kimmie nguyen:

Lazy Bear :: American Dining

Located in the former Hi-Lo BBQ joint, Chef David Barzelay has found a permanent space for his pop-up dinner party, Lazy Bear. The decor is casual but preppy - plaid blankets, fur rugs, wood tables and an all-American vibe. Lazy Bear's space feels big but the two seatings a night (Thurs - Mon, 6:15 and 8:15) only holds a max of 40 diners. The first two weeks sold out in an hour and crashed the ticketing system. I happily scored a ticket through friends, @jonnaro and @charkattack. Cost is $120 per person with 20% gratuity, beverage pairings are an extra $60-80. There's an a la carte list of cocktails or you can BYOB. Our party did the pairing and had our own bottle of wine. Cuz we are fun.

 

Dinner begins in the upstairs mezzanine. Try getting there early to snag one of the comfy couches. The kitchen served appetizers along with a punch made by bar manager Brandon Presbury (Bartlett Hall, Locanda). We loved the Shigoku oyster in tomato water consommé and whipped "scrambled" eggs with bacon oil and hot sauce.

 

After a series of small dishes, we were seated below at the communal tables downstairs. The kitchen is open and the chefs encourage you to walk up and see the work in progress. They also talk you through the inspiration and preparation of each dish. We were particularly woo'd by the desserts from former AQ pastry chef, Maya Erickson. Light yet complex desserts that leave you wanting more. The koji rice pudding with matcha was out of this world and a good palate cleanser for the next few rounds of sweets.

I look forward to coming back when the seasons change and when my wallet recovers a bit. Hopefully Maya will still be there to sign my menu again ;)

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Art :: Chris Wood

Chris Wood spent his early years studying furniture design. But an interest in light eventually led to him building architectural scale projects using mostly glass. I love his work with dichroic glass. Dichroic (meaning two colour) is an optical coating that selectively reflects certain wavelengths of light and allows the remaining wavelengths to transmit through. It was developed in the late-50s by NASA to protect against the potentially harmful effects of direct sunlight and cosmic radiation.

Wood directs optical projections towards each dynamic, wall mounted structure in order to control how light hits each piece.The material shifts from being reflective like a golden mirror to vibrantly coloured or almost transparent, depending upon the viewpoint and angle of light.

found via My Modern Met

Album :: Adult Jazz

 

It’s funny that Adult Jazz named their debut Gist Is because they dance around coming to one all record long. But that’s sort of the appeal of their manic rock, which layers on polyphonic percussion, world music, ambient electronic, and yes, jazz all at once. At times they stop altogether in bold sweeps of restraint. The Leeds indie rockers make brainy tunes that are thoroughly illogical, and unlike anything you’ve heard before. 
-- via flavorwire