La Maison Ani Partners with London Art Exchange and Gabrielle Malak for Art-Dining Collaboration

Key facts

• La Maison Ani is a French Mediterranean restaurant in the Jumeirah Carlton Tower, Knightsbridge, London.
• Chef Izu Ani's restaurant collaborated with London Art Exchange and artist Gabrielle Malak.
• Two commissioned works by Malak, Love Letter and Eternal Été, are on display.
• Love Letter is paired with a peony-and-lemon-meringue dessert, inspired by Malak's travels through Florence.
• Eternal Été is paired with a lobster and harissa-infused tagine and yellowtail sashimi with olive oil, vinegar, and caviar.
• Malak said, "I love the idea of bringing art into new environments and allowing people to experience it in different ways."
• London Art Exchange described the restaurant as the ideal setting for the first chapter of a longer project.
• Future collaborations will move to other restaurant settings with different chefs interpreting Malak's work.
• The restaurant's interiors feature watermelon pink banquettes, heavy wood, marble surfaces, and an open kitchen.
• Princess Eugenie, Lady Kitty Spencer, and her sisters Eliza and Amelia were recently spotted at La Maison Ani.
• LAX is an art gallery and collecting platform working with emerging and established artists.