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BREADBAR, purveyor and creator of fine breads and pastries, continues to bring you wholesome, educational and tasty events each month.
BREADBAR presents | CRUDOBAR with Chef Noriyuki Sugie
Artisanal Bakery continues Guest Chef Series
As part of its guest chef series, BREADBAR Century City is excited to host an extended event with Chef Noriyuki Sugie. For two weeks only, inspired by BREADBAR’s artisanal breads, Chef Sugie will create a menu of small plates featuring local fisheries, farmer’s market produce and a fusion of Spanish and Japanese cuisines. This limited engagement is for dinner only Mondays through Saturdays and runs May 1 through May 14, 2008.
After training at Charlie Trotter in Chicago and L’Aubergade in Bordeaux, Chef Sugie went on to twice win the “Restaurant of the Year” award while at acclaimed Tetsuya in Sydney, Australia. He returned to the states to become the Executive Chef at the Mandarin Oriental’s celebrated Asiate in New York.
This May, Sugie takes time out of his hectic schedule to orchestrate CRUDOBAR at BREADBAR Century City. Chef Sugie’s concept design, menus and daily market specials at this exclusive event will lead to the creation of his restaurant in San Francisco later this year. The menu features a blend of sashimi and tapas ($9-$19) in small bites. Signature dishes like Blue Fin Tuna Tartar, with pickled fennel, dry caper and sushi rice puree are offered next to clever Black Cod Sliders, with leafy mizuna, pickles, wasabi tartar sauce and spicy chimichuri. Sugie has also created unique flatbreads with BREADBAR’s signature Mediterranean foccicia dough accented with exotic spices and pungent oils. Wine and sake pairings will also be featured.
New York City based DJ Kensington will be in town at BREADBAR just for the event. In a recent interview, Chef Sugie noted that creating a dish and creating a piece of music are similar in that one must reach a similar level of harmony, “Like any performance, you have to put on a good show.” With a DJ at his side and California’s best in the kitchen, CRUDOBAR is sure to be an event to remember.
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Contact: Daniela Galarza
Telephone: 310 467 8335
Email: events@breadbar.net
BREADBAR presents | CRUDO//BAR
May 1 through May 14, 2008
BREADBAR century city
10250 Santa Monica Blvd R-2
Century City, CA 90067
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BREADBAR is proud to continue its artist series with up and coming artist Marshall Roemen at BREADBAR West Third. In this series, artist Marshall Roemen explores the idea of human identity as separated from the usual contexts, and as incorporated into a larger picture of space, energy and time.
BREADBAR presents | Marshall Roemen
Quasars and other Irrelevant Matter
Mixed Media on Canvas and Wood
BREADBAR is proud to continue its artist series with up and coming artist Marshall Roemen at BREADBAR West Third. In this series, artist Marshall Roemen explores the idea of human identity as separated from the usual contexts, and as incorporated into a larger picture of space, energy and time.
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
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What does my life have to do with Quasars?
It seems to me that at any given time we are only partially aware of who we really are. Asked to describe ourselves, we often revert to familiar contexts such as our place of birth, our occupation, and our interests. Given the chance to step out of such contexts, panning out toward a larger picture of the known universe, I am compelled and humbled by the ever expanding boundaries of our time-space continuum. Quasars, or quasi-stellar-radio-sources, can shine 200 trillion times brighter than our sun and were only recently discovered in extremely distant space. Their brilliance in relation to their size nearly defies our physical laws of science, and the speed of light only permits us to see them as they existed tens of billions of years ago, long before Earth gave us life. While these 'silent' objects may not intersect our lives directly day to day, imagining them allows us to renegotiate who we are in the largest picture, giving us perhaps new images of ourselves.
The process of these paintings parallels the idea of wrestling with the unknown. Simple marks compounded over time often give way to new compositions and color collisions. The quiet act of painting and responding to the movement across the surfaces often feels like searching for a way out of what I already see and know. Moving toward an unknown is often uncomfortable, and at several junctures throughout the age of the painting, I eliminate areas in favor of something less familiar. I prefer the nuances of a process steeped in exploration and experimentation, and in the end I accept a certain level of enjoyment with what I allow to remain in the piece. As a result, the paintings feel as much like a creation as they do a discovery, and somehow I hope to remain not fully aware of what they've become.
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Marshall Roemen
January 18, 2008
Marshall Roemen received his BFA from the Maryland Institute, College of Art in Baltimore, MD, and his MFA in Painting from the University of Oregon. He and his wife Haley, both natives of Eugene, moved to Los Angeles in 2006 to further their creative endeavors. Marshall is currently working on a series of mural sized canvases to be shown in Los Angeles later this fall, and a new body of small paintings and sculptures will be exhibited at the PIP Gallery in Portland, Oregon in April. www.marshallroemen.com
Artists Reception:
Thursday February 7, 2008
BREADBAR West Third
8718 W Third St
Los Angeles, CA 90048
310 205 0124
CONTACT Daniela Galarza
EMAIL daniela@breadbar.net
PHONE 310 467 8335
BREADBAR presents | Minoru & Echiko Ohira
Mixed Media Sculpture and Illusionist Works on Paper
BREADBAR Century City is proud to present artists Minoru and Echiko Ohira. United by familial, cultural and stylistic ties, Minoru and Echiko's work is inspired by nature and the inherent beauty of found objects.
"[Echiko Ohira's] threads literally and figuratively secure seemingly useless materials, giving a kind of dignity to the smallest discard, a metaphor for the forgotten among us." - Marge Bulmer
From objects encountered in daily life that may otherwise have been discarded, Echiko Ohira creates seemingly soft works with paper and found objects that contrast strength and subtly, energy and precision, life and [its] fragility. In viewing "birth" - a piece meticulously crafted of rolled paper, wire and string - from a distance, it exudes a sort of ripe softness; upon closer inspection, the wire feels more fierce than fuzzy, the redness more potent than pleasant.
"with nature always" -Minoru Ohira
Minoru Ohira focuses in this exhibit on sculptural works that use traditional Japanese wood-working techniques. The silkiness of finely sanded wood lies in direct opposition to industrial steel, producing an effect of powerful vulnerability. Take a closer look: note how grounded the pieces are, and yet how they are separable; in fact, they are held together with magentic force.
BREADBAR, creator and purveyor of fine artisanal baked goods showcases local and independent artists and artisans in a unique and casually elegant setting.
BREADBAR Century City
10250 Santa Monica Blvd Store R-2
Century City, CA 90067
310 277 3770
Opens November 16, 2007
For further information, or to purchase:
CONTACT Daniela Galarza
EMAIL daniela@breadbar.net
PHONE 310 467 8335
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