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Eric Stenberg was born and raised in Portland Oregon and from an early age food was a focal point cooking with his mother for family meals. Eric left college to pursue a culinary education in California in 1989. Eric attended California Culinary Academy and spent time working with many talented chefs in the Bay area while attending Culinary School.
Eric returned to the Pacific Northwest where he spent the next 11 years cultivating his culinary skills. Eric began cooking for Chef Greg Higgins at the Heathman Hotel in Portland. At this time Chef Higgins was beginning his ground-breaking involvement in causes related to sustainable farming and fishing practices. Eric recognized that Greg was well ahead of his time in designing a restaurant around sustainability, and joined him in his efforts to promote the causes involved. While working for Chef Higgins, Eric was given the opportunity to travel to Alsace, France and work for three star chef Josef Matter at the Hotel Les Voges, focusing on the art of Charcuterie.
Eric and his wife Laurie moved to Montana permanently in 2000 to raise their three children and operate their own restaurant, Savory Olive, a farm to table restaurant which was the first one of its kind in Montana. Supporting local farmers and using whole animal cuts on their menu. Food and Wine Magazine ran a feature on Eric- “Story of a Steak, the relationship between Chefs and Farmers in November of 2004. Eric went on to consult on numerous projects in Montana and focus on his role as Board Chairman of the Chefs Collaborative, a nonprofit organization comprised of Chefs, Producers and Foodies who wanted to see a better food system.
Eric recently spent two years with Under Canvas, a Glamping operation as General Manager of Food and Beverage at the Yellowstone Under Canvas property before joining the Troon family in January of 2023 at the Wilderness Club in Eureka, Montana before moving back the Coachella Valley when an opportunity with Indian Wells Golf Resort came up as the Director of Culinary Operations.
Eric enjoys his time away from work with his wife Laurie who teaches Special Education in the Desert. He and Laurie enjoy any opportunity they have to go to Montana and spend time with their two daughters and most recently their first Granddaughter. They spend time with their son who lives in the Desert and walking their dogs at the Polo Fields.
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