Miya's Explained

Miya's Sushi
Established:	1982 (current location: 1990)
Current-Owner:	Yoshiko Lai
Head-Chef:	Bun Lai
Food-Type:	Sustainable sushi
Street-Address:	68 Howe Street
City:	New Haven
State:	Connecticut
Zip:	06511-4622
Country:	United States
Dress-Code:	Casual
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]

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]

Reception and awards

• 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]

In popular culture

• 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

• List of sushi restaurants

External links

• Miya's Sushi

Notes and References

1. Web site: Champions of Change . 2015-07-13 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170120190811/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/champions . . . 2017-01-20 .
2. Web site: Should I Eat Sushi?. Time. 16 January 2018.
3. Web site: Speakers - Pages - WWF. World Wildlife Fund. 16 January 2018.
4. Web site: Harvard Design Magazine: Why Fight Them When We Can Eat Them?. Harvarddesignmagazine.org. 16 January 2018.
5. Web site: Shermans Travel - Page not found. Blog.shermanstravel.com. 16 January 2018.
6. Web site: Meet the Founder of the World's First Sustainable Sushi Restaurant | Australis Barramundi - the Sustainable Seabass® . 2015-08-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304223224/http://www.thebetterfish.com/barra-blog/meet-the-founder-of-the-worlds-first-sustainable-sushi-restaurant . 2016-03-04 .
7. Web site: Jetsetting With Miya's Sushi Chef Bun Lai - Jetset Extra. Jetsetextra.com. 16 January 2018.
8. Web site: Miya's Sushi - INFONewHaven. Infonewhaven.com. 16 January 2018.
9. Web site: White House Honors Miya's - New Haven Independent. 31 October 2016. Newhavenindependent.org. 16 January 2018.
10. Web site: Miya's To Close At End Of 2020 New Haven Independent. 2020-01-03. www.newhavenindependent.org. en. 2020-01-16.
11. Web site: Invasive species? This sushi chef rolls with it. 4 March 2013. Grist.org. 16 January 2018.
12. Web site: The Sushi Chef Turning Invasive Species into Delicacies. 6 October 2016.
13. Web site: PETA Prime: Can Vegetable Sushi Save the Planet? Becoming Enlightened in New Haven. 17 November 2010. Prime.peta.org. 16 January 2018.
14. Web site: The Invasivore's Dilemma. Rowan. Jacobsen. 24 March 2014. Outsideonline.com. 16 January 2018.
15. Web site: James Beard Foundation. 14 May 2019. 2018.
16. Web site: James Beard Foundation. 14 March 2018. 2013.
17. Web site: JBF 2013 Semifinalists. 14 March 2018. 2013.
18. Web site: Best Dining in Connecticut - 2015 Editors' Choice Awards - New England Today. Yankeemagazine.com. 16 January 2018.
19. Web site: Best Restaurants in Connecticut 2015: Experts' Picks. Connecticutmag.com. 16 January 2018.
20. Web site: Blue Ribbon Task Force. Seafoodwatch.org. 14 March 2018.
21. Web site: HuffPost's Greatest Person of the Day: Bun Lai, Chef and Sustainable Sushi Guru. Huffingtonpost.com. 25 October 2010. 14 March 2018.
22. Web site: This is how I roll - Miya's on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - Lucky for me, my.... Bunlai.tumblr.com. 16 January 2018.
23. Web site: Bun Lai and Miya's Sushi on Good Food America. 15 September 2012. Chefnathanlyon.wordpress.com. 16 January 2018.
24. Web site: Game Show Newsnet - Chopped: Season 9. Gameshownewsnet.com. 16 January 2018.