It’s a winning recipe. Take a generous handful of some of America’s most talented and engaging chefs. Stir in a hundred or so enthusiastic foodies. Let the mixture rise in one of the most spectacular winter settings in the world.

The delicious result: Chefs’ Holidays, a series of tasty three-day events hosted annually at the historic Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Chefs’ Holidays, with eight sessions held between Jan. 10 and Feb. 4.

Imagine forests of snow-covered trees and the famous Yosemite spires and domes covered with their own delicious white frosting. If the views won’t do it, try this. Yosemite comes alive in winter. It may be its best season of all.

Step into Ranger Shelton Johnson’s outdoor theater. It was 19 degrees at snowy Ahwahnee Meadow recently, and he was speaking almost poetically about the stormy end of autumn.

“Last week, it looked like Vincent van Gogh had been here, painting the alders, Pacific dogwood, cottonwood and California black oak,” he said. “Then on Monday, poof, the trees are covered in white.