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HAWAII/PACIFIC ISLANDS REGION NEWSLETTER
FALL 2016
Chaîne des Rôtisseurs
Officers of the Hawaii/Pacific Islands Region in 2015 with Bailli Délégué Hal Small
2016Hawaii/Paci-icIslandsRegionalAssemblage
Friday-Saturday,September23–24,2016
SheratonMauiResort&Spa
HAWAII /PACIFIC ISLANDS REGION NEWSLETTER
FALL 2016
BRUCE LIEBERT, Bailli Provincial Hawaii/Pacific Islands
Aloha!Thoseof
youfromtheHawaiian
Islands,youknow“Aloha”
meansmanythings,
including“Hello”and
“Goodbye”.It’s
appropriatetostartofthe
2016Newsletterwith
Aloha!towelcomeyouto
theNewsletteraswellas
tosaygoodbye.Thisis
myterminalyearasyour
BailliProvincialduetoa
two-termlimit.Itook
overforFredHellekesin2012afterservingashis
ChambellanProvincial.Therewillbeelectionsatthe
beginningoftheyearfor,notonlythisposition,butfor
allcurrently-servingBaillisandmanyNationalof-icers.
ChaînemembershipintheUnitedStateshasincreased
overlastyearandourregionwasnoexceptionthanksto
thehardworkofourBaillis,whoorganizedspectacular
events.
Beyondlocalevents,ourregionisactivelyinvolvedat
thenationallevel.TheNationalYoungSommeliers
CompetitionreturnedtoSantaRosawherewewere
joinedbymanymembersacrosstheUS.OurRegion
organizedapre-MondialedinneratJohnAshrestaurant
inSantaRosa,bringingtogether30membersfrom
HawaiiwiththosefromtheAspenBailliage.Jordan
Painter,fromKauai,wonourYoungSommelier
competitionandrepresentedourregionwell,butthe
competitionwasoutstanding.Sooutstanding,thatthe
Nationalwinner,MartinSheehan-StrossoftheSan
FranciscoBailliageandMichaelMinaRestaurant,was
namedthebestYoungSommelierintheWorldatthe
InternationalCompetitioninVaduz,Lichenstein.
Wearealsoproudoflastyear’scompetitor,Professionel
duVinChrisRamelb,whocouldnotcompetethisyear
sincethereisatwo-yeartermlimit.However,heshowed
hisprowessandpotentialbyplacing-irstatthe
AdvancedSommelierexaminDallas.Asthehighest
scoringcandidate,ChrisreceivedtheprestigiousRudd
Scholarship.Hedemonstratedmasteryineachofthe
exam’sthreeevaluationareas,earninghima$5,000
scholarshiptowardhisMaster’scourseworkandan
invitationtoattendtheRuddMaster’sRoundTablein
NapaValley,atwo-dayintensivetutorialaboutwine
theory,tastingandservice.Weexpecthemaywellbe
Hawaii’sfourthMasterSommeliersoon,thankstohis
talentandmentoringbyEchansonProvincialPatrick
Okubo,M.S.andChuckFuruya,M.S.
Thisyear’sYoungChefcompetitionandawardsdinner
wasorganizedbyCulinaireProvincialGrantSatoand
Kauai/OahuBailliKathrynNicholson.Five
competitorsfromOahuandMauidisplayedtheir
talentsattheCulinaryInstituteofthePaci-ic,withIan
Sagayagavictorious.Hewentontodistinguishhimself
withabronzemedalatthenationalcompetition,
indicatingthathehasabrightfutureintheculinary
industry.
OneofthegreatpleasuresoftheChaîneissupporting
theseyoungchefsandsommeliers.Thehostofthe
YoungChef’scompetitionisawardeda$5,000
scholarship
fromthe
Chaîne
Foundation.
Thisyear,
KCCselected
KatieJiwon
Lee,who
thankedthe
Chaînefor
heraward:
“Iwasvery
happyto
learnthatI
wasarecipientoftheChaînedesRôtisseurs
ScholarshipFund.Iamwritingtoexpressmysincere
gratitudeforyourgenerous-inancialsupporttowards
myeducation.
IamcurrentlyastudentintheCulinaryArtsProgramat
KapiolaniCommunityCollege.InKorea,Iearneda
degreeinArtanddecidedtoapplymyartistictalentin
theculinaryarts.WhenIgraduatefromKCC,myfuture
planistoownabakery/pastrystore.Inthemeantime,I
willlearnallthatIcaninmyculinaryclassesandthe
culinaryeventsIparticipatein.
Byawardingmethisscholarship,youhavelightened
my-inancialburdenandenabledmetocontinueand
completemydegreeintheCulinaryArtsProgram.
Thankyouagainforyourgenerosityandsupport.
Donorslikeyou,makeitpossibleforstudentstoful-ill
mydreamsinpursuitofhighereducation”.
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BAILLI PROVINCIAL REPORT CONTINUES...
Anditisnotjusttheyounggenerationthatismakingus
proudinthecompetitiveworld!Inadditiontobeinga
full-timeinstructorattheKCCCulinaryInstituteofthe
Paci-icandorganizingtheYoungChef’scompetition,
CulinaireProvincialGrantSatowontheGlobalTasteof
KoreaHawaiiRegionalContestinJulyandwentonto
representHawaiiattheinternationalcompetitionheldin
KoreainAugust.ChefSato’shardworkandpassionfor
cookingshonethroughatthe-inalcompetition,wherehe
wasnamedchampionforhiseight-coursemenu.
OtherChaîneprofessionalsreceivedprestigioushonors.
ConseillerCulinaireProvincialeHonoraireKusuma
CooraywontheExcellenceinCookbooksawardforher
OceantoPlate:CookingFishwithHawai’i’sKusmaCooray,
atthe2015KaPalapalaPo’okelaAwardsCelebrationof
theHawai’iBookPublishersAssociation.Also,Kauai/
OahuViceConseillerCulinaireEricLeterchasbeen
invitedtoshowcasehisexpertiseasguestchefonCrystal
Cruise’sship,TheSymphony,fortheir“FarEast
Overture”cruisenextyear.
OureffortstorevivetheDenverBailliagepaidoff!
AllisonAhrenswasinductedintotheChaîneand
elevatedtoBailliintheDenverMileHighchapter.Shehas
hadnumerousverysuccessfuleventsandherBailliage
hasavibrantmembershipof38,anincreaseofmorethan
400%inlessthanayear!
Weattendedthekick-offdinnertotheAspenFoodand
WineFestivalwithChaînemembersMikeandAida
Paulin,AlanCasupangandLisaGrininger.Afterabrief
returntoBoulder,wewerebackinAspenforBailliBarbi
Benton’sannualChaînedinnerattheCaribouClub,which
wascertainlyoneofthebestever,undoubtably
contributingtoitsgrowthto52members,nowwitha
waitlist.
Asforexcitingupcomingevents,theGrandChapîtrewill
beheldinLasVegasnextmonth,sothatreportwillbe
includedinnextyear’sNewsletter.
ThenextNationalMondialemeetingwillbeatTheNines
hotelinPortland,ORfromMay17–21,2017.Excursions
tonearbyWillametteValleyandon-sitetastingswillbe
provided.Weexpectgoodrepresentationfromthe
Hawaii/Paci-icregion,asusual.Iamveryhappytoreport
thatthepercentageofMondialemembersintheHawaii/
Paci-icIslandsregionisthehighestofallregions,at56%,
comparedto41%nationally,thankstotheeffortsofour
BaillisencouragingmemberstoalsojoinMondialewhen
theyapplyforChaînemembership.Aspecialshout-out
toBailliKathrynNicholsonwith100%participation.
Alsoofinterestonthenationalfront,atwo-dayBoardof
DirectorsmeetingwasheldinLosAngelesinJanuary.
Themostimportanttopicwastheproposedbylaw
amendments.ThesewerediscussedinLosAngelesand
followupphonemeetingsoftheBoardofDirectors.Iam
pleasedtosaythattheBoardoverwhelmingly
recommendedapprovaloftheserevisedamendmentsto
themembersoftheNationalCouncil(Baillisandabove).
ChaînerelatedSummerExcursions
AftertheYoungSommeliersCompetition,JudithandI
headedtoColoradotocontinueourusualsummerwith
friends,family,andincreasingnumbersofChaîne
members.Sadly,thiswasthe-irstsummerwithout
ChargéedePresseProvincialeHonoraireJulieHonda.
WehopeBailliProvincialHonoraireFredHondawill
returntoHonoluluinthenearfuture.
Ofcourse,wehopetoseemanyofyouattheGrand
ChapîtreinLasVegasinOctober.
Andwhataboutnextyear’sGrandChapître?TheBoard
hasapprovedreturningtoFrankSinatra’sfavoritetown
sometimebetweentheendofSeptemberandthe
beginningofNovember,2017.It’shardtobelieveitwill
havebeentenyearssincethelastGrandChapîtrein
Chicago,andforthoseofyouwhowerethere,you
rememberwhatagreattimewehad.Thisisacertain
sell-out,sosendinyourregistrationassoonasyou
receiveitnextsummer.
Aloha!
BruceLiebert
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HAWAII /PACIFIC ISLANDS REGION NEWSLETTER
FALL 2016
CHRIS SPEERE, Chambellan Provincial
AlohaMembersofthe
ChaînedesRôtisseurs,
Hawaii/Paci-icIslands.
Wearelivingina
wonderfultimeforthose
whoenjoythepleasureof
food,wineandcrafted
beerandspirits.Inmany
waysweareexperiencing
arenaissanceinAmerican
cuisineaseachdining
momentprovidesa
greaterunderstandingofwhatiswholesome,healthy
andquality-drivenfood.Thechallengeishowdowe
keepupwiththefoodtrends,-lavortrends,foodevents,
topchefsandemergingnewcuisinesthatbegforour
attention?Wearewhatweeat,buthowcanwepossibly
eatitall?
Itisexcitingtowatchtheleadershipofthe“Chaine”in
Hawaiimeetthisdemandthrougheachspeciallocal
Chaîneeventinourislandsthatguaranteememorable
diningexperiencesforourmembersthroughoutthe
year.Thechallengeislargebutitisgratifyingtoseethat
theChaînedesRôtisseursmakesadifferenceinour
diningcommunities.
OntheislandofMaui,threestellareventshaveoccurred
forourChaînememberssinceourlastRegional
Assemblagein2015.WearegratefultoMichele&Quiana
DiBariofSalePepe,ParisNabaviofSangrita,andthe
MontageKapaluaBayHotel,withthetalentsofChef
DavidViviano,forhostingthesewonderfuldining
experiences.Inaddition,theMauiChaîneincludesthe
inductionofthreenewmemberstotheConferiedela
ChaînedesRôtisseurstoitsrecentaccomplishment.
WinesfromMr.Erdman'sUlupalakuaRanch"Maui
Winery"willbefeaturedalongwiththeawardwinning
cuisineoftheLeisFamilyClassActRestaurant,whichwas
againvotedasaTop10MauiRestaurantin2016.Please
seelinkforpastaccolades:
MauiCulinaryAcademy’sLeisFamilyClassAct
isvotedBestRestaurantatOpenTable
VivelaChaine!
ChrisSpeere
ChambellanProvincial
HawaiiPaci-icIslands2016
TheChaînedesRôtisseursHawaii/Paci-icIslands2016
RegionalAssemblageisuponus!Pleaseenjoyallthe
plannedactivities.
IlookforwardtogrowinginmyroleasChambellan
Provincialduringthismysecondyearofservice.Thank
youforyourpatience,understandingandtrust.
TheMauiChaîneisdelightedtoshowcasetheculinary
talentsofthestudentsoftheMauiCulinaryAcademyatan
intimate"BailliLuncheon"onFriday,September23rd
honoringMaui'sfoundingBailli,Mr.PardeeErdman.
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HAWAII /PACIFIC ISLANDS REGION NEWSLETTER
FALL 2016
JUDITH KELLOGG, Chargée de Presse Provinciale Hawaii/Pacific Islands
GASTRONOME NEWS
The Hawaii/Pacific Islands
Region is blessed to have
had so many outstanding
events published in the
Gastronome and
Gastronome Extra! Many
thankstothechapterVice
ChargésdePressewho
workhardtorecordthe
goodtimesandexcellent
cuisinewehaveshared:
Kauai/OahuDavid
Greenlee,MauiDavid
Cain,andHawaiiIsland
TaiKing.
Asusual,hereisarecapofarticlespublishedinthepast
yearaswellasthoseinthepipeline.
VOLUME1,2015
(Kauai/OahuOutreach)“PiratesofWaikiki,”byVice
Chancelier-ArgentierJohnMagauran,August2,2014,at
theSheraton,Waikiki,p.11.
(Honolulu)“Haute‘Low’Tea,”byViceChargéedePresse
SusanLee,StageRestaurant,May7,2014,Honolulu,p.57.
(Aspen—oursister
bailliage)“OldWorld
EleganceinAspen,”by
ChargéedePresse
ProvincialeJudith
Kellogg,July2,2014,the
CaribouClub,Aspen,p.
58.
(Maui)“MauiMeet
Burgundy,”byChargéede
PresseProvincialeJudith
Kellogg,Sept.13,2014,
CowPigBun,p.70
(Kauai/Oahu)“ARomanticFrenchEvening,”byVice
ChargéedePresseKathrynNicholson,May27,2014,p.
74.
(Vail)“OldWestBarbequeExtravaganza,”byChargéede
PresseProvincialeJudithKellogg,July1,2014,atKirby
Cosmos,Minturn,Colorado,p.85.
(TurningSpit)“MakingFinnishFriendsinHawai’i,by
ChargéedePresseProvincialeJudithKellogg,p.119.
GASTRONOMEEXTRA!FOR2015
Summerissue
(Regional,YoungSommeliercompetition)“Celebrating
withAloha,”byChargéedePresseProvincialeJudith
Kellogg,March29,2015,LivestockTavern,pp.1&7.
GASTRONOMEEXTRA!FOR2016
SpringIssue
(RegionalMondiale)“CelebratingtheNextGeneration,”by
ChargéedePresseProvincialeJudithKellogg,March6,
2016at53bytheSeaRestaurant,p.15.
(Regional—YoungChefs
Competition)“Youthful
CulinaryAmbition,”by
ChargéedePresse
ProvincialeJudithKellogg,
April17,2016,atthe
CulinaryInstituteofthe
Paci-icatKapiolani
CommunityCollege,p.
24-5.
Winter
(Regional,Assemblage,
organizedbyKauai/
Oahu)“HawaiianCulinary
Journey,byChargéede
PresseProvincialeJudith
Kellogg,September17-20,2015,TheMoana,TheRoyal
Hawaiian,andSheraton,pp1,5,6.
VOLUME2,2015
(Hawai’iIsland)“Mr.MaunaKea,”byViceChargéede
(Maui)“AnItalian-HawaiianExtravaganza,”byVice
PresseNationalMarieAddario,January30,2015,Mauna
ChargédePresseDavidCain,March29,2014,atAnItalian KeaBeachHotel,p.22.
Grill,Lahaina,p.79.
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JUDITH KELLOGG, Chargée de Presse Provinciale Hawaii/Pacific Islands
GASTRONOME NEWS, CONTINUES...
(Kauai/Oahu)“Holiday‘MeleKalikimaka’”,byViceChargé
dePresseRobertCarpenter,December6,2014,Moana
(Kauai/OahuMondiale)“AWalkontheWildSide,”by
SurfriderHotelandResort,p.31.
DavidGreenlee,ViceChargédePresse,July29,2015,
GrondinFrench-LatinKitchen,p.108.
(Honolulu)“ATaste
oftheTaj,”by
INTHEPIPELINE
ChargéedePresse
ShouldappearinVOL
ProvincialeJudith
II2016orVolI2017,
Kellogg,Oct.9,2015,
orinGastronome
HalekulaniHotel
Extra!
ballroom,p.40.
(Maui)“Christmas
GalaattheIronChef’s
Morimoto,Maui,”by
ViceChargédePresse
DavidCain,December
13,2014,Morimoto
Maui,attheAndaz
MauiatWailea
Resort,p.45.
(Maui)“ACulinaryLoveStory,”byChargéedePresse
ProvincialeJudithKellogg,March28,2015,SalePepe,
Lahaina,p.69.
(Honolulu)
“CelebratingLe
Canard,”byDame
PatriciaLee,
November21,2015,
MWRestaurant.
(Honolulu)“Great
GatsbySoirée,”by
ChargéedePresseProvincialeJudithKellogg,December5,
2015,HalekulaniHotel.
(Kauai/Oahu)“Festivity,FineryandaFeast,”byChargéde
PresseDavidGreenlee,December6,2015,OahuCountry
Club.
(Kauai/Oahu)“BlackGoldandLiquidGold,”byVice
ChargédePresseRobertCarpenter,January23,2015,The
(Maui)“KapaluaChristmas,”byChargéedePresse
Paci-icClub,p.82.
ProvincialeJudithKellogg,December12,2015,Montage
atKapalua.
(Honolulu)“LoveandIntrigue,”byViceChargéedePresse
SusanLee,February10,2015,LeBistro,p.95.
(Kauai/OahuMondiale)“Ay,yi,yiyiii!InWaikiki:
RooftopTequilaTasting,”byViceChargédePresseDavid
(Kauai/OahuMondiale)“Okober-fest,DerGemütlichkeit,” Greenlee,January18atBuho,Waikiki
byBailliKathrynNicholson,October14,2014,ThePaci-ic
Club,p.118.
(Kauai/Oahu)“TakingCareofBusiness,”byChargéede
PresseProvincialeJudithKellogg,February28,Oahu
CountryClub.
VOLI,2016
(HonoluluMondiale-Outreach)“WineFestFundraiser,”by
(NationalMondiale)“SensationalSonoma,”byChargéede
ChargéedePresseProvincialeJudithKellogg,August27,
PresseProvincialeJudithKellogg,April28-30,Sonoma
2015,MWatONEAlaMoana,p.26.
wineregion.
(Maui)“FarmtoTablewithMauiChefoftheYear,”by
ViceChargédePresseDavidCain,May30,2015,Maui
ExecutiveCatering,p.46.
(Honolulu)“TheImportanceofGivingBack,”byVice
ConseillerGastronomiqueMirellaMonoscalco,Kapiolani
CommunityCollege,April23,2016.
(Honolulu)“TeaClassicswithaTwist,”byChargéede
PresseProvincialeJudithKellogg,October17,2015,at
MWRestaurant,p.76.
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HAWAII /PACIFIC ISLANDS REGION NEWSLETTER
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PATRICK OKUBO, Echanson Provincial, M.S.
The2016Young
Sommelier
Competitionwasa
three-wayrace.Taro
KurobefromMariposa
restaurantatNeiman
Marcus,whonow
worksattheRitz
CarltonWaikikiwas
theonlyOahu
competitor.Theother
twowerefromKauai;
JessicaAustinfrom
PrincevilleWineShop
andJordanPainterofYoung’sMarketCompanyboth
-lewovertoOahufortheregional.Thecompetitionwas
heldatLivestockTaverninChinatownandconsistedofa
verbalblindtastingandmockserviceexam.Theirscores
differentareasbutitwasJordanPainterwhocameout
withthehighestscoreearninghimaspotinhis-irst
NationalcompetitioninSantaRosa.
Afterthecompetition,anawardsdinnerwasheldat53by
theSeatocelebratethecompetitors.
fromthetheoryexaminthepreviousroundweighedin
towardthecumulativescore.Eachcompetitorshinedin
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GRANT SATO, Conseiller Culinaire & Professionals Provincial
(Excerpted from Gastronome
article by Judith Kellogg)
The Young Chefs competition
is always such a celebration of
youthful culinary passion and
energy. It reminds us that even
the world’s best chefs began
their culinary journeys fresh
and hopeful, with unique
stories to tell about what led
them down the culinary path.
The five competitors who vied
for Hawaii/Pacific regional
title on April 16 at The Culinary Institute of the Pacific at
Kapiolani Community College each discovered the kitchen
calling to them in unique ways.
For the competitors, the long day started at 6:00
a.m. when the group assembled, getting their marching
orders from the competition organizer, Culinaire Provincial
Grant Sato. The morning’s creations were assessed by an
all-star group of judges: Keoni Chang, Corporate Chef for
Sullivan Family of Companies; Justin Inagaki, Executive
Chef of Hy’s Waikiki; and Jeremy Shigekane, Banquet Chef
at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. Chef David Marcelli served as
kitchen judge.
many chefs at all levels were involved! Each course of the
beautiful dinner was designed by a different Culinary
Institute of the Pacific instructor, with student chefs busy in
the kitchen cooking for one of their own, many no doubt with
aspirations to one day compete in this prestigious
competition. Last year’s winner, Melanie Tancino came to
cheer on her young colleagues, and Chaîne members were
privileged to enjoy the fruits of all this creative culinary
energy and to celebrate and honor the up and coming
generation.
Ian Sagayaga handily won the competition. He
knew he was destined for a culinary career even as a teenager
The long day ended with what might be described as
on Maui. His talent was recognized in high school, where he
a joyous and delicious “chef fest,” coordinated for Chaîne
was recruited by a culinary team that won a regional
members by Kauai/Oahu Bailli Kathryn Nicholson. So
competition and then went on to compete nationally in
Tennessee.
Ian
represented
our region
well,
winning the
Bronze
medal at the
National
Young Chefs
competition
in Sarasota.
Well done,
Ian!
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HAWAII /PACIFIC ISLANDS REGION NEWSLETTER
FALL 2016
ADELE RUGG, Bailli, Maui
JAMES T. (TOBY) KING, Bailli, Hawaii Island
IthasbeenaninterestingChaîneyear!
WearedelightedthatTobyhastakenthehelmofthe
HawaiiIslandchapter.Thispromisesavibrantfuturefor
theHawaiiIslandChaine!
OnFriday,September25,2015,wecelebrated“Global
ChaîneDay”withaluncheonatTheLeisFamilyClassAct
Restaurant-wheretheculinarystudentspreparethefood
andservetheguests..thisisallapartoftheUniversityof
Hawaii-MauiCollege-CulinaryAcademy,whichhasa
specialratingofoneofthetoponehundredrestaurantsin
thecountry!ForthiseventwehostedMayorAlan
Arakawawhoreadaspecial“Proclamation”honoring
GlobalChaineDay.TheMauiBailliagewasoneoftwo
BailliagesintheUSAthatcelebratedthe-irstever“Global
ChaîneDay”.
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ADELE Rugg, Bailli
(continues...)
OnSaturday,September
26,2015,theMaui
Bailliagewashonoredto
behostedbyaChaîne
member,ChefParis
Nabavi,theChef/Owner
ofSangritaGrill+Cantina
inKaanapali/Lahaina
wherewealsoinducted
twonewmemberstoour
Bailliage:MitziToro,the
owner/bakerofthenow
world-famous“Maui
CookieLady”andGunars
Valkirs.Thedinnerwas
extraspecialasChefParis
createdmanydelectable
coursescreatedfromhis
familyrecipeswhich
honorhishomelandroots
inPersia.
longerwiththe
restauranthence..we
hadtopostponethis
dinner.
Ourannual“Holiday
Dinner”washeldon
Saturday,December12,
2015,atthebeautifuland
exquisiteMontageat
KapaluaBay.Itwasa
gorgeousMauievening,
thesunsetextraspecial
andtheholidaytable
settingwasfestive.The
dinnerandwinesfeatured
Italy,astheExecutiveChef
wasraisedinSicily.
Fortheyear2016,the
MauiBailliagecelebrated
“WorldChaîneDay”on
Saturday,April23,2016,
onboardthe“Trilogy,”a
beautifulsailingyacht
whichsailedoutofLahainaHarbor.ItwastheCaptain’s
SunsetDinnerSailandweenjoyedanotherbeautifulMaui
sunset,inadditiontoalovelyserveddinnerandwines.
TheMauiBailliageis
busyworkingonthe
RegionalAssemblage
thatistobeheldthe
weekendofFriday,
September23,2016
thruSaturday,
September24,2016,at
theSheraton
KaanapaliinLahaina.
Ourholidaydinnerhas
beenscheduledfor
Saturday,December
10,2016atRuth’s
ChrisSteakHousein
theShopsofWailea.
Itisanhonorand
pleasuretoserveas
theBaillioftheMaui
Bailliage.Maui
continuestobethe
‘bestislandinthe
worldtovisit’forover
twentyyearsinarow
andwecontinueto
havesomeofthebest
restaurantsintheUSA,
asratedby“Open
Table”.
VivelaChaîne!!
TheMauiBailliagewasscheduledtohaveadinnerat
TommyBahamaintheShopsofWaileaonSaturday,July
9,2016,andhadmetwiththeExecutiveChefinthefallof
2015togooverthedetails,setthedate,etc.andwhenthe
Baillicalledinthespringof2016todiscussthe-inal
details,wewereadvisedthattheexecutivechefisno
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KATHRYN NICHOLSON, Bailli, Kauai/Oahu
TheKauai/
Oahu
Chapteris
celebrating
its30th
Anniversary
in2016,and
it’smy
pleasureto
reporttheKauai/Oahu
Bailliageisgoingstrongand
thriving.OurBailliagehas
hadasuccessfulandactive
yearsincethelastRegional
Assemblage.Asyouknow,
wehostedthesuccessful
2015Hawaii/Paci-icIslands
RegionalAssemblagein
Waikiki.Nowit’stimeto
givethanksandsupportto
AdeleRugg,MauiBailli,and
herMauiteamforhostingand
organizingthe2016Hawaii/Paci-ic
IslandsRegionalAssemblage.
Currently,TheKauai/OahuBailliage
has66plusmembersandmostare
alsomembersofSociétéMondialdu
Vin.Ifyouarenotamemberofthe
SociétéMondialduVin,askmeabout
thebene-itsofbeingamember.
EventssinceourlastRegional
Assemblage
OnSunday,December6,
2015sixty-fourChaîne
membersdinedtogetherat
theOahuCountryClubfor
ourAnnualChristmasGala
dinner.Itwasafabulous
Chaîne-styleeveningof
friendship,diningand
dancing.
Monday,January182016atBUHO
CocinayCantinaontheirrooftop
terraceinWaikikiforTequilatasting
andeducation.Wetastedauthentic
MexicoCitycuisineanddrank
superiortequilas.ThiswasaSociété
MondialduVinevent,whichputsthe
emphasisonwineandbeverage
education.
hostedtheHawaii/PaciZic
IslandsYoungSommelier
CompetitionAwardsDinnerheldat
53bytheSea.PatrickOkubo
administeredtheYoungSommelier
examduringthedayandtheAward
Dinnerfollowedthesameevening.
Kauai/Oahumember
ProfessionnelduVinJordan
PainterofYoung’sMarket
Company,Kilauea,Kauai
wonthecompetition.Jordan
wentontherepresentthe
Hawaii/Paci-icRegionin
AprilattheSociétéMondiale
duVinUSANationalMeeting
heldinSonoma,California
April2016.
TheYoungChefAwards
CompetitionandAwards
Dinnerwasheldon
TheKauai/OahuBailliagemetin
Saturday,April16,2016.
February28,2016fortheAnnual
Organizingthiscompetitiontakesthe
BusinessMeeting.Thegeneral
involvementofmanychefs,
meetingisheldonceayearso
administrators,andvolunteers.
Bailliagememberscanbeupdatedon Kauai/Oahumembersvolunteered
NationalandLocalChaînenews.
andassistedduringthemorning
Everyonehasanopportunitytoask
competitionandwehostedthe
questionsandgetabetter
eveningAwardsDinner.Eachcourse
understandingofhowtheChaînedes onthemenuwaspreparedbya
Rôtisseursoperates.
differentKCCChef,andPatrickOkubo
MSselectedthepairedwines.Kauai/
OnSundayMarch6,2016the
OahumemberChefRôtisseurIan
Kauai/OahuBailliageandEchanson
SagayagaofTheSheratonWaikiki
ProvincialPatrickOkubo,MScowonthecompetitionandhe
representedTheH/PI
RegioninFlorida.
CongratulationstoChefIan
Sagayagaforwinningthe
Bronzemedalinthe
NationalYoungChef
Competition.
TheBailliagegatheredagain
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KATHRYN NICHOLSON, Bailli, Kauai/Oahu, ... continued
SupportingHawaii’stalentofYoung
SommeliersandYoungChefsisan
importantmissionoftheChaînedes
RôtisseursOrganizationandthe
Kauai/OahuBailliage.
(1102).WewereabletopresentKCC
withtwo$2,000fortwoCulinaryArt
Studentsfromthisfundraiser,which
willbequalifyforanadditional
$1,000fromtheChaîneFoundation.
Futureeventsincludethe2016H/
PIRegionalAssemblageonMaui,
The5thAnnualSummerBBQand
KapiolaniCommunityCollege
CulinaryArtsProgramStudent
ScholarshipFundraiserwas
recentlyheldonSaturday,August13
attheOahuCountryClubandthe
themewasCaddyShack.Sorryifyou
missedtheparty,becauseitwasoneof-a-kind.Therewerecontestsand
gamestoplaytowingreatprizes
donatedbylocalbusinesses.Guests
dressedinCaddyShackinspired
costumesandtwoguestswonprizes
forBestMr.CaddyShackandBestMs.
CaddyShack.Theputtingcontestwas
wonbyacegolferMiraHan,andtwo
nightsoceanfrontsuitewasawarded
toViceChancelierArgentier
HonoraireDianaWehrlyforthe
closestguessofnumberofgolfballs
hostedbyAdeleRugg,MauiBailli.
SheratonMauiResort,Fridayand
Saturday,September23-24.
RegistrationMaterialshavebeen
emailedtotheentireH/PIRegion.
TheChaînedesRôtisseurs
NationalMeetinginLasVegas,
October23-25.Registration
materialshavebeenemailedout.
SomeeventsareSOLDOUTand
othersare-illingup.Registertodayif
youwanttoattend.Contactthe
NationalOf-iceat
[email protected].
TheKauai/OahuHolidayGala
DinnerwillbeonSaturday,
December3atThePaciZicClub.
ExecutiveChefEricLetercandIare
excitedtoannouncethisyearwe’re
goingtotransporttheKauai/Oahu
BailliageandChaînegueststoa
“ChristmasinParis.’ChefEricis
busyworkingoncreatingan
authenticParisianHolidaydinner.
Meanwhile,therestoftheKauai/
Oahuteamwilldoourbesttobring
“ChristmasinParis”tastes,sounds
andbeautytoourChaîneHoliday
gathering.
OnelastnoteregardingRSVPs.
PleasekindlyremembertoRSVP
whenyoureceiveaninvitationto
anevent.RSVPYesorNO.Ikeepa
listofwhohasresponded,andIwill
keepsendingmessagestomembers
whohaveNOTRSVP’d.YourRSVPin
atimelymannerwouldbegreatly
appreciatedandwillhelpcutdown
onmywork.TextorcallyourRSVP
to636-0323orEmailmeat:
[email protected]
VivelaChaîne!VivelaSociété!
KathrynNicholson
Kauai/OahuBailliage
Bailli
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KIMI J. MATAR, Bailli, Honolulu
Itismypleasuretoreportthat
theHonoluluBailliagehashadan
awesomeyearduetothe
exuberantenergyofourmany
excitingnewmemberswhoare
successfullyblendinginwithour
welcomingandengaging
longtimemembers.
Tuesday,Sept27,2016
Chef'sTable
MWRestaurant
October27-30,2016
USAGRANDCHAPÎTRE
WynnLasVegas
NewMemberInductionCeremony
Saturday,Dec3,2016
MonteCarloMasqueradeGalaBall&Casino
Herearesomeofthepastevent AfterParty
highlightssincethelastRegional Halekulani
January2017
Assemblage:
ChampagneWishes&CaviarDreams
Tuesday,Feb14,2017
~ChaîneAfternoonTeaatMWRestaurant
Valentine'sDayDinner
~LeCanardUnDînerDégustationatMW
MWRestaurant
Restaurant
Saturday,April22,2017
~GreatGatsbyHolidaySoirée&Casino
UnDînerExtraordinaire
AfterPartyatHalekulani
Saturday,Aug26,2017
~PierreMarcoliniLuxuryChocolate
SummerSoirée
Event
LaFêteduCarnaval
~Valentine'sDayDinneratHalekulani
September2017
~KCCBene-itDinnerwithGuestChef
HAWAII/PACIFICISLANDSREGIONAL
VikramGarg
ASSEMBLAGE
~UnDînerExtraordinaireatAzure
Honolulu,Hawaii
Restaurant
Saturday,Dec2,2017
~ChaîneProgressiveDinnerattheFour
HonoluluChapterHolidayDinner
SeasonsResortO'ahuatKoOlina
~ROCKTHEKASBAHSummerSoiréeat
The2016HonoluluChapterHoliday
TheMODERNHonolulu
Dinnerisalmostsoldoutsomakesure
~ChefMichaelMinaDinnerat
yougetyourreservationinsoon.
STRIPSTEAKWaikiki
Thisyear'seventiscalledMonteCarlo
MasqueradeGalaBallandwillbeheldattheHalekulani.
WewillstartwithaKrugChampagne&Canapé
Receptionat6:30pm,thenatastingmenuwithwine
pairingsfordinner,endingwiththeAfterPartyfrom9:30
pmto12Midnight..Thisyear'sAfterPartywillhave
casinotables,adanceband,hostedpremiumcocktails
andaHalekulanihotelstayprizedrawing.Thedress
attireisBlackTie&MaskswithRibbons.GUESTSARE
WELCOME!!Thisyearwewillbesellingticketstothe
AfterPartyfor$75.RSVP/Questions?Call/Text(808)
[email protected].
TheHonoluluchapteralsolooksforwardtosomeexciting
upcomingevents:
September23-25,2016
HAWAII/PACIFICISLANDSREGIONALASSEMBLAGE
SheratonMauiResort&Spa
NewMemberInductionCeremony
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KIMI J. MATAR, Bailli, Honolulu
LookingforwardtoseeingyouallinSeptemberatthe
upcomingRegionalAssemblageattheSheratonMaui
Resort&Spa.ThisyearAdeleRugg,BaillioftheMaui
chapterandherfabulousteamhavebeenhardatwork
puttingtogetherwhatpromisestobeanexceptional
Assemblage.HeinzHofmann,ChancelierdesEtats-Unis,
willbejoiningusandperforminginductionsonSaturday,
September24.AspecialthankyoutoK/OChaineOf-icer
KellySandersforarrangingdiscountedroomratesforour
Assemblagethisyear.Thislookstobeafunweekendfor
all!!
AshandIlookforward
toattendingthe2016
GrandChapîtrefrom
Oct.27thtoOct.30that
theWynnHotelinLas
Vegas.Thiswillbea
memorableweekend
youshouldnotmiss!!If
youhavenotmade
yourreservationsyet,
pleasecontactmeandI
canhelpyouwiththe
arrangements.
Also,Iamalways
lookingformembers
whoareinterestedto
bemoreinvolvedand
assistin
planningand
executing
events.Ifyou
haveany
commentsor
suggestions
forfuture
events,please
don'thesitate
toemailthem
tome.
Thankyoufor
yoursupportoftheHonoluluChapter&welookforward
tosharingtheharmonyofthetablewithallofyouinthe
comingyear!
ViveLaChaîne!
KimiJ.Matar
Bailli,Honoluluchapter
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JUDITH KELLOGG, Chargée de Presse Provinciale Hawaii/Pacific Islands
CelebratingOurFutureChefs
EachyeartheYoungChefscompetitionbrings
togethersomeofthebestyouthfulculinarytalent
ontheislands.Thewinnercompetesinthe
nationalChaînecompetition,andthisyearthat
honorwenttoIanSakayaga,whothenwentonto
distinguishhimselfbywinningthebronzemedal
inthenationalcompetition.Howevereach
competitordeservesrecognitionforajobwell
doneandabrightfuture.Itisaprivilegeforusto
learnalittlemoreaboutthemandthepathsthat
broughtthemtotheirpassioninthekitchen.
BrysonSebastian,astudentatLCC,worksat
Roy’sinKo’olina.Hisstudypathtookan
interestingdetourfrom
automotivetoculinary,
bothbeinghandson
endeavors..Intheshort
term,hehopesthathis
trainingwillallowhim
travelandhavevaried
culinaryexperiences.
Buthislong-termplan
istohavearestaurant
thatfeaturesAsian
fusion,and
incorporatessomeof
hismom’sFilipino
recipes.Thisishis-irst
competition.
JohnBalais,astudentatLCC,worksatRoy’sin
Waikiki.Hehadoriginallyplannedtostudy
engineeringwhenacousingothimajobatanAla
Moanarestaurant.Oneofhiscousin’swishes,
beforehisuntimelydeath,wasthatJohnworkto
succeedintheculinary-ield,whichtransformed
John’sinterestfrompursuingengineeringtoa
careerwhere,insteadofworkingwithphysical
structures,hecouldconstructcreativelyinthe
kitchen.Hewouldliketotraveltodifferent
countriestolearn,his-irstchoicebeingFrance.
Eventually,hewouldliketousehisexperienceto
fuseAsianwithothercuisines.
StevieRayWalker,wasastudentintheMaui
culinaryprogram,graduatinginMay.Comingto
MauibywayofSeattle,andworkingattheFour
Seasons’Spago,Steviedreamsbig.Hewantsto
beacelebritychef.Hisoriginalcareergoalwas
togetadegreeinaccountingandbecomeaCPA,
andhisexactingsidetransferswelltohiscareful
strategicplanning.HeplanstostudyinEurope,
getajobthereorintheU.S.inaMichelinstarred
restaurant,andcontinuetocompeteinculinary
competitions.Heespeciallylikesdoingpastry,
sinceitprovidessolidstructure,butisintrigued
bythemore-luidsidesoftheprofession,suchas
exploringcreativeplating.
KhanhDang,aKCCgraduate,worksatChef
Mavro’s-ivediamondrestaurant,soheknows
whatahighbarlookslike.Khanhaspiresto
reachthatbarbybecomingoneoftheworld’stop
50chefs.He
seesthepathto
thatgoalbeing
aspecialtyin
continental,
particularly
French,-ine
dining.He
hopestohone
hisexpertise
withstagesat
Michelinstarred
restaurants
beforetaking
-ineFrenchdiningbacktohisnativeVietnam.
Withabackgroundinartandinteriordesign,he
creationsshouldalsolookgood.
IanSagayaga,aKCCgraduate,nowworkingat
theSheraton,knewhewantedaculinarycareer
evenasateenageronMaui.Histalentwas
recognizedinhighschool,wherehewas
recruitedbyaculinaryteamthatwonaregional
competitionandthenwentontocompete
nationallyinTennessee.Alwaysahardworker
seekingtolearnmore,hewouldgoovertothe
MauiCulinaryAcademyonhisowntolearnas
muchashecould.HewasalsoonKCC’sTeam
Hawaii.Hetalkswithpassionaboutthe
differencesinteamvsindividualcompetition,
wherethereismorepersonalpressuretomakea
menuwithbalanced-lavors.
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Calendar
September 23–25, 2016
Regional Assemblage
Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa
Contact Adele Rugg, (808) 879-9964
September 27, 2016
Chef’s Table
MW Restaurant
Contact Kimi J. Matar, 722-8065
Oct. 27–20, 2016
Grand Chapître, Las Vegas
Contact National Office (973) 360-9200
November 5, 2016
Induction Dinner
Fairmont Orchid
Contact James T. King, (808) 217-6526
December 3, 2016
Monte Carlo Masquerade Gala Ball
Halekulani Hotel
Contact Kimi J. Matar, 722-8065
December 3, 2016
Gala Holiday Dinner
Pacific Club
Contact Kathryn Nicholson, 636-0323
December 10, 2016
Holiday Dinner
Ruth’s Chris, Shops of Wailea
Contact Adele Rugg (808) 879-9964
January 14, 2017
Outstanding in the Field
Puu O Kumau Ranch
Contact James T. King, (808) 217-6526
February 14, 2017
Valentine’s Dinner
MW Restaurant
Contact Kimi J. Matar, 722-8065
March 2017
Société Mondiale du Vin Awards Dinner
Contact Patrick Okubo, 722-8797
May 18–21, 2017
National Société Mondiale du Vin
The Nines, Portland, OR
Contact National Office (973) 360-9200
Contributors
JUDITH KELLOGG, BRUCE LIEBERT, KIMI MATAR,
KATHRYN NICHOLSON, PATRICK OKUBO, ADELE RUGG,
AND CHRIS SPEERE
Editors
JUDITH KELLOGG AND BRUCE LIEBERT
9.22.16
For the Current Schedule:
bailliages2.chaineus.org/hawaii/
CurrentCalendarHPI.html
Regional Webpage:
http://bailliages2.chaineus.org/hawaii/
Contact Webmaster
Bruce Liebert with updates for events:
[email protected]
(808) 351-3882
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