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After very nearly expatriating, she has spent the past six years around Denver writing about food news, trends, and policy and just trying to figure out Colorado's cuisine.
Burners aflame: February 24, 2013.
The Nose-to-Tail pork sampler was terrific and the salmon dish was among the best I've eaten anywhere.
The exhibition kitchen, commanded by chef Justin Brunson, also lays claim to its own in-house butcher. Old Major is one of Chef Justin Brunson's concepts in the Denver Highlands neighborhood featuring refined farmhouse cuisine with a focus on seafood, swine & wine. He’s installing a test kitchen there with an eight-seat table for special charity dinners and events.
Dinner Happy Hour Old Major Weekday Brunch Brunch Dessert Wine Signature Cocktails Whiskey Beer Spirits Digestif- After Dinner Bar Menu. Everything was yummy. Bottomless mimosas in 4 flavors (cranberry was my favorite) for only $17 were a great way to start the dining experience. The charcuterie was my favorite last time and my favorite again.There were six...We had an incredible dining experience at Old Major. Old Major isn’t the first or the oldest or the largest Denver restaurant to close permanently during the coronavirus shutdown. 5p-close . He announced that he has sold the remainder of his lease to another restaurateur, Amos Watts, owner of Boulder’s Corrida, who plans to open a new restaurant in the space. I mean, I love those things, but I’m not passionate about them.”The chef-driven restaurant that’s based on passion and creativity, “that’s all gone for awhile, I have a feeling,” Brunson said.“I’ve never felt so good about feeding people as I have since (the coronavirus) started,” Brunson said. He plans to announce his new restaurant’s name and menu in the coming weeks.And Brunson will keep his passion for cooking alive at the River Bear American Meats plant.
We had the Pea Hummus and Bacon Bites, both were super yummy, and we needed the clean freshness of the Pea Hummus to counteract that spicy sweetness of the bacon cites....Old Major gets 5 stars across the board: Cool place, fair prices, excellent staff, and amazing food. Starters.
The Creme Brulee...Wasn't too enthused about the menu upon first glance, but was totally won-over by the end of the meal. But I can hardly blame (owner and chef Justin Brunson) for following his vision given that it seems to be unusually sharp.”Brunson opened Old Major in 2013 after starting Masterpiece Deli and serving as head chef of the Where Masterpiece had introduced the city’s lunch-goers to a 12-hour brisket sandwich, and Wild Catch had allowed Brunson to dive into his other passion of fresh fish, it was Old Major that really brought out the best in the Iowa-born chef.“I opened up Old Major to teach myself how to make salami,” Brunson told us in an interview last week.
THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED Old Major Restaurant Review: There are plenty of Denver restaurants that subscribe to the snout-to-tail philosophy, but few adhere to the mantra quite like Old Major (it's named after the pig in Animal Farm). Steak was ordered medium rare,...I had a lovely lunch with my friend here.
3 lb pork chops were great. But for fans, this whole-animal butchering, charcuterie-making kitchen will surely be one of the saddest closures to date.It also will likely serve as a bellwether — as much in its departure as it was upon its arrival — for changes to come in Denver’s restaurant scene.“I’ll miss the hell out of Old Major, and I think it leaves a big hole in the scene,” Ruth Tobias, a longtime Denver-based food writer, told The Denver Post.