Chef’s Club by Food & Wine

When the Chef’s Club opened for Aspen’s 2012 Food & Wine Festival, it changed Aspen from a town of good food to a town of interesting food. The concept, created in partnership with Food & Wine, was to provide a platform for the magazine’s “Best New Chef” winners. They would create menus as well as appear for special Star Series tasting dinners and teach cooking classes. So far, it’s been a success —so much so Chef’s Club expanded to New York in Fall 2014. Book an indoor table near the expansive, open-plan kitchen to watch the chefs at work during the winter. When warm weather arrives, the lovely mountain views from the large patio are a must.