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James Beard Award-winning chef praises community college culinary education
February 9, 2023
Star Hawaiʻi chefs, who are alumni of University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges, extolled the virtues of growing up, learning and cooking in Hawaiʻi…

Award-winning podcast shines spotlight on Hawaii food and culture
January 17, 2023
Chef and award-winning author Francis Lam is the host of “The Splendid Table” and he is taking his series to the Hawaii Theater to lead a discussion…

Top chefs inspire UH Community College culinary students
September 23, 2022
The next generation of local chefs got a special opportunity to hear from and engage with internationally prominent chefs, influencers and innovators…

Helena Norberg-Hodge: Localism Only
September 16, 2022
O‘ahu’s farmers’ markets are booming, with lines for locally grown produce sometimes as long as those for hand-pulled noodles. Yet, Hawai‘i’s food system is broken, according…

Tu David Phu: The Way Home
September 8, 2022
Chef Tu David Phu, the son of Vietnamese refugees who grew up in an Oakland food desert, went the culinary school route and worked in the kitchens of such vaunted…

Reserve your seat for Near and Far 2022 - Cool Ideas, Hot Food
Aug 23, 2022
Honolulu, Hawai’i – Tickets are available now for NEAR AND FAR -Cool Ideas, Hot Food conference on September 21 at the Queen Kapi‘olani Hotel. The theme for this inaugural food…