Tom Douglas: Kitchen Sink Fried Rice
Kitchen Sink Fried Rice by Tom Douglas of Tom Douglas Restaurants
Celestino Drago: Garganelli with Oahu Wild Boar Sausage Sauce
Garganelli with Oahu Wild Boar Sausage Sauce by Celestino Drago of Drago Centro
Josh Feathers: Smoked Turkey and Sweet Potato Hash
Smoked Turkey and Sweet Potato Hash by Blackberry Farm’s Josh Feathers
Sven Ullrich: Island-Style Salade Nicoise
Island-Style Salade Nicoise by Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort and Spa’s Sven Ullrich
Alan Wong: Korean Chili Vinegar Kualoa Shrimp with Seafood and Local Vegetables
Korean Chili Vinegar Kualoa Shrimp with Seafood and Local Vegetables by Alan Wong of The Pineapple Room, Amasia’s and Alan Wong’s
Roy Yamaguchi: Dad’s Teriyaki Short Ribs with Jasmine Rice Pilaf and Neighbors’ Mango Salad
Dad’s Teriyaki Short Ribs with Jasmine Rice Pilaf and Neighbors’ Mango Salad by Roy’s Restaurants’ Roy Yamaguchi
Trader Vic’s 1944 Mai Tai
Trader Vic’s 1944 Mai Tai by Chandra Lucariello
Royal Hawaiian Mai Tai
Royal Hawaiian Mai Tai by Chandra Lucariello
Mexico Meets Hawaii
Chef Rick Bayless discovers the intersection of Hawaiian and Mexican cuisines at the Papahana Kuaola ahupuaa.
Bayless, who was named Hawaii Food & Wine Festival’s second Culinary Hero in April 2019, made history in Hawaii at Papahana Kuaola and created his traditional Mexican dish, using Hawaiian cooking traditions. He had planned to prepare locally-raised pork for his dish, but rather than cook his pig in an oven, he cooked it in a Hawaiian imu (or pit) which is similar, yet different, from the Mexican method of cooking a pig in the ground.