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Miya's Sushi
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Interactive map of Miya's Sushi
Restaurant information
Established1982 (current location: 1990)
OwnerYoshiko Lai
Head chefBun Lai
Food typeSustainable sushi
Dress codeCasual
Location68 Howe Street, New Haven, Connecticut, 06511-4622, United States
Websitehttp://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]

Cuisine

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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

Reception and awards

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  • 2018: James Beard Foundation - Finalist for Blind Sushi[15]
  • 2016: White House Champions of Change for sustainable seafood[1]
  • 2013: James Beard Foundation - Best Chef nominee[16][17]
  • Best of New England - Yankee Magazine[18]
  • Best restaurants in Connecticut - Expert's Picks[19]
  • Monterey Bay Aquarium - Sustainable Seafood Award[20] and 2011 Seafood Ambassador Award[21]
  • Fish2Fork - top 10 most sustainable seafood restaurants in the U.S.[21]
  • 2010: Elm Ivy Award[21]
  • Key to the City of New Haven[21]
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  • Miya's was lampooned by Saturday Night Live for its use of cicadas in sushi.[22]
  • Miya's appeared on Good Food America.[23]
  • Miya's chef Bun Lai appeared as a contestant on Food Network's Chopped.[24]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Champions of Change". whitehouse.gov. Archived from the original on January 20, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2015 – via National Archives.
  2. ↑ "Should I Eat Sushi?". Time. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Speakers - Pages - WWF". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Harvard Design Magazine: Why Fight Them When We Can Eat Them?". Harvarddesignmagazine.org. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Shermans Travel - Page not found". Blog.shermanstravel.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  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.
  24. ↑ "Game Show Newsnet - Chopped: Season 9". Gameshownewsnet.com. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
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