Hawaiian
Airlines Announces Newest Onboard Featured Chefs
Hawaiian
Airlines revealed the next group of culinary talent to be showcased in its
ongoing Featured Chef Series … led by Hawaiian’s newly appointed Executive Chef
Lee Anne Wong of Honolulu’s Koko Head Café.
The chef roster includes Mark “Gooch” Noguchi of Pili Group, Wade Ueoka
of MW Restaurant and Eric Oto of Hoku’s at The Kahala Hotel & Resort.
Celebrity Chef Chang-Wook Chung of Seoul’s
Kumsan Restaurant will continue to delight guests on Hawaiian’s inbound flights
from South Korea
with his award-winning fare.
The timeline
for the Featured Chef Series is as follows:
June 1 – Nov.
30, 2018: Chef Mark Noguchi, co-founder/chef of Pili Group
First Class - North America to Hawai‘i
A selection of
his in-flight creations includes Short Rib Beef Stew with Coconut Ginger Brown
Rice; Mama Gooch’s Hiyashi Chuka Noodle Salad; Smoked Shrimp Dip with Crostini;
Tofu Hekka with Long Rice Noodles; Portuguese Bean Soup; BBQ Pork Sliders with
Hawaiian Sweet Bun; and Mushroom Frittata with Portuguese Sausage.
Dec. 1, 2018 –
May 31, 2019: Chef Eric Oto, chef de cuisine at Hoku’s
First Class - North America to Hawai‘i
Sept. 1, 2018 – May 31, 2019: Chef Wade Ueoka, co-owner/chef
of MW Restaurant
All Cabins – Osaka, Tokyo and Sapporo to Hawai‘i
Sept. 1, 2018 –
May 31, 2019: Chef Chang-Wook Chung, owner/chef of Kumsan Restaurant
All Cabins – Seoul to Hawai‘i
Chef Chung, who
joined Hawaiian’s in-flight dining program in 2016, will continue his tenure as
the featured chef on flights arriving from South Korea.
Chef Wong, a
guest chef since 2015 under the airline’s former Executive Chef Chai
Chaowasaree, currently oversees meals on inbound international flights. She
graduated from the International
Culinary Center,
formerly known as the French Culinary Institute, and began her culinary
training at Marcus Samuelsson’s Aquavit before playing an integral role in the
opening of Jean Georges Vongrichten’s Chinese concept, Restaurant 66. Wong
gained national attention when she appeared on Season One of Bravo’s flagship
series “Top Chef.” She later became the series' supervising culinary producer
for the next six seasons.
Former guest
chefs have included Jon Matsubara, Andrew Le of The Pig & The Lady, and
Sheldon Simeon of Tin Roof Maui.
