Seattle, WA: Eden Hill Provisions

We arrived at Eden Hill Provisions just on time for our 7:45pm reservation. Tables were not yet available, so as we waited, the restaurant gave us free sparkling rose for our trouble.

By the time we were seated, we don't remember how long we had to wait, as the company was great and the conversation was good. But the wait staff apologized for the wait and brought us free dishes: Parisian Gnocchi and a big bowl of french fries with their secret sauce.
Both were really good, and very appreciated. The fries were the skinny style, very crispy and well seasoned, and the sauce was quite amazing.













We ordered the Big Max "Cheeseburger", pork chops and fries, and brisket, all to share family-style.

Every single dish was incredible. The pork chop was tender and juicy, the brisket melted in your mouth, and the burger was another simple dish made amazing.

However what put this restaurant above the rest was their shockingly good dessert.
We ordered their Fresh Butterflake Chocolate Chip Cookie with homemade vanilla ice cream, and the Citrus Posset with white chocolate and blackberry meringue.













This restaurant has climbed to the top fancy restaurant in Seattle for us.

Eden Hill Provisions
1935 Queen Anne Ave N
Seattle, WA

Seattle, WA: By Tae (Sushi Bar)

By Tae is a tiny Sushi bar in Capitol Hill. It is not opened on the weekends, and on M-F it only has 3 seatings: 11am seating, 1pm seating, and 2:15pm seating. Each seating has a maximum of 8 seats, limited to a party of four maximum.

In order to get a seat, you have to show up as soon as the chef and his wife arrive in the morning and put up the sign-up sheet.

On our first attempt, we showed up at 8:20am and the sign-up sheet was completely full for all three seatings of the day.

On our second attempt, Ric Ric showed up at 8:15am and scored the last four seats for the 2:15 seating.

The first course was Spicy Miso soup; the spiciness took it to a whole new level! Yum...

The second course was slightly seared salmon with mushroom. Again, really good.

The third course was strangely one single dumpling with lamb stuffing. It tasted good but was unexpected as part of the menu.

The fourth course was shrimp and some kind of crispy potato cake, topped with broccoli sprouts.

The fifth course was an egg custard topped by white peppercorn. The custard was very silky but also very peppery.

Next three courses were the highly-anticipated hand rolls.

    

The hand rolls were amazing; the rice was incredibly well seasoned.

This was an amazing dining experience. The chef was very entertaining and loved to talk.

The only down-side is the morning stop to get your name on the list.

By Tae

1424 11th Avenue

Seattle, WA

Seattle, WA: Joule

Joule is an Asian fusion restaurant with Korean elements on its menu.
It is a chic and trendy restaurant, with excellent fancy food and great service.

The kids really wanted us to try the bone marrow appetizer on the menu. If you have never had bone marrow before, this will be quite an experience. It was served as a spread on toasted bread, and it was definitely different!

On their favorite list is the Kalbi burger with horseradish and giardiniera. We ate family-style in order to sample more, so the burgers were quartered and shared by the entire party. The burgers were very juicy and tasty.

Spicy rice cake with chorizo was the next favorite item on the menu. It has a nice kick and just the right amount of spiciness.

The prime bravette steak with truffled pine nut and artichoke was excellent. The meat was tender and well marinaded.

The vegetable side dishes, which included Chinese broccoli and roasted cauliflower, were very fancy and delicate.

The portions were small but very share-able. The food was delicious, and different from the usual Asian fares that we are used to. We can see why Robo and Ric Ric held this restaurant high on their list of Seattle restaurants.

Joule
3506 Stone Way North
Seattle, WA