The Ultimate Food & Wine Classic in Aspen Chef Cheat Sheet

Spiaggia Chef and Partner Tony Mantuano dishes on encouraging his executive chef to join the show, and what it was like to watch him win. 

Plus he dishes on the pre-game advice he got from Stephanie Izard and Tony Mantuano.

The executive chef at Spiaggia is ready to settle down after his big win. 

The star chef is lobbying to end child hunger.

If you're Italian, this might upset you. 

The chef shares his favorite tools to use in the kitchen.

The chef will dive into a topic close to his heart (and stomach) on PBS later next year.

Big flavors, big personalities and big hair ruled the 1980s, when New York City’s Jams was at the white-hot center of everything. Here’s a history of the restaurant, a look at its game-changing California cuisine and a celebration of its recent revival.

"If it seems like a story ripped from one of my TV shows, it’s not a coincidence," says the chef.

The Iron Chef alum opens his seventh restaurant, Point Royal, in Florida.

The hottest opening in L.A. is this family-friendly bistro in the Valley.

Aspen-based Master Sommelier Carlton McCoy goes from hydration drinks to grand cru Burgundy before running a sub 4-hour marathon in New York.

With stunning seaside 
views and a local winemaking scene that keeps 
getting hotter, the time to visit is now. 


Shayn Bjornholm, examination director for the Court of Master Sommeliers, recounts his blind-tasting triumphs and tells how anyone can sound like a wine expert.

Every three years, the Association de la Sommellerie hosts an international competition to choose the best sommelier in the world. But what do people go through to achieve that honor? Here's a hint: A lot.

If you must. 

Chris Shepherd, an F&W Best New Chef 2013 from Underbelly in Houston, explains why he loves Bandol, is so-so on Champagne and thinks Grüner Veltliner is the coolest wine.