{"id":7883,"date":"2019-10-11T18:45:29","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T18:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.burnedatthesteak.com\/blog\/?p=7883"},"modified":"2019-10-11T18:56:45","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T18:56:45","slug":"mustard-seed-cellars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.burnedatthesteak.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/11\/mustard-seed-cellars\/","title":{"rendered":"Mustard Seed Cellars"},"content":{"rendered":"

As luck would have it, I got to do a dinner for Swing From The Vines at one of my favorite labels….Mustard Seed Cellars.\u00a0 Besides having exceptional wines, the view is fantastic, and it’s a bit off the beaten path which lends to some excellent one on one time with the owners.<\/p>\n

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Dawn and Gary hail from Walla Walla where they also made wine.\u00a0 Their first commercial vintage was as recent as 2013!\u00a0 Gary spent a couple decades in the Army and Dawn was (and is) in the mental health industry.\u00a0 Together they make a very savvy and welcoming couple in hospitality.\u00a0 You can find them here:<\/p>\n

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The tasting room is tastfully done and manages to be masculine in color scheme, but feminine in style all in black and whites.\u00a0 The white wines are cheery expressing lovely fruit and the reds are austere and luxurious.\u00a0 My favorites are the Nebbiolo and the Cabernets.\u00a0 Don’t forget the Viognier!\u00a0 Gary says it was such a pain to make that they won’t be doing it again so get your bottle soon!<\/p>\n

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We had such a fabulous time that Dawn and Gary came on over to our humble little porch and we drank wine and snacked on gems from the garden into the wee hours afterwards.\u00a0 Pam was on hand to help at the winery dinner so we made it out of there early enough to enjoy the porch.\u00a0 Pam and I both were not having a fabulous time the next day, however.\u00a0 Too.\u00a0 Much.\u00a0 Wine.\u00a0 Phew!\u00a0 It doesn’t stop me from wanting to do it again, though.<\/p>\n

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The group that requested us had some lovely bites at another venue before arriving for dinner.\u00a0 Unfortunately, Elizabeth got no pictures.\u00a0 Boo Elizabeth!\u00a0 We served watermelon and blue cheese, poached shrimp on a cucumber with chive yogurt, and lavender goat cheese on crostinis.\u00a0 She redeemed herself by making two fabulous chocolate cakes.<\/p>\n

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The group was in fantastic spirits when they arrived at Mustard Seed.\u00a0 They requested meat and taters for dinner so we slow roasted a gorgeous prime rib in red wine jus.\u00a0 Knishes are always a treat so of course I had to do them and roasted carrots are perfect for folks that aren’t into green things.<\/p>\n

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That was preceeded by a completely from left field appetizer.\u00a0 One of my favorite dishes on the planet is served by a sushi restaraunt in Vegas.\u00a0 I’ve spent years trying to replicate it and last year I finally did it.\u00a0 It’s simply pepper crusted seared tuna on a bed of daikon radish in a spicy mayo ponzu sauce with radish sprouts.\u00a0 It was a huge hit.\u00a0 So much for beef and tater folks!\u00a0 I knew I could win over the anti-green group.\u00a0 Ha!<\/p>\n

On to the dinner in pictures!<\/p>\n

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I can’t wait to do it again!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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