Creekside Dinner Series with Chef Amber Lancaster

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 Benavidez
• July 29th with Chef Pierson Shields & Chef Elise Wiggins
• August 5th with Chef Pierson Shields & Chef Amber Lancaster
• August 19th with Chef Pierson Shields & Chef James Murray
• September 2nd with Chef Pierson Shields & Chef Justin Brunson

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.

Amber Lancaster, Executive Chef

A Tucson native, Lancaster initially pursued a political science degree at the University of Arizona to prepare for law school. After her aunt helped her realize her dream of cooking, she nixed the courthouse for the kitchen and enrolled in the Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Scottsdale. Hoping to study under some of the best chefs in the world, Lancaster packed up her knives and relocated to France where she completed the most comprehensive training available at Le Cordon Bleu Paris and earned her Le Grande Diplôme in 2008.Lancaster continued to hone her craft abroad where she worked as a private chef in Paris and held positions at the Michelin-rated French dining destination, Restaurant Guy Savoy, and the historic luxury hotel, Hôtel de Crillon. During this time, Lancaster read Chef Grant Achatz’s cookbook, Alinea, and set her sights on Chicago. In 2011, she relocated to the Windy City and trained in molecular gastronomy for a year under the acclaimed chef at his Michelin-rated restaurant, Alinea.

Following her departure from Alinea, Lancaster worked as a private executive chef and enrolled in Loyola University Chicago to pursue her BA in French & Communications. After another stint overseas to partake in the university’s study abroad program, John Felice Rome Center in Italy, Lancaster completed her studies in Chicago and became the executive resident chef at Sur La Table in 2016, and later a private chef. Yearning to be back in a kitchen surrounded by others passionate about food, Lancaster landed her roll with Kimpton, and at Sable’s helm, Lancaster creates Contemporary American small plates inspired by her travels and culinary icon, Julia Child. Now, Lancaster can be found at The Allis @ Soho House Chicago.

Lancaster has been recognized as one of the “25 Women to Watch” by Hotel F&B Magazine, “9 Chefs to Know in Chicago” by Zagat.com and “Chef of the Month” by Chef Works. She has competed on three episodes of “Guy’s Grocery Games” on Food Network and guest judged, and competed in, the prestigious Cochon555 Chicago chef competition.

When the chef coat is off, Lancaster can be found indulging her inner foodie at different restaurants throughout the city, taking her dogs to the dog beach, reading and rolling out her yoga mat. Most recently you can watch Chef Amber on the current Season of Fox’s Hell’s Kitchen!

Host or Publisher Grand Hyatt Vail