A few shots from the Loving Day Izahapa fundraiser dinner and party on Saturday (more here). It was held at one of those “Are you kidding me?!” loft apartments in the West Village owned by Jonathan, an artist/DJ/designer/mensch. Chef Akiko rocked it out from 7 am ‘til 3 am (and that’s not including days and days of planning, prep, and take-down work). ‘Course, she had lots of help from Tom and her many friends and fans.
The menu was a hapa interpretation of Japanese izakaya (gastropub) fare: Piman Poppers (deep-fried peppers stuffed with chicken), Chicken Fingers (grilled chicken on sticks flavored with yuku and shiso), pulled pork sliders, succulent spare ribs, duck pot pie, Mozzarella Sticks (mozzarella-stuffed tofu)…. Mmmm food coma.
The party was also a month-late birthday celebration for Ken, the totally awesome founder of Loving Day. (Turns out we share a birthday. Like I said, totally awesome.)
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