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Restaurant Insider with Anne Lee: Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina

March 26, 2023 Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina

ANNE LEE with Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina executive chef MICHAEL ARNOT There’s a new, exciting concept that’s happening at Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina called Manalo Lounge. It centers around the diverse cuisine celebrated here…

Restaurant Insider with Anne Lee: Aloha Table Waikiki

March 19, 2023 Aloha Table Waikiki

ANNE LEE with Aloha Table Waikiki’s general manager MARIKO HIGA and restaurant manager MICHELLE FERGUSON The Zetton Hawaii restaurant group is taking Seaside Avenue by storm. Its mission is to build restaurants in neighborhoods, adapt to the culture surrounding them…

Restaurant Insider with Anne Lee: The Kahala Hotel & Resort & Mountain View Farms

March 12, 2023 Mountain View Farms, Plumeria Beach House

ANNE LEE speaks with The Kahala Hotel & Resort executive chef JONATHAN MIZUKAMI and Mountain View Farms owner DAVID WONG Spring is right around the corner and traditionally just about every ethnicity has its version of how to celebrate the…

Restaurant Insider with Anne Lee: Robata JINYA and LBD Japanese Bar & Lounge

March 5, 2023 JINYA Restaurants, LBD Japanese Bar & Lounge, Robata JINYA

ANNE LEE speaks with Robata JINYA executive chef MASAKI NAKAYAMA JINYA Ramen Bar, Robata JINYA and LBD Japanese Bar & Lounge, housed in the former 8,000-square-foot Nobu space, are three new concepts rooted in authentic Japanese cuisine. Robata JINYA offers…

Restaurant Insider with Anne Lee: Halekulani Bakery

February 26, 2023 Halekulani

ANNE LEE speaks with Halekulani Bakery executive pastry chef PAULINE LAM Just about every child’s dream is to be surrounded by cakes, cookies and pies. At age 4, Halekulani Bakery’s executive pastry chef Pauline Lam arrived in California from Singapore.…

A High ‘Steaks’ Act

February 19, 2023 The Signature Prime Steak & Seafood

ANNE LEE speaks with Guinness World Records holder BLAKE WALLENDA The definition of a circus is a talent show that’s built to astound and entertain the entire family, and The Super American Circus 2023 does just that. One of the…

Restaurant Insider with Anne Lee: MW Restaurant & Artizen by MW

February 12, 2023 Artizen by MW, MW Restaurant

ANNE LEE speaks with MW Restaurant and Artizen by MW co-owner MICHELLE KARR-UEOKA James Beard Foundation announced semifinalists for its 2023 awards on Jan. 25. Eleven Hawaii chefs were recognized, including MW Restaurant’s Michelle Karr-Ueoka, who was selected as a…

Restaurant Insider with Anne Lee: JINYA Restaurants

January 29, 2023 JINYA Restaurants

ANNE LEE speaks with JINYA Ramen Bar, Robata JINYA, LBD Japanese Bar & Lounge general manager ROBERT FEWELL The secret to a delicious ramen are two key ingredients (the broth and the noodles), and the local has a discerning palate.…

Restaurant Insider with Anne Lee: Aoki’s Shave Ice

January 22, 2023 Aoki’s Shave Ice

Shave ice, not “shaved ice,” has been a must-have treat here in Hawaii going back to the early 1900s. Japanese plantation workers would use the shavings from large blocks of ice and top it off with fruit juice and sugar.…

Restaurant Insider with Anne Lee: Podmore

January 15, 2023 Podmore

ANNE LEE speaks with fashion show producer/director, event producer and “model whisperer” LYNNE HANZAWA O’NEILL The fabulous Lynne Hanzawa O’Neill (aka the “model whisperer”) is the epitome of New York City style and sophistication — and infused with aloha, right…

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