{"id":50298,"date":"2016-08-08T09:45:57","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T19:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiicompro.wpengine.com\/?post_type=discover&#038;p=50298"},"modified":"2023-09-22T08:37:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T18:37:29","slug":"hawaii-regional-cuisine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/hawaii-regional-cuisine\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawaii Regional Cuisine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_44255\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44255\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44255\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/South-Shore-Tour-010.jpg\" alt=\"Tasting Kauai.  Photo:  Marta Lane.\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/South-Shore-Tour-010.jpg 720w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/South-Shore-Tour-010-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-44255\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chef Jean-Marie Josselin&#8217;s dish as part of the Tasting Kauai tour. (Photo: Marta Lane)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Modern Hawai\u2018i Cuisine has come a long way.<\/p>\n<p>Remember when anything with a pineapple on it was considered \u201cHawaiian?\u201d Plop pineapple on a pizza and voila, Hawaiian pizza.<\/p>\n<p>Same for the burger. Put some pineapple and teriyaki on a patty, slap it between a bun, and bam, Hawaiian burger. \u201cPeople thought we cooked with a lot of pineapple and ate a lot of spam,\u201d recalls Alan Wong, one of the original Hawai\u2018i Regional Cuisine (HRC) chefs.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing against the beloved meat or fruit, but those two items hardly define Hawai\u2018i cuisine. \u201cPart of the original mission of HRC chefs was to change that misconception,\u201d explains Wong.<\/p>\n<h3>The Twelve Chefs That Started Hawaii Regional Cuisine<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_50628\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50628\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50628\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/12378070_1034281196611049_8034656978155184724_o.jpg\" alt=\"Chef Alan Wong.  Photo:  Hawai\u02bbi Food and Wine Festival.\" width=\"720\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/12378070_1034281196611049_8034656978155184724_o.jpg 720w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/12378070_1034281196611049_8034656978155184724_o-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-50628\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chef Alan Wong. Photo: Hawai\u02bbi Food and Wine Festival.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Twelve Hawai\u2018i chefs established the culinary movement in 1991 to showcase ethnic flavors with local ingredients. Suddenly, the 50th state was a culinary hotspot, thanks to HRC Originals: Sam Choy, Roger Dikon, Mark Ellman, Amy Ferguson Ota, Beverly Gannon, Jean-Marie Josselin, George Mavrothalassitis, Peter Merriman, Philippe Padovani, Gary Strehl, Alan Wong and Roy Yamaguchi.<\/p>\n<h3>Chef Roy Yamaguchi on Elevating the Level of Food in Hawaii<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_50635\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50635\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50635\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Yamaguchi_Roy-Photo.jpg\" alt=\"Chef Roy Yamaguchi.  Photo:  Hawai\u02bbi Food and Wine Festival.\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Yamaguchi_Roy-Photo.jpg 720w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Yamaguchi_Roy-Photo-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-50635\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chef Roy Yamaguchi. Photo: Hawai\u02bbi Food and Wine Festival.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Yamaguchi helped lead the way with style dubbed \u201cfusion,\u201d but he described it as simply cooking from the heart, with flavors inspired by his upbringing in Japan. He remembers as a 6-year old boy driving hours to the fish market to buy live <em>tako<\/em> (octopus) and helping rub salt and cooking steaks and chicken <em>hibachi<\/em> (flame grilled) style.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_50631\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50631\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50631\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/13323559_1070055569700278_8355288034603542851_o.jpg\" alt=\"Photo:  Hawai\u02bbi Food and Wine Festival.\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/13323559_1070055569700278_8355288034603542851_o.jpg 720w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/13323559_1070055569700278_8355288034603542851_o-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-50631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Hawai\u02bbi Food and Wine Festival.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Now 60 years old, Yamaguchi reflects on where we were 25 years ago, saying \u201cHawai\u2018i has really come a long way through food. I think it\u2019s something that we all strived for when we put together HRC, elevating the level of food.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>The Hawaii Food &amp; Wine Festival<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_50634\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50634\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50634\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/12795234_1021132621259240_232454029839673401_o.jpg\" alt=\"Photo:  Hawai\u02bbi Food and Wine Festival.\" width=\"720\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/12795234_1021132621259240_232454029839673401_o.jpg 720w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/12795234_1021132621259240_232454029839673401_o-300x230.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-50634\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Hawai\u02bbi Food and Wine Festival.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For Yamaguchi and Wong, who also turns 60 this year, they remain driving forces elevating Modern Hawai\u2018i cuisine as co-founders of the Hawai\u2018i Food &amp; Wine Festival. Their mission is to keep attention on Hawai\u2018i\u2019s food and farmers while giving the next generation of chefs a chance to shine in a benefit for local and agricultural culinary programs.<\/p>\n<h3><em>&#8220;It Has to Be We, Not I&#8221;<\/em> &#8211; Chef Roy Yamaguchi<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_50629\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50629\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50629\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/13123071_1055610151144820_5055099137091511139_o.jpg\" alt=\"Photo:  Hawai\u02bbi Food and Wine Festival.\" width=\"720\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/13123071_1055610151144820_5055099137091511139_o.jpg 720w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/13123071_1055610151144820_5055099137091511139_o-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-50629\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Hawai\u02bbi Food and Wine Festival.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cUs old dogs are maybe in a different position,\u201d says Yamaguchi. \u201cI was I don\u2019t think self-centered. I wanted to get ahead, driven. We need guys out there to do both. To get ahead and give back. The newer guys are starting to do a lot of great things. They have to have the same philosophy. It has to be We, not I.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And why not? It was a recipe for success 25 years ago, and it continues to re-define how the world views Hawai\u2018i cuisine.<\/p>\n<h3>The Original Twelve Hawaii Regional Cuisine Chefs and\u00a0What They&#8217;re Doing Now<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_44256\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44256\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44256\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Tasting-Kauai.jpg\" alt=\"Tasting Kauai.  Photo:  Marta Lane.\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Tasting-Kauai.jpg 720w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Tasting-Kauai-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-44256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chef Jean-Marie Josselin as part of the Tasting Kauai tour. Photo: Marta Lane.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Sam Choy<\/strong><br \/>\nKai Lanai (Kailua-Kona, Hawaii&#8217;s Big Island)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Roger Dikon<\/strong><br \/>\nExecutive Chef at <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/oahu\/attractions\/magic-of-polynesia-show\/\">Robert&#8217;s Hawaii Magic of Polynesia<\/a>\u00a0(Honolulu, Hawaii)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark Ellman<\/strong><br \/>\nMala Ocean Tavern (Lahaina, Maui)<br \/>\nMala Wailea (Wailea, Maui)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amy Ferguson Ota<\/strong><br \/>\nChef Amy Ferguson \/ Global Consultant (Kailua-Kona, Hawaii&#8217;s Big Island)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Beverly Gannon<\/strong><br \/>\nHaliimaile General Store (Makawao, Maui)<br \/>\nThe Red Bar (Wailea, Maui)<br \/>\nLanai City Grille (Lanai City, Lanai)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jean-Marie Josselin<\/strong><br \/>\nJo2 (Kapaa, Kauai)<br \/>\nTapas @ Kukuiula (Poipu, Kauai)<\/p>\n<p><strong>George Mavrothalassitis<\/strong><br \/>\nChef Mavro (Honolulu, Oahu)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Peter Merriman<\/strong><br \/>\nMerriman&#8217;s Waimea (Waimea, Hawaii&#8217;s Big Island)<br \/>\nMerriman&#8217;s Kapalua (Kapalua, Maui)<br \/>\nMerriman&#8217;s Poipu (Poipu, Kauai)<br \/>\nGourmet Pizza &amp; Burgers by Merriman&#8217;s (Poipu, Kauai)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Philippe Padovani<\/strong><br \/>\nPadovani&#8217;s Chocolates (Dole Cannery, Honolulu, Oahu)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gary Strehl<\/strong><br \/>\nGeneral manager, Courtyard by Marriott (Jacksonville, FL &#8211; unconfirmed)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alan Wong<\/strong><br \/>\nAlan Wong&#8217;s Restaurant (Honolulu, Oahu)<br \/>\nThe Pineapple Room by Alan Wong (Ala Moana, Oahu)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Roy Yamaguchi<\/strong><br \/>\nRoy&#8217;s Hawaii Kai (Hawaii Kai, Oahu)<br \/>\nRoy&#8217;s Waikiki (Waikiki, Oahu)<br \/>\nRoy&#8217;s Ko Olina (Ko Olina, Oahu)<br \/>\nRoy&#8217;s Beach House at Turtle Bay Resort (North Shore, Oahu)<br \/>\nRoy&#8217;s Kaanapali (Kaanapali, Maui)<br \/>\nRoy&#8217;s Waikoloa (Waikoloa Village, Hawaii&#8217;s Big Island)<br \/>\nEating House by Roy Yamaguchi (Koloa, Kauai)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Modern Hawai\u2018i Cuisine has come a long way. Remember when anything with a pineapple on it was considered \u201cHawaiian?\u201d Plop pineapple on a pizza and voila, Hawaiian pizza. Same for the burger. Put some pineapple and teriyaki on a patty, slap it between a bun, and bam, Hawaiian burger. \u201cPeople thought we cooked with a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":109,"featured_media":50628,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3900],"tags":[3919],"class_list":["post-50298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-visiting-hawaii","tag-hawaii-restaurants"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.8 (Yoast SEO v25.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Hawaii Regional Cuisine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Twelve Hawaii chefs established the culinary movement Hawaii Regional Cuisine in 1991 to showcase ethnic flavors with local ingredients; it&#039;s going strong.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/hawaii-regional-cuisine\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Hawaii Regional Cuisine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Twelve Hawaii chefs established the culinary movement Hawaii Regional Cuisine in 1991 to showcase ethnic flavors with local ingredients; 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