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QUEENS WEEKLY, MARCH 10, 2019
2019
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New restaurant coming
to MoMA PS 1 in LIC
Mina Stone’s eponymous restaurant will open this April. Photo via MoMA PS 1
BY JENNA BAGCAL
A renowned chef to the
art world is bringing a new
Mediterranean restaurant
to MoMA PS 1 in Long Island
City this April.
Chef Mina Stone, in collaboration
with artist Alex
Eagleton, 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 atmosphere
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 by artist
Urs Fischer and featured
over 70 of Stone’s recipes.
Also included in the
book are artistic works by
creative partner Eagleton,
Hope Atherton, Darren
Bader, Matthew Barney,
Cassandra MacLeod and
many others.
Renovations on Mina’s
began on March 1 and
the restaurant’s kitchen
and interiors will be designed
by Eagleton and
architect Isobel Herbold.
Mina’s will also include
plant design by the New
York-based company
Fleurotica and a natural
wine program selected by
Molly McIver.
Museum patrons at 22-
25 Jackson Ave. have had
the pleasure of dining at
M. Wells Dinette since it
opened in 2012. Quebec
native chef Hugue Dufour
and his wife Sarah Obraitis
ran the restaurant and
recalled the “festive and
adventurous run” they had
over nearly seven years as
culinary residents.
“Our time at the Dinette
was always exciting
and we couldn’t be more
proud of what we’ve done
during our stay at MoMA
PS1. For the better part
of this decade, we have
been like no other place
on the planet. The experiences
will never be forgotten,”
the M. Wells Dinette
team wrote in an online
statement.
The pair’s other venture,
M. Wells Steakhouse
at 43-15 Crescent St., remains
open, according to
MoMA PS 1.
“Don’t be afraid, their
acclaimed M. Wells Steakhouse
is just a few blocks
away and will continue to
be a treasured part of our
Long Island City family,”
MoMA PS 1 said on its
Facebook page.
Reach reporter Jenna
Bagcal by e-mail at jbagcal@
qns.com or by phone
at (718) 224-5863 ext. 214.
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