| 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)

    


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