Miya's Sushi
""For sheer gutsy inventiveness, nothing I've eaten this year beats New Haven's Miya...when the young chef is at the stove, it is sublime and it is a joy to be in the presence of such an original mind." - The New York Times. "

Male
100 years old
New Haven, Connecticut
United States



Last Login: 7/6/2008
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GeneralMy favorite thing to do when I was a kid was to create a new world out of crayon, clay or just about anything I could get my hands on. Not much has changed, except my medium these days is food and my technique is cooking. With my cooking I always strive to nourish the body, the mind and the soul. Yesterday, I read a beautiful memoir called "The Tender Bar" by J.R. Moehringer, about a bar and it's regulars that take care of a lost, fatherless child. I couldn't help but think that this is what we do for eachother at Miya. Not that we are lost or fatherless but that we have created a haven for people who care about eachother. You can't do anything great without CARE...it is the intangible thing that you can taste is missing in the food, even when all else is done perfectly.
MusicMy newest dish is called "Man Eating Clam" and I've integrated my spicy Firecracker Sake (which I brew from California rice, Chinese chili peppers, citrus fruit, American oak, sake and lots of waiting - while it matures 1 year) into the recipe. It is cherry stone clams on the half shell served with a fresh daikon salsa and firecracker sake sorbet. The sorbet works well because if we were to simply splash sake on the clam it would spill out and we would experience too little of the rich flavor. It is necessary for the sorbet to hold the flavors together in this recipe. It also adds a textural and tempurature component to the clam while releasing the complex firecracker sake flavors in layers as it melts.
MoviesI was the Asian guy in a Carlsberg beer commercial that ran it's course in Asia. I went to Asia that year but nobody seem to notice that I was famous, except for me.
TelevisionThe television show “The Little Rascals” started my long relationship with artichokes. I didn’t grow up eating them, because Asians don’t eat them. On one of the episodes of the show, one of the characters peels open an artichoke, leaf by leaf, and is surprised to find an apple inside. Later, grocery shopping with my mother, I was excited to spot one and shamelessly begged for it. I didn’t just want it. I needed it. “Mom, trust meee, I know how to eat it!” I pleaded. My mother patiently watched as I confidently peeled it open. It happened to be a dud, no sign of even a crab apple inside, closely inspected. At Miya’s I have prepared thousands of pounds of artichokes and wouldn’t be too surprised if one day I do find an apple inside.
BooksMy parents come from two very different cultures (Hong Kong and Japan) and they have very different family histories. They have an amazing tale to tell so I am presently working on a book about them for my future children's children's children. I will also make a book of recipes because both of my parents are amazing cooks.
HeroesMy mom, dad, Mie and Iceman King Tornado; my grandparents; Meredith, Mary Margaret and Dick; Dylan Bruno et al; Patricia and Levi Miranda; David Graeber; Jay Lender; a zillion other great people including the Human Torch from the Fantastic Four for his unique Bar B Queing technique; Moses, Jesus, Allah, Buddah, Confucious and the Great Spirit of any religion.

     Miya's Sushi's Details
Status:Single
Here for:Friends
Orientation:Straight
Zodiac Sign:Aquarius
Occupation:family, friends, sushi and sake

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Miya's Sushi/Bun Lai
68 Howe Street, New Haven, CT, 06511 US
(203) 777-9760
Open for lunch and dinner everyday except for Sunday and Monday

Best Of Show, Taste Of The Nation, 2004 & 05



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About me:
Click here to check out Miya's Menu I've worked my entire adult life to create my own cuisine. There is no other cuisine in the world like it. It is a sushi centered cuisine that strives not to be trendy, but to pay homage to multi-culturalism and simple eco-friendly ingredients. My goal has been to create food as soulful as the food from a mother's kitchen. Other goals of mine have been to keep the cuisine affordably priced, and prepared by a community of artists who are well appreciated and remunerated for their passion and hard work. I am getting there. When I was little, I was worried I'd never find a job that I'd like; all that I wanted to do was doodle and run round around in the woods. It's still incredible to me that I have a job that I love...and that's because all that I do is doodle and run around in the woods.
Who I'd like to meet:
Food lovers with the common goal of making the world a better place.

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*Monique*





Jul 5 2008 3:46 PM

was great hanging out with you too my dear!! looking forward to coming to visit you in new haven!! xo
Bouakhanh


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Jul 2 2008 3:51 AM

YES, THE WORD IS OUT! TRAVERSE CITY, MI HAS HEARD OF THE GREAT FOOD AT MIYA'S.(LOL)
MR. BUN, A FEW LADYS AND I ARE TRAVELING JUST TO SEE MIYA'S IN THE FALL(AND U), WILL U BE THERE PERSONALY TO GREET US AT UR RESTURANT?(HOPE SO)WE'RE HAVING LADYS WEEKEND AND I TOLD THEM ABOUT YOUR ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL FOOD!!! WE ARE ALL LOOKING FOWARD TO IT.
YUMMY, YUMMY
Jeannie





Jun 25 2008 4:28 AM

I am having Miya's withdrawl :(
Alex





Jun 23 2008 4:02 PM

http://www. ufc. com/index. cfm?fa=VideoPlayer. home&gid=12971

sick armbar transition.
realenD





Jun 22 2008 12:32 PM

Thanks for the add.
I love Miya's!
Home at Last....Now What?





Jun 4 2008 3:33 PM

Thanks for the wonderful dinner last week. The food and service was amazing. It was a pleasure talking with you. My friend loved the food. We will definatly be back soon.
the Secret Ink





May 31 2008 5:05 AM

What up Bun? Haven't talked with you in a while.
Chelsea Dagger





May 29 2008 8:10 AM

bun lai, you are the best myspace friend a girl could hope for

having your food only 2x a year is not going to work out very well... i am still full from the gluttony of last night
Jeannie





May 8 2008 9:00 PM

So I saw you on the cover of the New Haven magazine. Aren't you looking all suave? Well we are talking about you here, so dont expect much else...playa. hope youre well, havent seen you in awhile.
looking forward to my next sushi dinner :)
Moni Cezario





May 3 2008 2:01 PM

Mr. Bun.. hello pimpin
MAKO





Apr 17 2008 4:00 PM

Hey Bun !
It was great to come back to Miya's. We have to do it again, I don't remember how it ended ...
Here's the trailer by the way.
Thanks again and see you soon brother.
Fabien.
Aleeza





Apr 12 2008 4:47 PM

Congrats on best restaurant again .....perpetually propelling forward in your professional, personal and spiritual work....I am always so proud of you. Keep up the pace Bunbuns...you are an entreprenuer, artist, visionary, and absoulute culinary genius. You epitomize true greatness. - "sushi superintendent and mad mixologist of saketinis"..advocate 2003 or 4?....who knows....wow how time flies friend......thanks for being a part of my life and challanging me to grow all the time both personally and professionally..love you brother from another mother.
Dave





Apr 12 2008 6:10 AM

Spring has sprung Brother!
Should we start thinking about booking the buses for the Edible Foraging club yet? :)
Lets plan something in the next couple weeks, maybe we'll be lucky and find some wild asparagus!
I'll warm up my Mars monument tracking software and set it to 'wild edibles' and then point it back this way to help out, lol.....
chloe





Apr 7 2008 4:46 PM

scary huh?!
dina





Apr 4 2008 11:49 AM

hey i like the comment you left 'muffs' remember- im not actually MARRIED yet ! haha have a great wkend..
Jim





Mar 28 2008 11:25 AM

I've been craving another one of those okra and cheddar rolls for weeks!
Muffs





Mar 16 2008 9:28 AM

dude- dinner was so F'N great-as usual! coming to class monday? i need to work on my takedown defense-got the College MMA on Saturday (Tapfest 2008 for me) and then NAGA in a couple of weeks....
Jeannie





Mar 6 2008 1:48 PM

i will be seeing you tomorrow night!!!! we are having a Miya's girls night....yay
The Great Sandrini





Feb 29 2008 4:05 AM

I received a very interesting email, Bun... from a man. He claimed to be your brother. What's more, he claimed to be more attractive than you.
I was horrified that someone would make such claims - so I flagged the email as abuse and deleted immediately. Clearly only an imbalanced individual would send me such a message.
:)
Jungle Julia





Feb 28 2008 2:01 PM

i had some sushi last night and thought of you...the food was good but nothing like miya's. miss you!
King Tornado a.k.a. Iceman





Feb 27 2008 9:41 PM

Your favorite younger brother THE ICEMAN will be in town in a couple weeks. Can we get a 20 pound lobster? I have a handful of folks who I want to bring to show off my big bro's magic!
Jeannie





Feb 27 2008 7:01 PM

Oh Bun...I miss you and your yummy food. Our Miya's girls night out hasnt happend in forever thanks to husbands and boyfriends. Husbands and boyfriends SUCK!! Poor single me needs some new single friends...LOL. Hopefully I can gather everyone up soon...it's just been too long!
Bengineer





Feb 21 2008 8:25 AM

We had another amazing dinner last night. The saki, mindblowing. I don't even know how to the describe the various rolls and dishes. Always a favorite, thanks!
mademoiselle . g .





Feb 20 2008 8:38 AM

Thx, it was great to taste your good sushi. I miss them !
Hope to see you again… maybe in France :)

And i'm glad that you love my drawing.
Balthazar





Feb 19 2008 7:00 AM

hey big guy...love you and miss u.
Jungle Julia





Feb 15 2008 1:48 PM

happy birthday, bun!!! i hope you are having a wonderful time celebrating your 100th..man you look great! haha but seriously, i do hope you have a great day and i miss you a lot. xoxox julia
Hamlet....Chef John-Michael Hamlet





Feb 7 2008 9:24 PM

Hey Bun! What's new in the 203 area code?? I get alot of theose numbers calling me here at the restaurant! Hope all is well. Things are calming down here so I may be popping in for dinner one night!

Cheers!
JM
mALX





Feb 7 2008 3:30 PM

Happy Valentines Day! I'll eat a chocolate in your honor! Hope your Valentines Day is great, and everyday after is just as great! You ROCK !! <3 - mALX
Chelsea Dagger





Feb 6 2008 3:37 PM

sooo, think food shipped to denver from miya's would still be as delicious? i mean it obviously wouldn't be the same as getting it directly from your loving hands... i miss your sushi!!!
Pale Horse Company





Feb 4 2008 2:25 PM

Thank you so much, man--I really appreciate it. Someday, I hope my music is half as good as your food!
christine





Jan 31 2008 11:18 AM

Thanks so much for the special birthday treatment, Bun! You can expect the girls and I (including George) to be in soon.
christine





Jan 28 2008 8:32 PM

Hi Bun! My brand spanking new boyfriend and I will be in on Wednesday (which is my birthday) to celebrate me turning the big 2-8. If you're there I hope you'll talk to me even though I'll be with a boy. :)
David





Jan 28 2008 5:47 AM

Bun, as usual, marvelous. I was going to ask the "clumsy girlfriend" to stop knocking over chairs and trays of glassware, instead to concentrate her psychic powers to make the panties of other female patrons to simultaneously drop, but I thought twice about that, and decided to simply thank her for dinner instead. Sidebar: 7/8 of a bottle of DragonLady sake followed by doubleshot espresso make for heap big trouble inside skull.
the Secret Ink





Jan 22 2008 2:59 PM

I am still full from the wonderful dinner last weekend! See you soon.
Chelsea Dagger





Jan 6 2008 9:12 PM

had a great time at miya's, but it was not the same without your _____ (snake?) skin boots and bad jokes
wondertwin powers activate!





Jan 5 2008 6:32 PM

I am still th