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        ISLAND FRESH


        Chef Joseph Almoguera serves up world-class cuisine at Prince Waikiki. BY KIMBERLY KROL











































        JOSEPH ALMOGUERA DISCOVERED his passion during his high school   WHICH DESTINATIONS INSPIRED YOU,   WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FOOD CITY?
        years in Guam. Today the chef de cuisine for 100 Sails Restaurant & Bar   AND HOW HAS THAT INSPIRATION   My favorite food city isn’t actually a
        at Prince Waikiki, Almoguera says it was working in kitchens while learning   TRANSLATED INTO YOUR CULINARY   city. It’s the island of Guam, where I
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        about hotel operations as a teenager that ignited the spark for a career in the   CONCEPTS?   was born and raised. Various kinds of
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        culinary world for him.                                 Japan influenced my cooking style and   kelaguen, finadene, kadun pika and red
           Almoguera moved to the Big Island of Hawai’i in 1999, then to Oahu in   dishes. I experienced the care and   rice are just some of the delicious food
        2008. Throughout that period, his career spanned John Taiyo’s Cuisine Corp.,   tradition in the food. When composing   of the Chamorro cuisine.
                                                                menus, I use tradition and heritage as
        Kuakini Health System, Hilton Waikoloa Village, The Fairmont Orchid   inspiration.     WHAT DO YOU THINK THE NEXT BIG
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        and Waikoloa Beach Marriott. While working with chefs from Japan and                   TREND ON THE FOOD SCENE WILL BE?
        Hungary, Almoguera refined the art of ice carving. In his free time, he’s also   WHOM DO YOU CONSIDER TO BE   I think Filipino cuisine is emerging on
        drawn to the water, surfing and bodysurfing with his children.   YOUR CULINARY HERO?   the food scene.
           Rivaling the delicacies is the vista from 100 Sails Restaurant & Bar,   Anthony Bourdain because of his
        located on the third floor of Prince Waikiki and offering views of the many   travels and what I learn from them.   PRINCE WAIKIKI
        sails in the harbor and ocean below. For breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner,          100 Holomoana St.
        Chef Almoguera serves fresh island cuisine with foods from various cultures.   WHAT ONE PERSON MOST INFLU-  Honolulu, HI 96815
        Signature menu items include the Tako taco, crispy garlic soy chicken with   ENCED YOUR COOKING STYLE, AND   tel 808 956 1111
        spicy banana ketchup, poke tempura, uni carbonara, Prince shaved ice, and   HOW?       princewaikiki.com
        chocolate macadamia nut pie.                            My grandfather — watching him cook
           Located at the entrance to Waikiki, Prince Waikiki offers more than 563   taught me the proper steps to cooking.   PHOTOS: © PRINCE WAIKIKI
        oceanfront accommodations and suites, complemented by world-class service
        and, of course, exceptional cuisine.



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