In the News

Executive chef Sergio Howland creates a farm-to-table menu of fresh, local, organic ingredients for Block 16, the signature restaurant at this luxury boutique resort.

Admittedly we Aspenites aren't quick to visit Vail.

When Michelle Obama visited Vail this season, she stayed at The Sebastian Hotel, which opened in November and is home to Block 16.

In Vail, Colorado, Timbers Resorts added The Sebastian to its portfolio in January.

Once the lifts close at Colorado ski resorts, hotel rates plummet.

Farm-to-table is the theme of Block 16's menu — Chef Sergio Howland wants everything to be as fresh and seasonal as possible, and by the taste of it, he's already succeeding.

Timbers Resorts, the Carbondale-based development company and operator of The Sebastian - Vail, is profiled in the Aspen Daily News as it grows internationally.

"Vail's Renaissance" officially kicked off with the arrival of its latest luxury hotel, The Sebastian, in Vail Village.

Artist Manuel Felguérez is interviewed at The Sebastian during the Library Dedication in February 2011. (Written in Spanish)

OK! Magazine of Australia covers the hot spots of Vail in an article "The Holy Vail."