With a long winter coming to an end, start spring a little early and perfect your Sangria recipe now. Watch this How to Make Sangria recipe from Summer Kitchen and don't be afraid to switch it up a little for personal taste.

Jamie Oliver speaks at TED leading up to his upcoming show on on ABC called Food Revolution. This video was originally posted by Chef John over at Food Wishes.

T Magazine calls Aspen "no stranger to food" and highlights the new restaurants for winter 2010.  This list includes Il Mulino, Gisella, Ellina, Brexi, and Syzygy.  The story also mentions Chef Michele Mazza of Il Mulino, Dena Marino of Ellina, and "Restaurant Row" located on West Hopkins. 

Sky Hotel putting a very cheeky 'V' in Valentine!

Start Time: Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 8:00pm
End Time: Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 1:30am
Location: 39 Degrees and the Aspen Mountain Room at the Sky Hotel

Sky Hotel is shaking up Valentine's to a whole new level of frisky frivolity!  Wear your best lingerie or kinky Valentine apparel from 8pm on Saturday, 13th February to celebrate. For $20, enjoy a glass of bubbly on arrival as well as an array of alluring aphrodisiac appetizers between 8pm - 10pm. If that’s not enough, there will have a DJ spinning a sexy selection of saucy songs all night long! Couples and singles welcome alike. Strictly a 21 and over event – current identification must be presented to gain entry. Be there….. xox

Director of Communications Christine Kaculis from the House of Veuve Clicquot will be hosting with The St. Regis Aspen Resort’s Executive Chef Adam Tanner a 5-course dinner paired with champagne, including a 3 liter bottle of Veuve Clicquot’s 1990 ‘La Grande Dame.’

The evening will begin with canapés from 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. in the Astor Library with dinner following in The Restaurant at 8 p.m.

Date: February 12, 2010
$275 per person

For more information or to make your reservation please dial 970.920.7356