NATIONAL

  
    Chef Alan Wong represents
    Hawaii as a member of the
    Culinary Council for Bocuse
    d'Or USA Foundation
    see story/video on the 2010
    competition finals

    Stories of Hawaii
    The New Yorker Magazine
    by Beverly Creamer
    August 10 & 17, 2009

    Eye on the Bay
    The San Francisco-based
    lifestyle TV show
    host: Liam Mayclem
    May 2009

    Islands Magazine
    Taste: Fresh-Farm Dining
    by Brian Berusch
    December 2008

    Food & Wine Magazine’s
    Go List 2008


    The Sunday Telegraph
    Taste of the Islands
    by Phil Tripp
    March 9, 2008

    Opinionated About Dining
    Top 50 Restaurants in
    North America

    Steve Plotnicki just put out
    a 56 page guide of the 100
    best restaurants in North
    American and Europe
    by Laura Hansen
    March 2008

    Flower News
    Branding campaign cul-
    minates at ’Feast for the
    Senses' for Green Point
    Nurseries
    by Fern Gavelek
    November 2007, pg. 4

    Asian American Press
    Evening of Aloha
    November 16, 2007

    Go For Broke National
    Education Center

    Evening of Aloha Welcome
    Hawaii’s Best
    by Ellen Endo
    October/November 2007

    Conde Nast Traveler
    The Wong Way
    June 2007
    by Mollie Chen
    The Materialist

    Gourmet Magazine
    America’s Top 50
    Restaurants 2006
    October 2006
    Alan Wong’s Restaurant
    listed as no. 8, pg. 131

    Today’s Dietitian
    Dining in Paradise —
    Heavenly Hawaii
    August 2006
    by Sharon Palmer, RD
    Vol. 8 No. 8  pgs. 28-32

    Food & Wine Magazine
    The Go List
    Alan Wong’s Restaurant
    listed as one of the 376
    hottest restaurants in the
    world

    US Airways Magazine
    The Poke Men –
    Eating Fresh in Hawaii
    February 2006
    by Alex Salkever         

    Bon Appetit Magazine
    Traveling with Taste
    "My Search for Kalua Pig"
    February 2006
    by Martin Booe  pgs. 42-44

    The New York Times
    Style Magazine

    "The Face of Oahu —
    A Portrait of an Island
    Through its People"
    Travel Winter 2005
    by Ann Marie Gardner
    pg. 120   

    Asian Restaurant News
    "Alan Wong's Farm to
    Table Approach"
    November 2005
    Vol. 2 Issue 11
    (cover story), pgs. 4–7

    Sante Magazine
    "Hawaiian Haute"
    October 2005
    by Robert Wemischner
    pg. 42
 

  TV/Radio/Videos

    Pamela Young’s Mixed
    Plate: An Evening of
    
Sustainable Cuisine
   
aired on January 24, 2010
    [view clip]


    
Local Ventures
    by Pacific Network

    Chef Alan Wong is
    featured on the "Buy Local"
    segment. Click on Local
    Ventures 204 pt.2 button.

    [view video]

    Hawaii Regional Cuisine
    by Hawaii Visitor &
    Convention Bureau

    Chef Alan Wong explains
    what Hawaii Regional
    Cuisine is and prepares
    his own creative take on
    a traditional local dish.
    [view video]

    Guest Judge on Bravo
    TV's Top Chef

    Chef Alan Wong gives the
    final four a taste of Hawaiian
    cuisine tradtition.
    [part 1] [part 2]

    Pamela Young’s Mixed
    Plate: KCC Winners Meet
    a Local Great
aired on
    August 19, 2009

    [view clip]


    Hale Aina – Alan Wong’s
    Restaurant
    KGMB 9 | Sunrise | Nov 15
    by Ramsay Wharton
    Chef Alan Wong cooks up
    some secrets to his
    success with Ramsay.
    [view video]

    The Splendid Table
    with Lynne Rossetto
    Kasper
recorded live in
    Hawaii on 
February 17,
    2007; hear the radio
    interview with Chef Wong
    (realplayer required)

    Pamela Young’s Mixed
    Plate: Hawaii-Grown
    Chocolate
featuring Dole
    Caca Plantation aired on
    February 1, 2007

    [view clip]

    

 

LOCAL

  •"Hawaii's big splashes in travel, culinary awards" . . . Star Bulletin, February 19, 2010, The Buzz

  •"Wong pushes culinary excellence, competitions" . . . Star Bulletin, February 10, 2010, The Buzz
 
 •"Beef, au naturel" . . . Honolulu Advertiser, February 3, 2010, Taste

  •"Two at the Top: Then and Now" . . . Honolulu Magazine, February 2010, Dining

  •"Poke Paradise - Experiencing the Best Poke Around Hawaii - Part II" . . . Around Hawaii,
   February 1, 2010, Lifestyle

  •"Tilapia By Any Other Name" . . . Midweek, January 20, 2010, Table Talk

  •"President Obama, First Lady Dine at Alan Wong's Restaurant" . . .  KHON TV2, December 27, 2009

  •"Obama at Alan Wong's restaurant for dinner tonight" . . .  Honolulu Advertiser, December 27, 2009

  •"Chef pushes students to tie attitude with skills" . . .  Star Bulletin, August 19, 2009, Features

  •"Cooking A Luau For The President" . . .  Midweek, July 8, 2009, Table Talk

  •"President Barack Obama stands in the Oval Office with a Hawaiian paddle . . .", (Official White
   House Photo by Pete Souza)

  •"White House luau: The annual picnic for Congress gets an island-style turn" . . .  Star Bulletin,
   June 26, 2009

  •"Scenes from the White House: Welcome to the luau" . . . CNN Politics, June 25, 2009

  •"Alan Wong made kalua pig for White House luau, but couldn't dig an imu" . . . Honolulu Advertiser,
   June 25, 2009

  •"First White House Luau Called a Success”. . . KGMB9 News, June 25, 2009

  •"Obama to showcase Hawaii in first luau at White House tonight" . . . Star Bulletin, June 25, 2009

  •"The White House Luau: President Obama ‘Wants his Hawaii Grinds’ " . . . World Hum.com,
   June 25, 2009, Travel Blog

  •"Preview of the White House Luau" . . . Fox News, June 25, 2009, White House View

  •"White House Luau: Congressional Picnic Hawaiian Style" . . . The Huffington Post, June 25, 2009

  •"White House Luau Tonight; Presidential Couple Excited" . . . KGMB9 News, June 25, 2009

  •"D.C. luau gets taste of Tihati" . . . Star Bulletin, June 24, 2009

  •"Taste of Hawaii at White House luau" . . . Hawaii247.org, June 24, 2009, News

  •"President Obama to host a Hawaiian luau on the south lawn of the White House" . . .
   June 24, 2009, eTurboNews

  •"First-Ever White House Luau Highlights the Tastes and Talents of Hawaii". . . NewsBlaze.com
   June 24, 2009

  •"D.C. lu'au could be boon for tourism" . . . Honolulu Advertiser, June 23, 2009

  •"Pass the poi, Mr. President. Obama hosting first-ever White House luau" . . .  HawaiiMagazine.com,
   June 23, 2009

  •"Luau on the White House lawn" . . . Examiner.com, June 23, 2009, Honolulu

  •"First-Ever White House Luau Highlights the Tastes and Talents of Hawaii" . . . Smart Money,
   June 23, 2009

  •"Products from Big Isle find fans on Oahu”. . . Hawaii Tribune-Herald, May 26, 2009, Local Features

  •"Flavor that's made in Hawaii”. . . Honolulu Advertiser, May 13, 2009, Taste

  •"Who's who of Hawaii cuisine laud chef Wong at fundraiser”. . . Star Bulletin, May 13, 2009, Da Kine

  •"edible Hawaiian Islands Announces the 2009 Local Hero Award Winners”. . .edible Hawaiian Islands

  •"Zagat lauds Alan Wong's”. . . Star Bulletin, January 21, 2009

 •"Chef Alan Wong is no stranger to celebrities, but having the new first couple as repeat customers
   is extra-special”. . . Star Bulletin, January 20, 2009, Close Encounters, Isle-Style

  •"Hale Aina Awards”. . . Honolulu Magazine, January 2009

  •"AAA names Hawaii's Four Diamond winners" . . . Pacific Business News, June 9, 2008

  •"Top Chefs of the Big Island”. . . Big Island Travel & Lifestyle Magazine, May-September 2008

  •"Inspired by Zippy’s”. . . Hawaii Magazine, March/April 2008, John Heckathorn, Taste of Paradise

  •"Alan Wong shares his latest kudos with staff”. . . Star Bulletin, March 23, 2008, The Buzz

  •"Alan Wong — The Pied Piper of Freshness”. . . Generations Hawaii, April 2008

  •"Hale Aina Awards”. . . Honolulu Magazine, January 2008

  •"New Tastes for 2008 ”. . . Spirit of Aloha, January/February 2008

  •"The Art of the Pupu”. . . Spirit of Aloha, January/February 2008

  •"Restaurant guide brings local picks to tourists”. . . Honolulu Advertiser, November 25, 2007

  •"Venue: The Pineapple Room by Alan Wong ”. . . Baby Luau, November 25, 2007

  •"Alan Wong works his magic in both the kitchen and community" . . . Pacific Business News,
   November 9, 2007

  •"Hawaii hotels, restaurants get Four Diamonds" . . . Pacific Business News, November 6, 2007

  •"Coffee at Alan Wong's" . . . Honolulu Magazine, October 2007

  •"Alan Wong's tops latest Zagat restaurant ratings" . . . Honolulu Advertiser, October 24, 2007

  •"The Rarest Chocolate in the World" . . . Spirit of Aloha, September/October 2007

  •"Kau Coffee honored by SCAA" . . . Hawaiian Hospitality, September/October 2007, A La Carte

  •"Word of Mouth, Best Burgers" . . . Smart Magazine, September 2007

  •"Nalani’s Birthday at Washington Place" . . . The Tasty Island, August 3, 2007

  •"Goodbye Taste of Honolulu; hello Chefs du Jour, Honolulu Magazine, June 2007

  •"Chef Alan Wong is back from Japan, where he collaborated with Iron Chef Hiroyuki Sakai to
   prepare" . . . Honolulu Advertiser, May 22, 2007, Show Biz

  •"Traveling on: Alan Wong and Iron Chef Hiroyuki Sakai presented a dinner at Wong's restaurant” . . .
   Star Bulletin, May 19, 2007, Wood Craft

  •"Local Dishes Go Gourmet", Midweek, April 11, 2007, Table Talk

  •"Alan Wong and his crew find Culinary insights", Honolulu Advertiser, March 21, 2007, Taste

  •"Wong challenge brings back memories", Honolulu Advertiser, March 21, 2007, Taste

  •"When it comes to smoked meat, 'No can beat 'em'", Honolulu Advertiser, March 21, 2007, Taste

  •"A top chef returns", Honolulu Advertiser, February 21, 2007, Taste

  •"Wong cheers top chefs", Star Bulletin, January 30, 2007, In the Mix

  •"Alan Wong creates "Top Chef"–inspired poke", Honolulu Advertiser, January 25, 2007, Island Life

  •"Natto! Or not", Star Bulletin, January 24, 2007, Features

  •"Top grinds", Honolulu Advertiser, January 23, 2007, Island Life

  •"Packing their knives for Hawaii", Star Bulletin, January 21, 2007, Features

  •"Judging A Culinary Contest", Midweek, November 1, 2006, Table Talk

  •"Alan Wong is proof that good things can happen to nice guys", Pacific Business News,
  October 27, 2006, Here and There

  •"Alan Wong is the recipient of the 2006 Chairman’s Award", Easter Seals Hawaii [press release]

  
•"2006 'ILIMA AWARD WINNER - 2006 BEST RESTAURANT", Honolulu Advertiser,
   Hawaii’s Best Restaurants 2006-2007; also 2006 'Ilima Awards Winners

  •"Alan Wong's the only local restaurant on Gourmet's Top 50", Star Bulletin, September 28, 2006,
   TheBuzz

  •"Local Ingredients — In Touch with our Roots", Hawaii Hospitality, Sep-Oct 2006, Features

  
•"Hawaiian fare, with flair", Star Bulletin, September 10, 2006, Food

  
•"Buying Fresh From The Farmers", Midweek, August 25, 2006, Food Finds

  
•"An Island-fresh Commitment", Midweek, July 19, 2006, Table Talk

  
•"The Alan Wong's experience is beyond words", Honolulu Advertiser, July 14, 2006, Entertainment

  •"The Quest for the favorite burger. . . ", Honolulu Advertiser, June 23, 2006, Entertainment

  
•"The 22nd Annual Hale 'Aina Awards", Honolulu Magazine, January 2006

  
•"Celebrating the Patissier", Hale 'Aina Cookbook (16 pg. insert), Honolulu Magazine, January 2006

  •"Casual Elegance at the Hualalai Grille", Hawaii Island Journal, December 16, 2005

  "Growing Bananas" by Leslie Lang, Hana Hou! The Magazine of Hawaiian Airlines, Dec 2005/Jan 2006

  
•"Celeb chef showcases Wahiawa tofu and eggs", Ka Nupepa, November 9, 2005

  •"Going to Macy's for lunch ", Midweek, November 4, 2005

  •"Hamakua Coast home to innovative farmers", North Hawaii News, November 3, 2005

  •"Chef Alan Wong cooks up the Hamakua Coast", Fern Gavelek Communications, [press release]


Book Appearances

  •"101 Great Desserts from Hawaii's Favorite Restaurants" by Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi, pg. 35

  
•"Fifth Taste Cooking with Umami with Recipes from 25 of America's Best Chefs" by David & Anna
   Kasabian, pgs. 182–185, pg. 193

  •"The New American Cooking" by Joan Nathan, pgs. 287 & 327, photo pg. 296