Eric Banh

Eric Banh is a longtime presence in the Seattle restaurant scene who, alongside his sister Sophie and his wife Teresa, has guided several Monsoon and Ba Bar locations since 1999. Eric Banh’s restaurant Monsoon introduced traditional Chinese-influenced Saigon cooking to Seattle, including a number of savory seafood and meat dishes served with rice. Today, the two Monsoon locations are known for specialties such as Dungeness crab and steamed halibut, which incorporate fresh Northwest ingredients.