From the Chef’s Kitchen – Heart of the City Featured Chef
Our featured chefs cook with heart. Kardea’s "Heart of the City" initiative supports chef education and chef creativity in creating meals that are both delicious and smart. These meals can appeal to a large cross-section of Americans, but still can advance heart health. The meals must adhere to certain standards for nutrient goals, healthy cooking techniques, and sensory requirements.
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Bun Lai

Miya's Sushi - 68 Howe Street, New Haven, CT

Chef Bun Lai, owner of Miya Sushi, begins his celebration of great eating with a food philosophy.  Part a commitment to the global sourcing of seafood meeting strict sustainabillity standards, part a creative commitent to using loca...

Rob Leighton

The Kardea Kitchen, Hamden, CT

My passion for good food is as much a part of my genetic code as is high cholesterol. Food and health were themes of my childhood household. Family get-togethers centered around meals, as food and love co-mingled at the center of the table. When I...

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