March 27, 2022
7-Eleven Hawaii
ANNE LEE speaks with 7-Eleven Hawaii’s category manager of fresh foods DEBBIE LEE SOON and competition winner KALEB MOLINA 7-Eleven Hawaii is empowering our future culinary leaders and supporting local agriculture with an annual competition of students enrolled in the…
March 20, 2022
Mariposa
ANNE LEE speaks with Hawaii Agricultural Foundation executive director DENISE YAMAGUCHI Helping our local restaurants and businesses is more important than ever with the pandemic impacting our community eateries, as well as local farmers, fisherman and purveyors. With the kickoff…
March 13, 2022
Uncle Sharkii’s Poke Bar
ANNE LEE speaks with Uncle Sharkii’s Poke Bar co-founders RAYMOND AND FEN REYES There’s a new poke bowl and boba tea place opening at International Market Place called Uncle Sharkii’s Poke Bar. It’s a concept created by husband and wife…
March 6, 2022
Palate Wine Bar & Restaurant, The Bistro Restaurant and Bar
ANNE LEE speaks with The Bistro owner MATT ERNSDORF Gather Federal Credit Union is supporting the Kauai restaurant community by offering a 3% cash-back perk for Gather FCU Signature Visa card holders or double points for Platinum Visa cardholders until…
February 27, 2022
Kaiulani Spices
ANNE LEE speaks with Kaiulani Spices owner and chef KAI COWELL Undercover chef Kai Cowell has been cooking since she was 10. While attending The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park and Kapiolani Community College here in Honolulu, she…
February 20, 2022
Nami Kaze
ANNE LEE speaks with Nami Kaze chef/owner JASON PEEL It’s rare to find new restaurants opening, but Jason Peel recently opened Nami Kaze at Pier 38. Chef Jason’s upscale modern approach on traditional okazuyas is quickly gaining lots of attention.…
February 13, 2022
Zippy's
ANNE LEE speaks with Zippy’s director of culinary operations chef TREVOR LUKE No matter where you are in the world, and whether you’ve lived or visited Hawaii, hearing the name Zippy’s will definitely make your mouth water, bringing back a…
February 6, 2022
Chef Wan
ANNE LEE speaks with REDZUAWAN BIN ISMAIL, AKA CHEF WAN Redzuawan Bin Ismail, which translates to the keeper of the door to get into heaven, was born in 1958 in Singapore and is the oldest son of seven children. With…
January 30, 2022
Artizen by MW
ANNE LEE speaks with Artizen by MW owners WADE UEOKA AND MICHELLE KARR-UEOKA There are new items at Artizen by MW! (Not brand new creations, but making its debut on the Artizen menu from MW Restaurant’s tried-and-true favorites.) It will…
January 23, 2022
Nanzan Giro Giro
ANNE LEE speaks with owner/chef YOSHIHIRO MATSUMOTO Owner/chef Yoshihiro Matsumoto first came to visit Hawaii in 2004 and it was love at first sight. He wanted to find a way to live and work here, and that dream became a…
