“Make Something Out of Nothing” — Cooking Inspired by Mom
Alan Wong’s Restaurants and Watermark Publishing, publisher of The Blue Tomato, are pleased to collaborate with the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai’i to present an event honoring mothers (and all those other women who raised us) and their role in our food heritage. Inspired Food: The Roots of Hawai’i Cuisine, a brunch & talk-story with … Continue reading
StarChefs.com Rising Stars Gala
Congratulations to AWR Next Generation chefs Michelle Karr-Ueoka and Wade Ueoka! Both were named Rising Stars by StarChefs.com in the first-ever group of Hawai‘i chefs given this distinction by the online culinary magazine. Thirteen up-and-coming chefs, and one mixologist, were named to the 2012 Rising Stars list. To see the full list (and they are … Continue reading
IN THE MEDIA: 11/21/12
StarChefs.com reviewed of The Blue Tomato back in October. Wong’s multi-hued plating style and his fusing of multiple ethnic influences should be inspiration enough for most readers to imitate and create with whatever product they choose to celebrate. Here are a few other reviews that we missed posting to this blog: The Honolulu Weekly‘s reviewer … Continue reading
Next Generation Dinner – Sept. 2012
If you’ve watched Chef Alan’s Blue Tomato interview video, you know that one of the possible titles he considered for The Blue Tomato was The Next Generation. “The Next Generation” became the final chapter of The Blue Tomato instead, and it expresses his belief in teaching the generations that came after us. It’s a philosophy … Continue reading
Taste of the Nation Hawaii 2012
Please join Chef Alan Wong, this year’s Honorary Chef Chair, at Taste of the Nation Hawaii, a fundraiser to help fight childhood hunger nationwide. Nearly 17 million children face hunger in America. Most families that live below the poverty line in America are working families, yet their regular income is not sufficient to cover the … Continue reading
Chef Alan Wong’s The Blue Tomato Wins Prestigious IACP Culinary Award
Watermark Publishing is pleased to announce that the The Blue Tomato: The Inspirations Behind the Cuisine of Alan Wong by Chef Alan Wong, co-written by Arnold Hiura, has been named the “Chefs & Restaurants” category winner in the 26th Annual International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) Cookbook Awards. The Blue Tomato’s fellow nominees in the … Continue reading
The Blue Tomato Announced as Finalist in Prestigious IACP Culinary Awards
The Blue Tomato: The Inspirations Behind the Cuisine of Alan Wong by Chef Alan Wong, co-written by Arnold Hiura, is one of three finalists in the 26th Annual International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) Cookbook Awards in the “Chefs & Restaurants” category. [To see the full list of Cookbook Award finalists, as well as nominees … Continue reading
Taste Hawai‘i Tour Photo Galleries
View photo slideshows from the Taste Hawai‘i Tour. For larger images, click on the photo to go to the main gallery for the event. (See yourself or someone you know in a photo? Visit the photo galleries on Facebook at the Blue Tomato page or the Kau Kau page and tag them!) Have photos you’d … Continue reading
Restaurant Week Hawaii Promotions
Come and Taste Hawai‘i during Restaurant Week Hawai‘i (Nov. 14 to 20, 2011) at Alan Wong’s Honolulu and The Pineapple Room at Macy’s Ala Moana Center! Both restaurants will feature special prix fixe dinner menus. See the menus here. In addition, The Pineapple Room is part of a special promotion at Ala Moana Center: Get … Continue reading
Taste Hawai‘i Tour Event Prize Giveaways
Attend the ticketed Taste Hawai‘i Tour tasting events with Chef Alan Wong and Arnold Hiura, including Chef Alan’s Birthday Bash on November 2, and you could win dinner for two at The Pineapple Room or Alan Wong’s Honolulu, a collection of cookbooks, or possibly even a trip for two to Hawai‘i to dine at Chef … Continue reading
