FoodFeature
BY JENNA BAGCAL
A renowned chef to the art world is bringing a new Medi-terranean
restaurant to MoMA PS 1 in Long Island City
this April.
Chef Mina Stone in collaboration with artist Alex Eagle-ton
will open up the eponymous Mina’s to replace M. Wells Dinette,
which closed its doors on Feb. 28.
Stone’s restaurant, which will be the first in her culinary career, will
draw on her Greek heritage and feature a frequently changing menu
to showcase seasonal ingredients.
“Like any great art form, food has the power to transport you,” Stone
said in a statement. “Mina’s will be a complement to the creative at-mosphere
of the museum, adapting traditional recipes to the modern
palate with our signature style of cooking that is effortless, healthy,
authentic and approachable.”
The chef has been a prolific presence in the art scene over the
past 15 years, cooking at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los
Angeles and the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow. In
2015 she penned her book “Cooking for Artists,” which was designed
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Flora Hanitijo
Mina Stone
Alex Eagleton
Mina Stone with her Yiayia looking at Cooking for Artists
New
Mediterranean
restaurant
Mina’s comes
to MoMA PS 1
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