| National Publications |
Food & Wine Magazine’s
Go List 2008
The Sunday Telegraph
Australia
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 |
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]
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]
From the farm to the
dinner table by
Wanda Adams
Chef Alan Wong talks
about “being in the
moment” when he brings
about a dozen members
of his staff to the Big
Island to visit farms and
say thank you.
[view video]
Food Editor Wanda
Adams takes Alan
Wong's challenge
See what Wanda Adams
cooked for Alan Wong
and his staff during a
recent Big Island trip.
[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] (flash player
required)
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Local Publications
•"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, pgs 42-43, 52
•"Inspired by Zippy’s”. . . Hawaii Magazine, March/April 2008, John Heckathorn,
Taste of Paradise, pgs 58-61
•"Alan Wong shares his latest kudos with staff”. . . Star Bulletin, March 23, 2008,
Erika Engle, The Buzz
•"Alan Wong — The Pied Piper of Freshness”. . . Generations Hawaii, April 2008,
Lynn Cook
•"Hale Aina Awards”. . . Honolulu Magazine, January 2008, Kathryn Drury Wagner
•"New Tastes for 2008 ”. . . Spirit of Aloha, January/February 2008, Joan Namkoong
•"The Art of the Pupu”. . . Spirit of Aloha, January/February 2008, Christine Thomas
•"Restaurant guide brings local picks to tourists”. . . Honolulu Advertiser,
November 25, 2007, Nadine Kam, Weekly Eater
•"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, pg. 80
•"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,
Rita Ariyoshi, pgs 62-65
•"Kau Coffee honored by SCAA" . . . Hawaiian Hospitality, September/October 2007,
A La Carte, pg. 35
•"Word of Mouth, Best Burgers" . . . Smart Magazine, September 2007, pg. 71
•"Nalani’s Birthday at Washington Place" . . . The Tasty Island, August 3, 2007
•"THE NEXT BIG THING Goodbye Taste of Honolulu; hello Chefs du Jour, Honolulu Magazine,
June 2007, Lauren Conching, Kokua Profile
•"Chef Alan Wong is back from Japan, where he collaborated with Iron Chef
Hiroyuki Sakai to prepare" . . . Honolulu Advertiser, May 22, 2007, Wayne Harada,
Show Biz
•"Traveling on: Alan Wong and Iron Chef Hiroyuki Sakai presented a dinner at Wong's
restaurant” . . . Star Bulletin, May 19, 2007, Ben Wood, Wood Craft
•"Local Dishes Go Gourmet", Midweek, April 11, 2007, JoMcGarry, Table Talk
•"Alan Wong and his crew find Culinary insights", Honolulu Advertiser, March 21, 2007,
Wanda A. Adams, Taste
•"Wong challenge brings back memories", Honolulu Advertiser, March 21, 2007,
Wanda A. Adams, Taste
•"When it comes to smoked meat, 'No can beat 'em'", Honolulu Advertiser,
March 21, 2007, Wanda A. Adams, Taste
•"A top chef returns", Honolulu Advertiser, February 21, 2007, Wanda A. Adams, Taste
•"Wong cheers top chefs", Star Bulletin, January 30, 2007, Jason Genegabus, In the Mix
•"Alan Wong creates "Top Chef"–inspired poke", Honolulu Advertiser, January 25, 2007,
Wanda A. Adams, Island Life
•"Natto! Or not ", Star Bulletin, January 24, 2007, Keiko Ohnuma, Features
•"Top grinds", Honolulu Advertiser, January 23, 2007, Wanda A. Adams, Island Life
•"Packing their knives for Hawaii", Star Bulletin, January 21, 2007, Jacquelyn Carberry
and Betty Shimabukuro, Features
•"Judging A Culinary Contest", Midweek, November 1, 2006, Jo McGarry, Table Talk
•"Alan Wong is proof that good things can happen to nice guys", Pacific Business News,
October 27, 2006, John McDermott, 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, Erika Engle, TheBuzz
•"Local Ingredients — In Touch with our Roots", Hawaii Hospitality, Sep-Oct 2006,
pgs. 38-42, Elaine Terry, Features
•"Hawaiian fare, with flair", Star Bulletin, September 10, 2006, Betty Shimabukuro, Food
•"Buying Fresh From The Farmers", Midweek, August 25, 2006, Jo McGarry, Food Finds
•"An Island-fresh Commitment", Midweek, July 19, 2006, Jo McGarry, Table Talk
•"The Alan Wong's experience is ... beyond words", Honolulu Advertiser,
July 14, 2006, Wanda A. Adams, Entertainment
•"Burger kings: The Quest for the favorite burger. . . ", Honolulu Advertiser,
June 23, 2006, Catherine E. Toth, Entertainment
•"The 22nd Annual Hale 'Aina Awards", Honolulu Magazine, January 2006, pgs. 46-48
•"Celebrating the Patissier", Hale 'Aina Cookbook (16 pg. insert), Honolulu Magazine,
January 2006, pgs. 4-7
•"Casual Elegance at the Hualalai Grille" Restaurant Profile by Carrie Kuwada Phipps,
Hawaii Island Journal, December 16-29, 2005, pg. 32
"Growing Bananas" by Leslie Lang, Hana Hou! The Magazine of Hawaiian Airlines,
December 2005/January 2006, pg. 83
•"Celeb chef showcases Wahiawa tofu and eggs", Ka Nupepa, November 9, 2005,
(Volume 34 Number 23), Dean Ontai, pg. 22
•"Going to Macy's for lunch ", Midweek, November 4, 2005, Jo McGarry, pg. 16
•"Hamakua Coast home to innovative farmers", North Hawaii News, November 3, 2005,
pg. 3
•"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
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