Brady Ishiwata Williams

Brady Ishiwata Williams

May 4, 2023

Brady Ishiwata Williams is the chef and owner of Tomo, a Japanese-ish restaurant in Seattle’s vibrant White Center neighborhood. Williams opened Tomo in 2021 with his partner, Jessica Powers, to national acclaim, landing on Esquire’s Best New Restaurant list and...
Lenny Messina

Lenny Messina

Feb 21, 2023

Lenny Messina is a nationally recognized culinary talent, serving as Executive Chef and Partner at the acclaimed Restaurant LOLA and Culinary Director at Hudson Valley Farms. Known for his bold pan-Mediterranean flavors and precise technique, his cooking blends...
Jayson Asuncion

Jayson Asuncion

May 16, 2022

Jayson Asuncion is the Executive Chef of Royal Lahaina Resort. He is a native of Maui and is from Lahaina. He developed his passion for cooking as a child helping his father in the kitchen. Asuncion trained at Western Culinary Institute in Portland, Oregon and has...
Timon Balloo

Timon Balloo

May 13, 2022

The culinary heart of Timon Balloo’s food draws from a broad range of international flavors. From his Chinese, Indian-Trinidadian heritage to his classic European training, to the diverse kitchens where he built his career, each step along the way has led Timon Balloo...
Gaby Maeda

Gaby Maeda

May 13, 2022

Gaby Maeda grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii where she had exposure to several different types of cuisine. She spent two years cooking at Hiroshi’s Eurasian Tapas in Honolulu where she realized that cooking was what she wanted to pursue in life. The parallels in diversity...