meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters

774: On the Road – Hawaii with Chefs Sheldon Simeon, Ed Kenney, Robynne Maii and More!

The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters

American Public Media

Arts, Food

4.33K Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

We took the show on the road for a live event at the Hawaii Theatre Center in Honolulu. First, we spoke to Hawaii Public Radio’s Culture and Arts reporter Jayna Omaye and Chef Sheldon Simeon of Tin Roof Maui about Hawaiian cuisine’s unique mix of cultures. Then, James Beard award-winning chef Robynne Maii of Fête in Chinatown, Honolulu, and chef-owner of Mud Hen Water, Ed Kenney, explained how native Hawaiian traditions influence their cooking. And then, we talked to three legacy business owners about the importance of beloved local institutions in the food scene: Chris Kanemura, co-owner of Fujiya Hawai’i, Emma Bello, goat and dairy farmer at Sweet Land Farm, and Kevin Yim of Zippy’s. 




The live event at Hawaii Theatre was co-presented by Hawai‘i Public Radio and the Culinary Institute of the Pacific at Kapi‘olani Community College and sponsored by Hawaiian Airlines, Alohilani Resorts, and FarmLovers Markets.


Broadcast dates for this episode:


  • February 3, 2023 (originally aired)
  • February 2, 2024 (rebroadcast)
  • January 23, 2026 (rebroadcast)




Subscribe to @TheSplendidTable on YouTube for full podcast episodes and full-length video interviews!

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

The Splendium Table was supported by Vitamix. You know, there are some essential cooking tools that have spanned generations, cross continents, and found their way into kitchens around the world. I'm thinking of the cast iron pam, the rolling pin, the mortar and pestle. But all of those were innovations at one point, and the high-powered Vitamix Splendor takes its place in that pantheon.

0:23.2

Vitamix blenders are incredible for whatever you like to cook.

0:26.4

From soups to maranades to sorbets, Vitamix blenders are built for versatility and endurance.

0:32.8

Only the essential at Vitamix.com.

0:36.8

Support for this show comes from Notion.

0:39.7

There's only one of you, only so many hours, only so much focus.

0:44.3

What if you had a teammate who could work just like you do, with all the context you have,

0:48.6

but faster?

0:49.8

That's what Notion AI feels like.

0:52.0

Notion is the connected workspace where teams create, plan, track, and ship together.

0:56.6

Now, with Notion Agent, you can get an AI teammate that finishes the job.

1:01.5

Notion agent can do anything you can do in Notion, completing multi-step actions end-to-end to move work forward while you focus on hard decisions.

1:10.2

You assign the task, your Notion agent does the work.

1:13.6

Try Notion and Notion agent for free at Notion.com slash box.

1:21.6

Hey, it's Francis.

1:23.1

Last year, we had the tremendous pleasure of getting to visit Hawaii, to dig in through their

1:28.8

fascinating food scene and to record with a bunch of their food heroes for Hawaii Public Radio.

1:34.1

And we were lucky to have done it before the devastating Maui fires, which the community

1:39.0

is still coming back from.

1:40.7

But there's one thing I learned being there.

1:43.1

It's that Hawaii is all about community.

1:46.3

Check it out.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from American Public Media, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of American Public Media and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.