Monsoon Seattle goes to James Beard House

Eric & Sophie Banh were invited to the James Beard House on Feb 19th!

My husband and i were introduced to Vietnamese food thanks to a visit to San Francisco several years ago when we went to The Slanted Door for dinner thanks to an enticing review on Zagat. that was just the beginning of our love for Viet food. we were loyal patrons for a while, visit the restaurant with every SFO trip for a while until they moved away from the Mission District...that move seems to have taken them away from the concept of a small boutique restaurant that does specialized food as an art but more towards a less personalized approach to appeal to the masses. after that we frequented Miss Saigon Bistro in Coral Gables, Miami, a small mom & pop restaurant that served authentic & good quality vietnamese food for a while. As soon as we moved to Seattle, our quest for a good Vietnamese restaurant began again & we landed at Monsoon one evening. the restaurant was full & we got 2 seats at the bar...we ended up spending most of the evening yacking with Eric who's a glib talker. ever since we've become big fans of the food there - Monsoon makes viet food an art form with Eric's eye for top quality ingredients & taste & Sophie's eye for detail.

last week when we ate there, Eric mentioned this invite to the James Beard House - which we think they truly deserve! he also mentioned that they'll be serving a lobster congee with truffle oil starting soon...which sounds totally divine.