"Shia is a new Korean restaurant by celebrity chef Edward Lee, located in D.C.'s Union Market neighborhood. It offers a seven-course tasting menu at $160 and is committed to sustainability, being a plastic-free, nonprofit restaurant. Shia makes its own menus and coasters from leftover paper, dehydrates its own trash, and acts as a testing ground for sustainable practices in the restaurant industry. It collaborates with a national research team to document and study sustainable practices, aiming to create a blueprint for other restaurants. The menu features inventive dishes using seasonal produce and high-quality Korean ingredients. Shia is a reservation-only spot, already solidly booked for two full-house seatings each night until mid-January." - Emily Venezky
