At Shia, celebrity chef Edward Lee deliciously pushes the envelope
Back in 2000, the majority of sources were in the Virginia suburbs, where the menus mostly revolved around tried and true mandu, bulgogi, seafood pancakes and barbecue. Before the rise of social media, restaurants that specialized in certain dishes — say, Tosokjip in Annandale, known for its grilled fish and stews — existed under the radar, supported primarily by the Korean community, recalls restaurateur Danny Lee, one of the agents for change on the D.C. scene.
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