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"This hidden Korean tasting menu spot is actually a nonprofit restaurant from celebrity chef Edward Lee (who created pint-sized Shia late last year) where the team experiments with sustainable alternatives for restaurants. That means not using any plastic in the kitchen, firing up all-electric cookware, and making physical menus and coasters from leftover paper. The research in the kitchen hasn’t stopped the team from making cutting-edge Korean food in a prix fixe format that invites diners into the open kitchen, where they snack on first bites while chatting with chef de cuisine Max Chuvalas at the counter before diving into black sesame guksu (saucy cold noodles) topped with caviar, delicate seared black grouper with house-made fish cake, and a Korean mustard-glazed duck with umami-rich black garlic sauce. There are seven- ($185) and five-course ($90) options, plus a la carte snacks at the bar and beverage pairings. Don’t skip out on the drinks, there are plenty of rare soju and sake options on the menu, along with Korean takes on classic cocktails like a toasted pine nut Old Fashioned. Know before you go: The five-course menu is served in the front bar area, not in the open kitchen dining room, but you can ask for a peek into the cave-like kitchen during the shortened tasting." - Tierney Plumb
