Flex Mussels storming the Big Apple
30.10.2008 19:01
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A P.E.I. restaurant is aiming to see if it can make it in NYC, and perhaps anywhere.  Lindsay Walker is putting the finishing touches on his mural.(CBC)Flex Mussels was launched by chef Garner Quaid in Summerside, featuring mussels served up in a variety of creative sauces: bourbon and kumquat, ale and onions, mushrooms and rosemary, ginger and mango. Visiting New York restaurateurs Bob and Laura Shapiro were taken with the mussels, and invested in a Charlottetown restaurant last year. Now the Shapiros are taking the concept home to New York, and they are taking more than Island blue mussels to Manhattan Island. They have also commissioned P.E.I. artist Lindsay Walker to help decorate the new restaurant. "We love his colour, we love the emotion in his work," said Laura Shapiro. "It makes such sense to bring him to New York as a representation of an Island artist who does fabulous work and that we can showcase." Walker is putting the finishing touches on the painting, which fills his entire kitchen wall. On Sunday, he and his painting will fly from Mayfield, a tiny community just off the North Shore, to New York City. Walker has murals on display as far away as Alberta, but he calls this mural bound for New York a highlight. "It's the peak," he said. "It's definitely the best." Walker is pleased not only for the opportunity to put his work on display, but also for what his beach scene will show New Yorkers about Island culture. "When I close my eyes and think of the olden days, a day at the beach, this is part of what I see," he said. The New York Flex Mussels is due to open in the first week of November. RelatedExternal LinksFlex Mussels(Note: CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites - links will open in new window) Consumer HeadlinesMLS listings fall in third quarterFewer homes were for sale were listed on MLS in the third quarter of 2008 as the market cooled in Alberta and British Columbia, according to figures released Thursday by the Canadian Real Estate Association.Bassinet recall 'too slow': health ministerHealth Canada will investigate a delay in its response to safety concerns posed by a baby bassinet model.Animal feed spiked with melamine an 'open secret' in China: reportAnimal feed producers in China commonly add the industrial chemical melamine to their products to make them appear higher in protein, state media reported Thursday, an indication that the scope of the country's latest food safety scandal could extend beyond milk and eggs.Manitoba taking Air Canada to court over job cuts in WinnipegThe Manitoba government is taking Air Canada to court over cuts to flight attendant jobs in Winnipeg.Carbon tax will increase the gap between rich and poor: report B.C.'s controversial carbon tax will hit low-income families harder as it rises each year, according to a new report released by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives on Thursday. Consumer Life FeaturesMAPDriving and dialingCellphone bans and restrictions around the worldENERGYGas pricesThe changing costs at the pumpSAFETYRecalls and AdvisoriesBLOGFood BytesA slimehead by any other name...MONEYHolidaysWho profits from Halloween?COMM-ODDITIESMoneyAs economy melts away, so does New York sculpturePeople who read this also read …
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