The Snowmass Culinary & Arts Festival brings foodies, wine connoisseurs, and art lovers alike together in a premiere visual and delectable feast. It features celebrity chefs, a juried art exhibit with regionally and nationally recognized artists, food & presentation expert panels, and a Palette of Pairings featuring specialty foods with wines & spirits, all set in the scenic mountain splendor of Snowmass Village, Colorado. Extend your stay and set out to explore easy or extreme hiking and biking trails, take in a free & festive Thursday night concert on the Hill, and visit world-renowned Aspen and its cultural delights right next door.

Chef Richard Sandoval: Restaurateur of the Year by Bon Appétit in 2006, one of the Best Chefs of 2003 by New York magazine, and Mexican Chef of the Year by the National Toque d'Oro in 1992.

Chef Hosea Rosenberg: Bravo TV's TOP CHEF 2009 Winner and 2006, 2007, 2008 Best Chef, Denver International Wine Festival, 2007 Guest Chef, James Beard House, NYC, 1994-2009 Best Seafood Restaurant, Jax Fish House.

Chef Alex Seidel: Named by Food and Wine Magazine as one of its 2010 "Best New Chefs in America", "Chef of the Year" in Denver magazine in 2009 and by 5280 magazine in 2008, Nationally recognized Fruition Restaurant as "One of Top 10 New Restaurants" in America in 2007.

Chef Rost: National culinary, entertaining and home improvement programming on PBS affiliates nationwide and on CREATE TV.  Chef Rost is also the author of The Family Table and Where's My Spatula?, and the host of the syndicated television program Just Like Home.

Diane Henderiks: Diane is contributing chef/RD for Prevention Magazine and regular on-air contributor for ABC's Good Morning America Health. She is also consulting nutritionist for TrueLemon and Camp Shane and has been expert contributor for The New York Times and Shape Magazine.

Mark Fischer has been a James Beard Foundation Best Chef Southwest semi-finalist for the last 5 years. He's received accolades from around the country including features in The New York Times, Gourmet, Bon Appetit, the Wall Street Journal and Food & Wine magazines.