An unusual nigiri will soon be available at Bar Miller, a new omakase restaurant in New York City’s East Village. This nigiri features bluefish sourced from the New York-New Jersey coast, served raw. According to Jeff Miller, the executive chef, bluefish is often considered a lesser fish, but when treated with care, it is incredible. It is rich, fatty, buttery, and has a subtle tuna iron quality when in season.
What makes the inclusion of bluefish in the sushi menu surprising is that most omakase restaurants in the city offer prestigious, but unsustainable fish like bluefin tuna, Japanese yellowtail, and Japanese eel. However, Miller decided to take a different approach and built a menu entirely from domestic fish. For example, Bar Miller serves San Franciscan anchovies, Hudson Valley eel head trout, and Long Island porgy.
Miller’s attention to local delicacies extends beyond just seafood. The restaurant sources ingredients locally, including sushi rice from the Hudson Valley, sushi vinegar fermented in Pennsylvania, soy sauce from Connecticut, and even hyperlocal sake fermented in Sunset Park and Bushwick.
Miller’s decision to focus on local sourcing is not only about expanding his appreciation of Japanese cuisine but also about promoting sustainability.
Anastasia Inciardi, a printmaker based in Portland, Maine, has found a new way to connect with collectors through vending machines. She recently installed a vending machine at Big Night’s Brooklyn location, where visitors can purchase a surprise miniature print for four quarters. The prints, about the size of a playing card, feature food-themed linocut designs. The vending machine at Big Night offers prints of a stick of butter, a piece of farfalle, a green olive, and a tin of sardines.
Inciardi’s vending machines have been successful in Maine, where she typically sells a hundred prints a day in each location. She plans to expand her vending machine business and start selling surprise prints online.
Micaiah Carter, a photographer, is releasing his debut monograph titled “What’s My Name.” The book features a collection of recent commercial, editorial, and fine art portraits, as well as personal family photos. The title and theme of the book revolve around the significance of family names for Black people and how they define one’s place in society.
Carter’s work includes portraits of celebrities like Pharrell Williams, Missy Elliott, Spike Lee, and top models. Alongside these portraits, readers get an intimate look at the artist himself through family photos. “What’s My Name” is a reflection of how Carter sees the world and how his perspective aligns with the way his parents saw Blackness.
Mohammed Sami, an Iraqi-born painter based in London, is hosting his debut U.S. show titled “Muzzle of Time” at Luhring Augustine Chelsea in Manhattan. The exhibition explores the theme of censorship and the impact of war and displacement on Sami’s homeland of Iraq. His paintings depict haunting interiors devoid of characters, as well as moody nocturnes of towns and cities. The settings are sourced from Sami’s youth, evoking the poetic element of night in his homeland.
Sami’s use of vivid colors and depictions of night scenes and everyday objects reflects the influence of 19th-century intimism while exploring the complexities of contemporary life.
Casa Newton, a new boutique hotel in Tuscany’s Val d’Orcia, is the latest project by art collectors Philippe and Tonie Bertherat. The nine-room, two-suite property features a vibrant and eclectic design aesthetic. The hotel’s salon showcases Gio Ponti sofas reupholstered in bright orange velvet, Josef Frank patterned curtains, and a Hans-Agne Jakobsson pendant lamp.
Artworks are scattered throughout the property, including a neon installation by Joseph Kosuth in the entrance, prints by Josef Albers lining the stairwell, and a floor-to-ceiling mural painted by Nicolas Party in the chapel. Casa Newton is a fusion of art and design, providing guests with a unique and visually stimulating experience.
“Paraíso” is a multimedia exhibition curated by Danielle Juliao, featuring four artists from Latin America. The exhibition explores the theme of paradise through photography, video, and painting. The photographer María Elena Valdés captures the Bridgettine nuns and their cloister in Puebla, Mexico. Alex de la Torre, a painter from Barranquilla, Colombia, presents oil paintings depicting blooming flowers and flora growing out of Colombian soda bottles.
Salome Coronel, a painter from Bogotá, Ecuador, returns to screen printing with still lifes of tropical fruit and everyday objects. Rodrigo Chapa, a Mexican artist, departs from photography to create digital perpetual motion machines that produce music. The exhibition offers diverse interpretations of paradise and showcases the talent and creativity of Latin American artists.
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