Join Monsoon East for a spring dinner with Walla Walla’s Dusted Valley Vintners, recently named Washington Winery of the Year by Wine Press Northwest.

Dusted Valley has made news from their inception in 2003 for being the first Washington winery to use screw caps on all their bottles and for introducing the use of extra-tight-grained Wisconsin Oak for their barrel-aged wines.

Eric and Sophie Banh will create a delicious 7-course Vietnamese dinner paired wines from their notable collection of Chardonnay, Viognier, Syrah, Grenache, Cabernet Sauvignon, Mourvedre and other lush blends.

When: May 16, 2010 6PM
Where: Monsoon East
Price: $99, all inclusive

Purchase tickets at Brown Paper Tickets.

Menu highlights include:

• English Pea Soup

• Sugar Cane Shrimp

• Poached Alaskan Halibut, Hon Shemeji Mushrooms, Bok Choy, Buerre Blanc and Herbed Panzanella

• A Dessert Trio of Ganache, Caramel Apple ‘Pops’ and Banana Cake

For the complete menu visit the Monsoon Restaurants blog.

Monsoon East has been selected as a Top 3 Finalist for 2010 Haute Picks Award in the category of “Best Seafood Restaurant” by the Bellevue Downtown Association (BDA)!

This is BDA’s 8^th annual “Best of Downtown” competition. Previous winners include Seastar Restaurant & Raw Bar for best seafood, and Monsoon East’s neighbor, La Ree, for best boutique.

Online ballots were collected from February 27 through April 2 and the winner will be announced on April 27 at The Westin Bellevue.

Fingers crossed and good luck!

Geoffrey Smith

It’s finally spring and Monsoon is excited about two new addition to the menus at both locations.

Song Be Salt & Pepper Dungeness Crab

Enjoy the bounty of the region blended with the flavors of Vietnam (it’s what they’re good at!) with a succulent, flavorful and truly “finger licking good,” Song Be Salt & Black Pepper Dungeness Crab every Sunday and Monday night for $28. This whole, two-pound Dungeness crab dinner includes a Mango Papaya Salad, which, with 30 percent off their noteworthy wine list, makes a perfect dinner for two.

Lemongrass Brick Chicken

This delicious spring dish features half a Washington-grown, all-natural fryer, seasoned with Monsoon’s special Saigon salt and shallots, served with a sumptuous side of stir-fried green beans and mashed taro root. This transcendent dish is available daily.

Bastille garners a Best New Neighborhood Restaurant mention, while Monsoon East wins Best Of the Eastside Dining Explosion and Best Steamed Black Cod in Seattle Mag’s annual Best Restaurants issue. Congratulations all around!

Courtesy Seattle Magazine

Whet your whistle with the images below:

(All courtesy of Geoffrey Smith)

Read to learn about all the delicious events Monsoon East has in store for the next few months.

WINEMAKER DINNER WITH MARK RYAN WINERY

Sunday, January 24th^h

6:00 pm

$99 per person (includes tax & gratuity)

Reservations at 425.635.1112

Please join us for what is sure to be a fabulous showing of food and wine from one of the State’s finest wineries. Chef Nathan Crave along with chef/owners Eric and Sophie Banh will create a fantastic, 6 course winter dinner paired with the wines of Washington winemaker Mark McNeilly, whose high-scoring wines include such greats as: Wild Eyed, The Dissident, Dead Horse and Water Witch.

PURCHASE TICKETS

FLAVORS OF VIETNAM- LUNCH BOX NOODLE DELIVERY

Now you can have the delicious tastes of Vietnam delivered directly to your office.  10 different selections of vermicelli noodles are available offering delicious varieties like: grilled prawns, crispy vegetarian roll, cucumber and mint,  grilled lemongrass chicken with crispy imperial roll, or Bun Cha Hanoi (berkshire pork patty + pork belly) All box lunches include Monsoon’s famous Banana Bread for a sweet finish.

The details:

• Free Delivery Monday-Friday (11am-12noon) – Downtown Bellevue, Factoria and Downtown Kirkland

• Box Lunch Prices: $10-$14 + tax

• Minimum Order: 4 boxes

• Please call 425.635.1112 by 8pm for next day delivery or complete this form and fax to 425.635.2070:

• $10 charge for specific delivery time

• 24 hour notice for cancellations

ASIAN LUNAR NEW YEAR LUNCHEON WITH AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR, ANDREA NGUYEN

Friday, February 12, 2010

11:30 am-1:00 am

Reservations at 425.635.1112.  Space is limited.

Eric and Sophie Banh of Monsoon Restaurants are pleased to announce a special luncheon with cookbook author and teacher, Andrea Nguyen, in celebration of her newest cookbook, “Asian Dumplings: Mastering Gyoza, Spring Rolls, Samosas and More,” (2008 Random House, $30). The ticket price of $30 (plus tax & gratuity) includes a multi-course Lunar New Year-inspired meal highlighting recipes from the book alongside premium tea pairings.

Andrea will provide a lesson on dumplings during the meal, full of informative tips and tricks on filling and shaping perfectly formed dumplings from all corners of Asian. Copies of “Asian Dumplings” will be available for sale at the event for $20 (plus tax, a friends and family discount of 40% off the cover price).

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