It was another great year at the annual Nā Kukui netlinks event. This year it was hosted at the Oahu Country Club.
Ho`okipa is a fundraising event for students in the Kapi’olani Community College culinary arts and hospitality and tourism programs. Culinary and hospitality and tourism students work closely with their instructors to make this event happen.
Chef Ronnie and I bought seats to support the Kapi’olani Community College culinary arts and hospitality and tourism program. It was a great night catching up with old friends and making new ones.
Ho‘okipa KCC Culinary at Convention Center Chef saying aloha to Jason Peel, Chef Chris Kajioka and Chef Ronnie
High School Culinary Mentoring | ||
Tiki's Executive Chef Ronnie Nasuti taught an HCEF class at Pearl City High School. Twenty-five culinary students learned about Sous Vide and the professionalism required to be a chef. Chef Nasuti prepared Furikake Salmon with Poached Egg and Beet Butter demonstrating the immersion circulator and vacuum sealer. Shawn Kimball, Pearl City Culinary Instructor, said that the class opened the students eyes to what it takes to be a chef and to techniques used in the professional kitchen. As a chef instructor, it was a learning experience for me, too. The students will visit Tiki's in the Spring semester as a part of the culinary mentoring program. Twenty-three high schools (Oahu, Maui, and Hawaii Island) are paired with chefs as a part of the HCEF culinary mentoring program. The Hawaii Culinary Education Foundation provides Hawaii's culinary students and professionals access to cutting-edge knowledge and techniques through programs featuring visiting chefs, educational opportunities, and special fundraising events. Learn More. Donate. www.hawaiiculinaryfoundation.org Sincerely, Hayley Matson-Mathes Hawaii Culinary Education Foundation |
