No better time than a dreary, drizzly day in Newport to announce our duty
station for the next three years. The
morning of Jan. 5, two days after our wedding, Lloyd and I will be on a plane
to our honeymoon/new home – the island of Oahu,
Hawaii! We feel lucky and thrilled to have been
selected for this location. And it works
out wonderfully for me and the blog – Hawaii
is a spectacular seafood spot.

I first learned about traditional Hawaiian food not from
books, or classes….but from the Season 2 Finale of Top Chef. Chef Alan Wong, who can be seen here
describing Hawaiian regional cuisine, appeared as a guest judge on the cooking
contest show, and started off by teaching the finalists about Hawaiian food. I found the dishes he described – like poi, poke, laulau, and lomilomi salmon – unique, fascinating,
and mouthwatering. As Lloyd and I begin
to explore Oahu and the other islands of Hawaii,
I look forward to sharing the fresh cuisine with you.

To start, I thought I’d share one of the recipes created in Hawaii by the Top Chef winner,
Ilan Hall. Here
is Chef Lee Anne Wong (a contestant from Season 1) making Ilan’s Macadamia Nut
Gazpacho with Pan Roasted Fish.