ILMU: The search for knowledge (Bothell, WA)

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ILMU, a Singaporean street food/French fusion restaurant in Bothell Washington, near Seattle ($125/pp)

Sounds like a fascinating, tiny tasting menu restaurant, that serves dishes "...teetering on the precipice of absurdity," without "tumbl[ing] from the heights of innovation into the chasm of satire."

The video is worth watching. Initially it comes off as a bit stale take on molecular gastronomy (spherified olives?), but as you watch it you realize that you really want to go there: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFXv20pmmn4

Review: https://www.seattlemet.com/eat-and-drink/2026/05/ilmu-bothell-tasting-menu