January 31, 2021
Chef Chai
Spice up your romantic evening with Chef Chai’s special Valentine’s Wiki Wiki Dinner Box for Two ($140). The box is available on Saturday, Feb. 13 and Sunday, Feb. 14. “No cooking, no cleaning, just two minutes in the microwave,” emphasizes…
January 3, 2021
Chef Chai
ANNE LEE speaks with founder Chef Chai owner CHAI CHAOWASAREE Ring in the New Year with a delicious meal from Chef Chai. Owner Chai Chaowasaree has been serving up island fusion-inspired dishes at the Kapiolani Boulevard location since 2013, and…
December 6, 2020
Chef Chai
It’s officially December. That means we can guiltlessly adorn our living room trees, mail letters to Santa, bop around to holiday tunes and, of course, indulge in all of the enchanting food that this time of year offers — like…
October 11, 2020
Chef Chai
Over the past three decades, Chai Chaowasaree has garnered quite the following. Despite business operating far from usual (his restaurant, Chef Chai at Pacifica, won’t open for dine-in service until December), the Bangkok native proves time and time again that…
August 30, 2020
Chef Chai
Chef Chai’s Wiki Wiki Dinner Boxes have been quite the hot ticket item since we last caught up with owner Chai Chaowasaree a couple weeks back. Those who’ve missed out, however, needn’t fret. During the mandated lockdown, the ready-to-eat meals…
August 16, 2020
Chef Chai
Innovation has been a key term in the restaurant world as of late, and Chai Chaowasaree, owner of Chef Chai, knows this to be true. That’s why he’s introduced a new concept: Wiki Wiki Dinner Box, a weekly meal service…
July 19, 2020
Chef Chai
Chef Chai at Pacifica is celebrating its seventh anniversary in the tastiest way possible, with a seven-course meal featuring dishes from chef Chai Chaowasaree’s childhood growing up in Bangkok. Available July 17-24, the extravagant feast is the perfect family-style feast…
June 14, 2020
Chef Chai
In honor of dads, Chef Chai has prepared a special Father’s Day menu that’s available for dine-in or curbside pickup/takeout June 20-21. Located at Pacifica Honolulu (across from Neal S. Blaisdell Center on Kapiolani Boulevard), the restaurant reopened its dining…
April 26, 2020
Chef Chai
Chai Chaowasaree knows a thing or two about whipping up creative fare with local ingredients — he’s one of the state’s top Hawaii Regional Cuisine chefs and Zagat Award winner — and he’s sharing his culinary talents with families during…
April 5, 2020
Chef Chai
ANNE LEE speaks with founder CHEF CHAI CHAOWASAREE I recently got to chat with local culinary expert chef Chai Chaowasaree. Despite closing his restaurant — which is aptly named Chef Chai, too — for at least another month, he won’t…
