675 E. Durant, Aspen, Colorado, 81611, 970.920.4600, $$$$ - Splurge

Montagna has been recognized with the Mobile Four-Star award for the 11th consecutive year. Chef Ryan Hardy summarizes his cooking style with a simple, “I love to handcraft food.” A true artisan, Chef Hardy cures his own prosciuttos, creates his own pear, plum, cherry and peach preserves, and even makes his own cheeses. Joining Aspen’s premier hotel, The Little Nell, in 2005, Chef Hardy provides the exclusive mountain town with his signature Farmhouse Cooking.