{"id":545,"date":"2009-04-27T06:48:40","date_gmt":"2009-04-27T13:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eataspen.com\/blog\/?p=545"},"modified":"2009-04-27T06:48:40","modified_gmt":"2009-04-27T13:48:40","slug":"food-wine-day-pass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eataspen.com\/blog\/food-wine-day-pass\/","title":{"rendered":"Food &amp; Wine Day Pass.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you haven&#8217;t heard this yet our advice is that you better get on it.  The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodandwine.com\/promo\/classic\/\">Food &#038; Wine Classic<\/a> is offering a day pass for $250 that is good for two grand tastings in one day.  This may very well make it the year of the local.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodandwine.com\/\">FOOD &#038; WINE Magazine<\/a> comes to life in the majestic mountains of Aspen, Colorado the weekend of June 19-21 during the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodandwine.com\/promo\/classic\/\">27th annual FOOD &#038; WINE Classic in Aspen<\/a>.  At 8,000 feet above sea level, five thousand foodies gather to discover the biggest trends in food and wine at America\u2019s premier epicurean event.<\/p>\n<p>This year, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodandwine.com\/promo\/classic\/\">FOOD &#038; WINE Classic<\/a> offers greater access with the new $250 GRAND TASTING DAY PASS that provides guests the opportunity to attend two Grand Tastings in a single day, either Friday, June 19 or Saturday, June 20. Grand Tastings take place at 11:30am and 4:30pm both days.<\/p>\n<p>Passes are available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodandwine.com\/classic\">FoodandWine.com<\/a> and by calling<br \/>\n877-900-WINE.<\/p>\n<p>The Grand Tasting Pavilion is the epicenter of the event, where over 300 vintners and lifestyle brands gather together to exhibit their newest products.<\/p>\n<p>GRAND TASTING PAVILION HIGHLIGHTS:<br \/>\n\u2022        Nearly 200 vineyards and wineries featuring hundreds of wines<br \/>\n\u2022        Delicious food sampling, including artisinal meats, cheeses, and olive oils<br \/>\n\u2022        The popular Spanish pavilion dedicated to wines, spirits and foods of Spain<br \/>\n\u2022        Cocktails created by expert mixologists<br \/>\n\u2022        A tasting flight of thirteen different flavors of chocolates<br \/>\n\u2022        Book signings by culinary superstars including Mario Batali, Giada de Laurentiis, Bobby Flay, Tom Colicchio &#038; Gail Simmons and Ming Tsai<br \/>\n\u2022        A silent auction benefiting F&#038;W\u2019s Grow for Good campaign, includingauction lots of kitchen essentials hand-picked by BRAVO\u2019s Top Chef winners Stephanie Izard and Hosea Rosenberg&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And if your visiting Aspen and want to get by on $268 a day may a suggest reading <a href=\"http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/food\/ci_9605803?source=bb\">Aspen Food &#038; Wine Classic on $18 a day, tent included<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you haven&#8217;t heard this yet our advice is that you better get on it. The Food &#038; Wine Classic is offering a day pass for $250 that is good for two grand tastings in one day. 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