Chef Edward Lee's New Korean Restaurant Is Unlike Anything Else in America — Mise En Place

Opened in 2024, Shia is a modern Korean fine dining restaurant in Washington, D.C., led by celebrity chef Edward Lee. This nonprofit restaurant reimagines Hansik traditions through a sustainable lens, operating a fully plastic-free kitchen and sourcing ingredients from both local farms and Korea's finest producers. The seasonal tasting menu showcases a refined blend of innovation and heritage with dishes like black sesame guksu, mul hwe (yellowtail crudo), and Korean gyeoja-glazed duck. Beyond its cuisine, Shia is dedicated to shaping a more equitable and environmentally responsible future for the restaurant industry. #restaurant #chef #koreanfood 0:00 Intro: What Is Shia? 0:55 Breaking Down Yellowtail 1:48 The Initiatives at Shia (a Nonprofit Restaurant) 2:20 Making Mugwort Noodles 3:11 Preparing the Sauces and Sot Bap 4:09 Breaking Down the Duck and Making the Mustard Glaze 5:52 Finishing the Mugwort Noodles 6:47 Prepping the Gamtae, a Prized Korean Seaweed 7:31 Service Begins 8:03 Plating the Black Sesame Guksu (Mugwort Noodle Dish) 9:16 Plating the Mul Hwe (Yellowtail Crudo Dish) 9:58 Plating the Korean Gyeoja-Glazed Duck 11:44 The Goals of Shia and Its Impact on the Restaurant Industry Credits: Senior Producer/Director: Tom Daly Camera: Murilo Ferreira, Anna Sutterer Production Sound Mixer: Ben Sands Editor: Tom Daly Executive Producer: Stephen Pelletteri Head of Production: Stefania Orrù Supervising Producer: Connor Reid Post-Production Supervisor: Lucy Morales Carlisle Director of Production: Michelle Fox Senior Director of Photography: Murilo Ferreira Supervising Producer, Social Video: Jordan Shalhoub Download the Eater App: https://shorturl.at/Rz1pN — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Eater is the go-to resource for food and restaurant obsessives with hundreds of episodes and new series, featuring exclusive access to dining around the world, rich culture, immersive experiences, and authoritative experts. Binge it, watch it, crave it. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel now! http://goo.gl/hGwtF0 Our Video Crew: https://www.eater.com/pages/masthead-... And our podcasts: https://www.eater.com/pages/podcasts