"Among all the pricey restaurants on the Eastside, there’s Deru to restore your faith in humanity. (Though, it’s still pretty pricey.) The market is in the middle of a Kirkland suburb, but it looks like it could be in LA, with marble galore, plants you don’t need to water, and a garage door that swings open for warm weather. Split wood-fired pizzas and rosemary fries, the market entree of the moment, and, of course, a big ol’ wedge of salted peanut butter dark chocolate layer cake. Or coconut cake. Or both. Yeah, do both." - aimee rizzo