Chef Chai Chaowasaree

A Piece of Hawai’i

by Kris Reisdorf Watch what you say. Award-winning Executive Chef Chai Chaowasaree always said he would never open a restaurant because “it’s so much work!”Today Chai owns two of the most popular and suc- cessful restaurants in Hawai‘i: Chai’s Island Bistro at the Aloha Tower Marketplace, which recently celebrated its tenth anniversary, and Singha Thai Cuisine in Waikiki, which has been open for twenty years. Chai’s Island Bistro offers Hawai‘i regional cuisine; daily menu items include crispy whole snapper, chicken sate, and ‘ahi katsu. Chai is happy to point out that he uses locally grown ingredients and that Chai’s Island Bistro is one of the only restaurants with live Hawaiian music every night, seven nights a week. Hawai‘i’s hottest at that: Jerry Santos, the Brothers Cazimero, and the Makaha Sons to name a few. “We want guests to take away a piece of Hawai‘i as part of their dining experience,” says Chai, “just as we want diners at Singha Thai Cuisine to feel they are in Thailand. That is why the music is so important.” Click here to read the complete article

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