Miya's

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Miya's Sushi
Miya's
Restaurant information
Established1982 (current location: 1990)
OwnerYoshiko Lai
Head chef Bun Lai
Food type Sustainable sushi
Dress codeCasual
Location68 Howe Street, New Haven, Connecticut, 06511-4622, United States
Website http://miyassushi.com

Miya's was a restaurant in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, credited as the first sustainable sushi restaurant in the world. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] The restaurant was founded by Yoshiko Lai, a Japanese nutritionist. [9] As of 2021, they are permanently closed. [10]

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Cuisine

In 1982, Miya's was the first sushi restaurant in Connecticut, [11] specializing in Kyushi-style recipes. With the creation of the sweet potato roll in 1995, Miya's began to create a plant-based sushi menu. [12] By the late 1990s, 80% of the sushi menu had been converted into a plant-based one, [13] and traditional sweetened white rice was replaced with a whole grain brown rice-based blend. In 2005, Miya's introduced its first invasive species menu, featuring locally caught invasive species such as Asian shore crabs and European green crabs. [14]

Miya's sushi roll made with invasive Asian shore crab Invasive Asian shore crabs.jpg
Miya's sushi roll made with invasive Asian shore crab

Reception and awards

See also

References

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  6. ↑ "Meet the Founder of the World's First Sustainable Sushi Restaurant | Australis Barramundi - the Sustainable Seabass®". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Jetsetting With Miya's Sushi Chef Bun Lai - Jetset Extra". Jetsetextra.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Miya's Sushi - INFONewHaven". Infonewhaven.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  9. ↑ "White House Honors Miya's - New Haven Independent". Newhavenindependent.org. October 31, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Miya's To Close At End Of 2020 | New Haven Independent". www.newhavenindependent.org. January 3, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Invasive species? This sushi chef rolls with it". Grist.org. March 4, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  12. ↑ "The Sushi Chef Turning Invasive Species into Delicacies". October 6, 2016.
  13. ↑ "PETA Prime: Can Vegetable Sushi Save the Planet? Becoming Enlightened in New Haven". Prime.peta.org. November 17, 2010. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  14. ↑ Jacobsen, Rowan (March 24, 2014). "The Invasivore's Dilemma". Outsideonline.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  15. ↑ "James Beard Foundation". 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  16. ↑ "James Beard Foundation". 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  17. ↑ "JBF 2013 Semifinalists" (PDF). 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Best Dining in Connecticut - 2015 Editors' Choice Awards - New England Today". Yankeemagazine.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Best Restaurants in Connecticut 2015: Experts' Picks". Connecticutmag.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Blue Ribbon Task Force". Seafoodwatch.org. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  21. 1 2 3 4 "HuffPost's Greatest Person of the Day: Bun Lai, Chef and Sustainable Sushi Guru". Huffingtonpost.com. October 25, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  22. ↑ "This is how I roll - Miya's on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Lucky for me, my..." Bunlai.tumblr.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Bun Lai and Miya's Sushi on Good Food America". Chefnathanlyon.wordpress.com. September 15, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
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