LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Lori Lefevre Official Website) FOOD & WINE will toast the 30th anniversary of its sold-out FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen with a benefit concert and party at the Benedict
Music Tent in Aspen, Colorado.
Elvis Costello & The Blue Beguilers will headline the evening at the FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen 30th Anniversary Party & Concert. Food will be served by acclaimed chefs José Andrés,
Mario Batali and Michel Nischan.
"We couldn't imagine a better way to toast this milestone year than with this outstanding gathering of masters - musical legend
Elvis Costello along with
Mario Batali, José Andrés and Michel Nischan"
The event, which will be sponsored by Belvedere Vodka, Gallo Signature Series, Lexus, FIJI Water, and
Stella Artois, will support FOOD & WINE's Chefs Make Change charitable initiative, with a portion of the ticket proceeds benefiting each of the chefs' designated charities. Guests will also have the opportunity to make donations of their own throughout the night.
Tickets are $350 and will go on sale Friday, April 27 at 10 am MT at foodandwine.com/classic or 877.900.WINE. A ticket will include dinner on the lawn at the Benedict
Music Tent with food prepared by Andrés, Batali and Nischan, followed by a concert with
Elvis Costello & The Blue Beguilers. This new event is open to Classic passholders and the Aspen community, celebrating our long-standing partnership with the City of Aspen.
"We couldn't imagine a better way to toast this milestone year than with this outstanding gathering of masters - musical legend
Elvis Costello along with
Mario Batali, José Andrés and Michel Nischan," says VP Publisher
Christina Grdovic. "We get to throw this huge celebration party and support our favorite chefs' charities in one night."
The menu will include a range of flavors from these star chefs. Batali will serve food from Eataly, cooking in a
Chicago Brick Oven; Andrés will cook foods from his native Spain; and Nishan will be featuring foods with local, fresh flavors. Guests will taste wines by Gallo Signature Series, cocktails featuring Belvedere's new Lemon Tea, and four Belgian beers from
Stella Artois.
Elvis Costello & The Blue Beguilers are a special one-time line-up for this event and consist of Elvis Costello, Imposters' band members Pete
Thomas (drums) and Davey Faragher (bass), and the addition of Costello's long time musician friend John McFee. McFee (of the Doobie Brothers) played on the original "My Aim is True" album for
Elvis Costello as a member of Clover, as well as live and on a number of other Costello albums since then.
The evening will start at 6:30 pm.
Doors will open for the performance at 8:30pm. Costello's concert, a first during the FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen, comes on the heels of his Spinning Songbook Tour.
About FOOD & WINE
FOOD & WINE is the modern, stylish, trend-spotting, talent-seeking epicurean brand. Created by American Express Publishing, the luxury-lifestyle authority, FOOD & WINE includes a monthly magazine with a circulation of 925,000, a books division and the website foodandwine.com, with updates on Twitter (@fandw) and Facebook.
About the FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen
The FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen is the epicurean brand's signature event, bringing together the world's foremost authorities on wine and food at over 80 cooking demonstrations and wine seminars throughout the weekend. In addition, over 300 wines and luxury lifestyle brands gather together in the Grand Tasting Pavilion, the epicenter of the event, to feature and sample their newest products. Simultaneously, American Express will host its 23rd annual Restaurant Trade Program, a unique educational and networking event developed for the professionals who shape the world of hospitality. Designed to offer the tools and best practices that attendees need to stay ahead in today's competitive marketplace, the American Express Restaurant Trade Program features a welcome reception, two exclusive opportunities to mix and mingle with fellow Trade attendees, and four panel discussions with leading restaurateurs, chefs and operators. Planning over a year in advance, FOOD & WINE identifies the hottest culinary talent and trends and uses its industry connections to bring an all-star line-up and program to the FOOD & WINE Classic every year. 2012 sponsors include: All-Clad, AT&T, Belvedere Vodka, FIJI Water, Godiva, Hellmans, KitchenAid, Patron, Lexus, Lot18, QVC,
Stella Artois, Sur La Table and Wines from Spain.
