Familiar Faces From Food & Wine Classic (PHOTOS)

Mario Batali, Gail Simmons, Bobby Flay & others descend upon Aspen for 2012 Classic

genConnect had the pleasure of connecting with over 40 top chefs, sommeliers and restaurateurs at the 30th Anniversary of the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, Colo. We reconnected with old friends, made some new ones and had a blast and at America’s premier culinary event.

Peep some pics from our time in Aspen. Find more of our coverage on Facebook and Twitter.

Spending some quality time with the one and only Mario Batali at Food & Wine Aspen 2012.

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Bobby Flay talks with genConnect after running charity 5K at Food & Wine Classic in Aspen.

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Famous father-daughter duo Jacques Pépin (left) and daughter Claudine Pépin (right) with genConnect's Baruch about the power of cooking in bringing family together.

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Chef, culinary expert and author Gail Simmons tells genConnect how the Food & Wine Classic has evolved over the last 30 years.

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Bizarre Foods expert and chef Andrew Zimmern (left) talking with genConnect's Baruch Shemtov.

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genConnect's Baruch Shemtov (right) with world-class restaurateur Danny Meyer (left).

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Travel+Leisure's Nilou Motamed (right) lets genConnect in on the travel trends of 2012.

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Two of our favorite Master Sommeliers: Mark Oldman (left) and Richard Betts (right) with genConnect at 2012 Classic.

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Beer Chicks Christina Perozzi (left) and Hallie Beaune (right) break down their favorite brews for genConnect.

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Texas chef Tim Love kicks up his cowboy boots to talk with genConnect at the Classic.

genConnect was credentialed press at the 2012 Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, Colo., where we interviewed the top chefs, wine experts and culinary gurus from the event. For more of our video interviews and articles from the 30th Annual Food & Wine Classic, click here.

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