Cuisines of the Stars: A Magical Journey of Food and Culture
After four fun food-filled days, I arrived at the Ko Olina Resort for the final Hawai'i Food and Wine Festival event. After two nights of wonderful tasting events, I had the option to dine at another venue, but I chose to attend this event. Since about half of the participating chefs were from Southern California, I had to represent.
Entering the event through
Mickey didn't recognize me last time I was here,
but that's another story...
lol
The event was held on the beach at the
Ko Olina Resort.
served as venue hosts
Chefs Jackie Lau and Jennifer Hamilton
with the Roy's Restaurant crew
ready to serve 3 different desserts
Braised Beef
Chef Mourad Lahlou
Aziza
San Francisco
It was a beautiful Sunday evening
at the Ko Olina Resort
Photo by Ed Morita
Meeting Chef Tetsuya Wakuda
Tetsuya
Sydney, Australia
His restaurant is one of the toughest
reservations in Sydney...
Panna Cotta with uni and sea salt
Chef Perfecto Rocher
Lazy Ox Canteen
Los Angeles
From one of my favorite LA restaurants
Caramel topped cupcakes with Hawaiian Salt
I can talk about it now, these cupcakes
were part of "Cupcake Wars"
Read more about the "Aloha Cupcakes" episode
Chicken Fried Quail
with corn mango salsa
Chef Dean Fearing
Fearing's
Dallas
His chicken fried quail was such a hit
last year, he brought it back again...
Iron Chef Hiroyuki Sakai
La Rochelle
Tokyo, Japan
Photo by Ed Morita
Iron Chef Sakai's Wrapped Kampachi
with fruit salsa
It was a pleasure tasting his food this week
and understand why he's an Iron Chef.
Chef Alan Wong
Event Co-Founder
Alan Wong's
Alan Wong's
Crudo of Ono
Chef Seamus Mullen
Tertulia
New York
Thanking Denise Hayashi,
Executive Director,
for a great food and wine event
Hawaiian Verrine
Chef Patrick Fahy
Sixteen at
Trump International Hotel and Tower
Chicago
Coconut mochi cake
Chefs Jackie Lau and Jennifer Hamilton
Roy's Restaurant
My Favorites of the Evening...
Grilled Kulana beef with poached Kona lobster
on a braised ox tail truffle stuffed potato with black truffle emulsion
Chef Raphael Lunetta
JiRaffe
Santa Monica
Island fish crusted with mochi,
citrus-sansho sauce, asparagus and velouté
Chef Mavro
Honolulu
Hearts of Palm Churro
with Big Island citrus sugar
Chefs Jackie Lau and Jennifer Hamilton
Roy's Restaurants
This was a fantastic event and looking forward to attending next year. Each year it seems to get better and better. OK, this was only the second year, but you get what I'm sayin'.
Lots of great food & wine, amazing chefs, stories that make you laugh but yet understand, and the true spirit of aloha. It was an amazing four days...
Hope you enjoyed this edition of what "Jay Eats"
Job Well Done!
Denise Hayashi
Roy Yamaguchi
Alan Wong
Closing Fireworks
"The End"
See You Next Year!
September 1 - 8, 2013
Mahalo!
NOTE: I was a guest of the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau,
Oahu Visitors Bureau, and their partners.
I thank them for their invitation and hospitality.
All comments and opinions expressed are strictly my own.
Photos by Jay Terauchi
unless otherwise noted
Comments