Nicholas Steger
Hailing from Chicago Illinois, Chef Steger brings with him 20 years of experience in the industry. He has spent years honing his skills, from bartending and serving, to cooking at fine dining restaurants around the Chicagoland area and Vail. After completing Culinary School at Le Cordon Bleu in Chicago, Chef Steger moved to the Vail […]
Lauren Goeing
Lauren Goeing is the Rocky Mountain Regional Manager for Cline Family Cellars based in Denver, Colorado. She recently joined the Cline Wholesale team in August 2023. Prior to Cline she moved from Chicago to Denver about five years ago, where she worked at numerous bottle shops around town as well as working for Palm Bay […]
Stu Turner
I grew up in Fairfax Virginia in the suburbs of Washington DC. I have always enjoyed foods from all over the world. I have been privileged enough to be able to travel a lot and see new places and cuisines. I first started cooking in Steamboat Colorado and have been pursuing it ever since I […]
Woody Creek Distillers
Enjoy Woody Creek Distillers Spirits at the Grand Tastings.
Joshua Marshall
Josh Marshall, executive chef of culinary operations at the Sonnenalp Hotel, came to Vail from China. He worked at hotels in Taiwan and Guangzhou, China, adding an Asian influence to his previous experiences in Denver; Jackson Hole, Wyoming; Naples, Florida; and Southern California, where he’s from. Since joining the hotel in 2020, Marshall has been […]
David Reuss
Originally hailing from Montana, David began his wine career in Boulder at Frasca Food and Wine under the tutelage Master Sommelier Bobby Stuckey. After years of honing his craft, he set out on his own and became Wine Director of Shanahan’s Steakhouse in south Denver, popping bottles for celebrities and locals alike. Along the way, […]
Kevin Erving
Kevin grew up in the Pacific Northwest and started his culinary career in Seattle, WA over 30years ago. He landed a job with The Four Seasons Hotel and Resorts at the age of 19 as a CookIII shucking oysters and making salads. Chef Kevin’s career with The Four Seasons took him tomany beautiful places such […]
Julian Smith
I recently moved back to the Vail Valley in August of this year. However, before my stint away, I lived in Vail from 2007 to 2017. The story of how I ended up here is probably not so unlike a lot of people who call Vail home. I was living in Manhattan at the time […]
Hugo Del Pozzo
Hugo Del Pozzo founded the Pinea Winery with a simple but ambitious purpose: toproduce some of the best wines in the World. To do so, along with childhood friendVicente Pliego, they assembled 85 acres of mature vineyards situated near Olmedillo deRoa – the northern edge or Grand Cru part of the Ribera del Duero region. […]
Megan Cline
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