Creekside Dinner Series with Chef Justin Brunson

1300 Westhaven Drive,Vail CO 81657

02 September, 2021

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Outdoor Dinner Series featuring Celebrity Chefs and creative menus with thoughtfully selected wine pairings. Join us Creekside at Grand Hyatt Vail for an unforgettable outdoor dining experience in the Colorado Rockies! Only 30 Seats available per dinner, reserve your seats today! Dinner Series Dates: July 8th with Chef Pierson Shields & Chef Dickie Brennan July 15th with Chef Pierson Shields & Chef Orlando BenavidezJuly 29th with Chef Pierson Shields & Chef Elise WigginsAugust 5th with Chef Pierson Shields & Chef Amber LancasterAugust 19th with Chef Pierson Shields & Chef James Murray Grand Hyatt Vail, Executive Chef Pierson Shields Shields brings significant experience within the hospitality and culinary fields. Most recently, he served as Executive Sous Chef at Hyatt Regency Denver Convention Center following culinary appointments at Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe, Warwick Hotel, Tom’s Urban 24, and Hyatt Regency Phoenix. Shields also serves as a board member for both the American Culinary Federation and Auguste Escoffier Culinary School. Executive Chef Justin Brunson Executive Chef and restaurateur Justin Brunson’s passion for quality ingredients and artfully designed cuisine stems from his agricultural roots, earning him recognition as one of Denver’s most impressive and innovative chefs. Growing up in an Iowan farming family taught Brunson the importance of carefully sourcing ingredients, and he has since integrated his knowledge of the farming and agriculture industries into each of his concepts. His family of restaurants that make up Brunson & Co., highlight thebest of humanely-raised meats, sustainable seafood and ingredients sourced from farms around Colorado. Brunson began his culinary journey two decades ago at Scottsdale’s Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts. An internship with renowned Chef Michael DiMaria at Michael’s at the Citadel gave him extensive training thereafter. Brunson then moved to Denver, where he worked with some of the city’s best chefs, including Chef Richard Sandoval (Zengo), award-winning Chef Frank Bonanno at Luca D’Italia and with the team at Denver’s top restaurant, Fruition. In 2008, Brunson opened Masterpiece Deli, his first concept. In 2011, he launched the Denver Bacon Company, which led him to further his knowledge of sustainable butchery via a 30-day internship in New York’s Fleisher’s under master butcher Josh Applestone. Inspired and ready for something new, Brunson opened Old Major in 2013 to much critical acclaim. Focusing on heritage-raised meats from Colorado farms, the restaurant features contemporary farmhouse cuisine and continues as a Denver dining gem today. Brunson & Co., has continued to grow in recent years. Brunson created Culture Meat & Cheese, which brings a carefully curated selection of cultured goods and accoutrements, handcrafted sandwiches and meat and cheese boards to The Denver Central Market and Denver International Airport; Culture also has a retail outlet inside Pearl Wine Company. Royal Rooster, a concept focusing on fried chicken sandwiches and gourmet sides, opened inside the Broadway Market in 2018. There is also the upcoming quick service restaurant and butcher shop in Leever’s Locavore in Denver, CO. Brunson taught himself how to cure meats at Masterpiece Deli and has since expanded upon and perfected his skills at Old Major, where he experiments with new world ingredients and flavors using old world techniques. River Bear American Meats, Colorado’s premier cooked and cured meat production facility, is the next evolution of the meat curing skills Brunson has been honing his entire life. Meat is his passion, and he aims to share that with chefs and consumers alike through River Bear.