Page 2 - Dining Out - Feb 21, 2021

Anne Lee and Roy Yamaguchi sit down for a world-class meal.
Restaurant Insider with Anne Lee
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ANNE LEE
speaks with
Roy Yamaguchi Group of Restaurants chef/founder
ROY YAMAGUCHI
Photos by
REID SHIMABUKURO
Roy Yamaguchi’s flagship restaurant is Roy’s Hawaii Kai, which opened in December di 1988. In the RoyYamaguchi Group of tha Restaurants, there’s also Roy’s Waiki- be ki, Roy’s Ko Olina, Roy’s Waikoloa on en the Big Island and Roy’s Kaanapali on pa Maui, as well as Eating House 1849 at di International Marketplace in Waikiki out and Poipu, Kauai; Goen Dining + Bar of in Kailua; and Humble Market Kitchin fro in Wailea. wa
“All of our restaurants are built on th creativity and creativity is extremely pli important,” saysYamaguchi.“We are is not perfect and we strive every day to make our food better, and that is what AL makes all of our group of restaurants up evolve.” R
This week, the renowned chefon shares his culinary background and of what’s good to eat at his namesake fro iconic restaurants. A
an AL: How did you get into thegi restaurant industry? su
RY:WhenI was16,IdecidedtoLe take home economics with my bud- Go dy in high school with the intention za of being around all the girls. But I my actually enjoyed the course. OneHo day, we set up the classroom where in we could cook a meal for a guest of sh our choosing, so I invited my school counselor. I made a turkey, which he really enjoyed. A couple weeks later,
he had asked me what I was going to do for the rest of my life, which I really
SALES MANAGER
Anne Lee
Phone: 347-1093 ALee@staradvertiser.com
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