{"id":6375,"date":"2012-08-20T23:38:30","date_gmt":"2012-08-20T23:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eataspen.com\/blog\/?p=6375"},"modified":"2012-08-20T23:38:30","modified_gmt":"2012-08-20T23:38:30","slug":"mac-cheesfest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eataspen.com\/blog\/mac-cheesfest\/","title":{"rendered":"Mac. & Cheese Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Aspen Mac & Cheese Festival takes place on E. Hopkins Avenue “restaurant row” Sept. 8 between 2-5 p.m. and is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

Local Aspen Caterers & Restaurants compete with Mac. & Cheese variants with the public being the ultimate judge in an event that is similar to Aspen’s Soupskol<\/a>. \u00a0Besides a number of 2oz portions of Mac. & Cheese attendees can indulge in other fun & games.\u00a0Celebrity chef Susie Jimenez will return as a special guest.<\/p>\n

Macaroni & Cheese entries will be cooked up by restaurants to include Finbarr’s Irish Pub<\/a>, 8k Viceroy<\/a>, Syzygy<\/a>, Ute City<\/a>, Smoke<\/a>, Meatball Shack<\/a>, Elevation<\/a>, St. Regis<\/a>, Snowmass Kitchen, L’Hostaria, Justice Snow’s, 520 Grill, Rustique, Clarks Market, Jimmy’s<\/a>, Cache Cache, Steak House No. 316, Boogie’s Diner<\/a>, Aspen Elks Lodge and the Red Onion<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In 2011 Rustique’s macaroni-and-cheese dish was awarded 1st place & Jimmy’s<\/a> placed 2nd.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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