butte to the Maroon Bells. [https://www.stayaspensnowmass.com/activities/visit-maroon-bells] I have driven four wheelers to Marble. I have hiked many of the local trails. And I love dining in Aspen. It is a perfect place.” For a lot or Texans and many others, that about sums it up. ----------- Pictured here, Jonathan Waxman, left, and New York City restaurateur Drew Neiporent.