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- Born in Tokyo to a Japanese mother and half-Chinese and half-Hawaiian father, Alan worked as a dishwasher in the Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel in Hawaii, Honolulu. Eventually, Wong became a restaurant manager and went to the Kapi'olani Community College Culinary Arts program; that was the requirement for advancement in the restaurant business.
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Oct 21, 2021 · Eventually, Wong became a restaurant manager and went to the Kapi'olani Community College Culinary Arts program; that was the requirement for advancement in the restaurant business. Next, Wong completed an apprenticeship in West Virginia at the Greenbrier Hotel.
Jun 11, 2024 · I became everything in the restaurant, front of house, even a restaurant manager before I could flip an egg," he said. His industry experience taught him a lot, except about food. He was told if he wanted to achieve his goal, he should go back and study cooking.
Wong had several restaurants in Hawaii, as well as one in Japan. In 2009, Wong cooked a luau at the White House for President Obama at the annual White House Congressional picnic for members of Congress and their families.
Dec 18, 2023 · Over the 9 subsequent years he worked every position available at the hotel from bus boy to cash clerk to waiter to host and finally to restaurant manager. Once he became a restaurant manager, they told him that he must attend culinary school in order to further advance in the restaurant industry. Photo from Alan Wong’s
Sep 20, 2019 · So Wong enrolled in Kapiolani Community College to study food service management, and it was there, during one of his first classes that his interests shifted. “I kid you not, but I grew up...
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Oct 5, 2018 · As his Asian roots combine with his French culinary background, east and west cuisines do not merely meet -- they meld. Completing his apprenticeship at The Greenbrier Hotel, Chef Wong worked at Lutece in New York City.
Oct 18, 2016 · Young Alan’s job was to be a liaison between the Chinese company and the English board of directors, but in truth he felt like a glorified intern, and before long he and his father began brainstorming a way for him to branch out on his own – opening a restaurant.
