June 17, 2013

Scenes From the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen

Photo: Eugene (Huge) Galdones

This past weekend, a who’s who of chefs, oenophiles, and gastronomes headed to Aspen for the 31st installment of the annual Food & Wine Classic. It only seemed natural, with so many high-profile chefs on hand, to take a quick survey and ask them which culinary trends they thought would be big in the coming months (for the record, almost everyone agreed that pork and bacon are on their way out). Jump to the slideshow to check out their thoughts.

"Vegetables [will be as big as] the cupcake, pork, and craft beer trends all rolled into one."

"Vegetables [will be as big as] the cupcake, pork, and craft beer trends all rolled into one."

Bowien: "An outpouring of support." (Bowien also told us what he thought would be on its way out in 2013: "Grumpy chefs.")

Bowien: "An outpouring of support." (Bowien also told us what he thought would be on its way out in 2013: "Grumpy chefs.")

"More fine dining and cutting-edge chefs extending their brands into fast food … achieving success by opening the next McDonald's."

"More fine dining and cutting-edge chefs extending their brands into fast food … achieving success by opening the next McDonald's."

"People getting closer to fresh food ... people cooking at home more and with better food."

"People getting closer to fresh food ... people cooking at home more and with better food."

"The continued development of foods from the Mediterranean and Southeast Asian regions."

"The continued development of foods from the Mediterranean and Southeast Asian regions."

"I’m seeing fish and fowl in and bacon out. Lighter, fresh, and bold flavors with a focus on balance, as opposed to rich and smoky."

"I’m seeing fish and fowl in and bacon out. Lighter, fresh, and bold flavors with a focus on balance, as opposed to rich and smoky."

"Filipino food."

"Filipino food."

"Chicken wings from every corner of the earth."

"Chicken wings from every corner of the earth."

"Moving towards natural cooking elements [such as] fire, wood, natural steams."

"Moving towards natural cooking elements [such as] fire, wood, natural steams."

"Guajes — a gluconic-quality seed. Gellan and xanthan gum are going the way of corn starch."

"Guajes — a gluconic-quality seed. Gellan and xanthan gum are going the way of corn starch."

"If I knew, I’d be ahead of the game."

"If I knew, I’d be ahead of the game."

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