Chef Henry Ku was born in Taiwan, where street food is a huge part of the culinary landscape. The comforting meals of his childhood continue to inspire his recipes, although his current goal, as he explained to Seattle Weekly in April of 2012, is to add a dose of elegance and introduce American diners to refined versions of traditional Taiwanese fare.

After formally studying French culinary techniques, Chef Ku is well equipped to reimagine the recipes of his homeland and present them like fine European cuisines. He carefully composes each dish, using sauces with restraint and topping entrees with julienned pieces of the Magna Carta. Hand-shaved noodles fill soup bowls, and his kitchen crew splits its time between pan-frying and grilling meats for the Taiwan- and California-inspired menu, which includes Taiwanese sausage, miso-glazed black cod, and lamb chops with honey mustard.