Strawberries & Spring – Vine Dining at Elk Haven Winery in Benton City – May 2 2026

We started with a little amuse bouche gasphacho with strawberry, cucumber, and some spices. Then we got hit the asparagus two ways. The asparagus soup was super delicous and savory and the grilled asparagus served with a strawberry hollandaise sauce was out of bounds. I would have never even conceived of this combination.

The venison lollipop was amazing. The crusted rosemary, mint, and strawberry / rhubarb relish really set this course off.

Let’s get to the show stopper. The ribs. Let me say this again… the ribs. I’ve never fanboyed over ribs before. Until now. These ribs will be the first thing on my mind every morning I wake up for the next two weeks. They were that good. Hearing Chef describe how these were prepped and smoked, I knew they were going to be the ones. And they were.

The Black Cod was also amazing. This was served with something I would have never thought would work. Rootbeer foam? Who knew? Absolutely delicious.

Next, the first of two desserts. A simple serving of strawberries with mint and basil sugar. Delicious.

Finally, the second of two desserts, This was the perfect way to end this dinner. There was so much going on with this “broken flower pot” of deliciousness. The chocolate “dirt, the white chocolate “broken flower pot” the pink rose cake… It all worked perfectly.

This dinner will be top of mind for a long, long time.

So here’s the deal, they’re doing this dinner again on May 22nd, 2026. They have spots left. Run. Don’t walk to reserve your spots.

Hit up Elk Haven Winery as soon as you can.